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Title: Batman: Hush Vol. 1 by Jeph Loeb, Jim Lee, Scott Williams ISBN: 1-4012-0061-3 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 May, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (15 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Continuing the best Batman storyarc in years
Comment: Collecting the final issues of the "Hush" storyarc by Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee; just about everything comes full circle as the storyline comes to a close. Loeb's talent for underwriting comes to a head as secrets are revealed, although I must say that the identity of Hush wasn't something we all didn't see coming. More of Batman's infamous enemies surface: including the Riddler, Clayface, and even the Joker in a pivotal scene. Lee's art is superb as always, and his rendering of Catwoman is plain mouthwatering. Since "Hush" was a huge hit for DC, Loeb and Lee have promised to come back to Batman to write a follow up, but whether or not it can live up to this storyarc will remain to be seen.
Rating: 5
Summary: The best Batman storyarc to come along in years
Comment: Collecting the first five issues of the smash hit year long storyarc "Hush", this first volume is probably the best Batman storyarc to come along in years. DC Comics enlisted legendary artist Jim Lee and visionary writer Jeph Loeb to helm this story in which Batman finds himself in the middle of a hidden conspiracy that involves many of his classic enemies; a conspiracy of which that may be headed by one of them, or by someone he's never expected. Beginning with a kidnapping by Killer Croc, to a confrontation with Poison Ivy in Metropolis where the caped crusader duels with a mind controled Superman; "Hush" is filled with twists and turns from beginning to end, and Volume 2 picks it up with even more twists. Loeb's scriptwork is nothing short of superb, although maybe a bit predictable at some parts, while Lee's art is nothing short of astonishing. All in all, if you missed out on one of the best storylines in comics of 2003, I strongly suggest picking this and Volume 2 up.
Rating: 4
Summary: Candy For The Comic Fan
Comment: The average comic fan struggles between trying to "look" mature and giving in to their childhood fantasies. Having said all that, the average comic fan is actually far more intelligent than most people think. I mean, the world is only now discovering things like the "Matrix" films and these are things that comic readers have taken for granted for years.
I, and many like me, have been "seduced" by the intellectually satisfying and literary rich writings of post-modern comic scribes like Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison and Warren Ellis. These masters of deconstructionist, post-modern writing always seem to come up with new ways of reinventing the entire comic genre. However, all that said, there is still that part of me that is a lot less cerebral and a lot more visceral... or more romantic. It's that part of me that gasp with bated breath when Green Lantern takes his oath or when the Batman swoops down unto the roof of the GCPD in answer to Commissioner Gordon's call. And for that, I turn to Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee's "Batman : Hush".
Jeph Loeb doesn't pretend to be what he's not. He's not from the fraternity of "2000 A.D." British writers who deconstructs superheroes to show them for the fascists they really are. Jeph Loeb is a romantic - of the "Casablanca" sort. He loves superheroes and it shows in his works (check out "Superman For All Seasons" and his Marvel "color" books for further evidence). And here in "Hush", we have Loeb writing a story that I believe he himself wanted to read. All the best writers write for themselves... for their own pleasure rather than for the approval of a board of critics. In short, Loeb writes as a fellow fan to fellow fans who want to see a great Batman-Superman bout, a Batman-Catwoman romance, a Batman-Joker fight-to-the-death, etc. - you get the point! More than that, he writes for the artist. In this case, Jim Lee. Jeph Loeb is as much a fan of Lee as many of us. So he writes the scenes that he himself (and most of us) wants to see Jim bring to glorious life with his pencils. For example, who doesn't want to see Poison Ivy drawn by Jim Lee?
That brings us to the artist. Need I tell you that Jim Lee is the creator of the highest-selling comicbook of all time (X-Men #1)? Need I tell you that Jim Lee is the founder of Wildstorm? But more important than that, we respect the man for his art - which can be summed up as merely a strong sense of the human figure and tight, super-detailed backgrounds. Having grown up with his work on X-Men and Punisher, I must say that he has improved greatly here on Batman, giving us (dare I say it) the most definitive Batman since Neal Adams in the 1970s. All that is brought to glorious life by the tight inking work of frequent collaborator Scott Williams and colorist Alex Sinclair.
This first of two volumes collects the first five parts of the Hush storyline along with an introductory "origin" of Batman told from Alfred's perspective. Jeph Loeb provides the foreword himself and the book includes biographies of the creators. I gave it four stars instead of five because the paper is awfully thin. Seeing that this is a hardcover collection of the highest-selling comic of 2003, D.C. should have used a heavier paper-stock - like they did on the wonderful Green Arrow hardcovers.
All in all, I recommend this book for those who grew up with Batman and those who would like a taste of the "real" Batman apart from the awful movies.
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Title: Batman: Dark Victory by Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale ISBN: 1563898683 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb ISBN: 1563894696 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross by Alex Ross ISBN: 0375422404 Publisher: Pantheon Books Pub. Date: 21 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: New X-Men Vol. 2: Imperial by Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely, Ethan Van Sciver ISBN: 0785108874 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: July, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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