Hush Chapter One: The Ransom
Batman attempts to bring an end to the vile kidnapping of an innocent child. But suddenly, all hell breaks loose!
I'll admit I've never been a big Batman follower, as my collection only includes the Frank Miller works (Dark Knight Returns, Batman: Year One), and the issues that I picked up for about half a year, after the attention grabbing Batman: Death in the Family story. Now I'm familiar with his corner of the DCU, as I do pick up the various satellite titles (Robin, Nightwing, Catwoman, Birds of Prey & Harley Quinn), but truthfully most of my Batman exposure comes from his time in the JLA. This opening issue by the new creative team hasn't convinced me that I'm missing the boat by not becoming a regular Batman reader, but it is a pretty solid read, and I'll give them a couple more issues to convince me of the idea that Batman should be added to my pull list. Plus, if nothing else with a creative team this solid, I can be assured of an entertaining read while I'm waiting to be impressed. Jeph Loeb & Jim Lee is simply too good a combo to pass by without taking a peek at what they're up to. Read Full Review
I have learned that hype is usually indeed only hype and with this issue I was expecting more from the story since the writer has brought such groundbreaking Batman tales as The Long Halloween and Dark Victory. Both, these two showed us new facets with the title character being portrayed more along the lines of realism than through what was displayed here as the generic realization of the Batman. It was a standard, satisfactory tale that fans that have previously not read anything Batman in the comic books will surely enjoy. For the rest of you, expecting something different will have to wait and see how the story progresses. It may well develop into a memorable Batman story and judging by this first issue alone is unfair considering there is more to tell. Read and enjoy! If you'd like to contact me about this issue or my reviews in general please do via the link above. Read Full Review
This issue was an instant hit. So popular its second edition was an even faster sellout. I wasn't too keen on Jeph Loeb's Superman work over the previous 3 years, but was quite pleased with his writing of this story. Later I'd read "the Long Halloween" and "Dark Victory" and see how he built up a reputation as a good Batman writer. As for Jim Lee, I remember reading that he had a bet on whether he could keep up on a monthly title and meet his deadlines. Apparently he proved he could. Too bad he couldn't do it again with the never-finished "All-Star Batman & Robin" series.
"Hush" is a classic story today as it instantly was almost 20 years ago. It brought in the most annoyingly overused enemy Batman has ever faced. But it was also a ref more
Reading Hush again so I can decide if I'm keeping it in my collection or not. This first issue is wonderful just for Jim Lee, such an improvement from Scott McDaniel.
Excellent writing of Batman's character by Jeph Loeb.He really knows the hero and this is clear in every page.The way Batman thinks, acts or fights, it's all here.Also, it's the little details that make the difference, for example the figure of Catwoman in the background.The story for now at least isn't something special, basically we find out that Ivy can control women too.Of course the work of Jim Lee is magnificent.
For such an acclaimed story line and after reading Long Halloween and Dark Victory l, I felt somewhat underwhelmed by Batman 608. However Jim Lee’s art is spectacular and this is only the first issue of the arc so pretty solid issue
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