I got to admit, as a Batman fan I do think this story is overrated. It's genuinely good, has great art to elevate it. But the problem was that the whole mystery was convoluted. I get that people see the Riddler as the joke, but the execution could have been better because The Riddler didnt show up a lot, so the revelation didnt work.

Thomas Elliot's plan is very convoluted, I dont know how he knew Bruce Wayne's identity, and while the action is good the story falls flat in the end. So while I really enjoyed the detective aspects, there are some stuff.I wished could have been better

This is one of those stories that started with huge potential then failed horribly. I will first write good things about it. The art style is sleek, which gives Gotham that noir dark ambience while capturing the vibrant essence of Metropolis. The character design is very good ngl. Catwoman and Poison Ivy especially. They look so freaking charming, sexy. The chemistry between Bruce and Selina was done beautifully and you'd be eager to see how it unfolds later in the series. The dialogue, particularly at the last few panels, was witty, sharp and clever, which gave us a pretty good look at Batman, and I won't say whose character. It kinda reminded me of the interactions between Littlefinger and Varys from Game of Thrones.

Now for the bad part. The writing fell apart hard. One of the biggest letdowns in Batman: Hush is how Bruce Wayne acts out of character. This is a character that is built on discipline, contingency, etc. But sometimes you'd wonder, "What the hell is this man doing?" He throws logic out of the window for emotional, impulsive decisions. I mean that might have worked in Elseworld stories but not in something trying to be part of the canon. This comic tries to deconstruct what Bruce Wayne is but in a very way without any proper plot developments.
Certain plot mechanics just don't work. Some actions are taken that don't logically follow the previous events. Those 'How' and 'Why'behind key moments are either under-explained or left vague or just leave everything up to the reader's interpretation, but not in any mysterious or satisfying way. It ends up feeling like holes are being papered over rather than explained meticulously.

I've always said that Hush was a shallow and overrated piece of trash made solely for the lowest common denominator, the type of person who lacks the brainpower to critically dissect a poorly written mystery. Jeph Loeb is in full Ultimatum form here, a hack who depends solely on his name and corporate branding to sell.

Looks like I was proven 100% right, looking at the people who are desperately shilling for this, like the pedophile apologist and his weird parasocial relationship.

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Batmanaholic - Oct 27, 2021

You are one sad strange little man lol.

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