Title: Batman: Hush Volume 1
Author: Jeph Loeb
Artist: Jim Lee
Genre: Superheroes / Action / Adventure
Year Published: 2003
Year Read: 2013
Series: Batman
Publisher: DC Comics
Source: Purchased
Content Rating: Ages 14+ (Some Language and Violence)
Buy or Add on: Amazon // Goodreads
Introduction:
I have been reading many “Batman” comics for awhile now and
after searching for some really good “Batman”
stories that were recommended to me by other fellow comic book readers, I
keep hearing good things about “Batman:
Hush” and I finally picked it up! “Batman: Hush Volume One” is apart of
an alternative universe in DC Comics called “Elsewhere,” like where “Batman:
The Dark Knight Returns” also came from and I have to admit, I really
enjoyed this volume!
What is this story
about?
The story starts off with Batman trying to rescue a young
heir to the Lamont chemical fortune named Edward Lamont IV from Killer Croc and
after Batman rescues the young heir, he discovers that Killer Croc was trying
to steal a case of money, which was stolen in the middle of the fight. Batman then realizes that Catwoman stole the
money, but is not sure why she stole the money and it is revealed that Poison
Ivy might be the ringleader in this entire scheme.
Or is she?
Also, Batman makes a trip to Metropolis to learn more about
Poison Ivy’s whereabouts and guess who he runs into?
What I loved about
this story:
Jeph Loeb’s writing: Wow! Jeph Loeb’s writing for the “Batman”
series just continues to amaze me as the stories are fantastic and the
characters are extremely well-written!
This volume definitely does not disappoint me as the story and the
characters were extremely interesting to me.
I especially loved the way that Jeph
Loeb portrayed Catwoman and Batman’s relationship with each other as their
relationship felt a bit awkward, but in a good way as the sexual tension
between Batman and Catwoman was interesting and clever at the same time. It was
interesting seeing Batman having trouble with sorting out his feelings for
Catwoman since we normally do not see Batman react so strongly to a situation
he does not understand. I also loved the
way that Jeph Loeb builds up the
plot surrounding the mystery of the stolen money and how Poison Ivy is tied
into this whole situation. I was
practically trying to figure out the mystery of this criminal plan throughout
the entire volume as it was cleverly woven into the lives all of the characters
involved especially Batman, Catwoman and Poison Ivy. The storyline was clearly intense and
dramatic and I was practically sitting in the edge of my seat trying to see the
true motive of Poison Ivy’s plans and how it would affect Batman.
Jim Lee’s artwork: After seeing Jim Lee’s artwork in the “X-Men”
comics, I was interested in seeing more of his work! Well, Jim
Lee’s artwork in this volume was absolutely brilliant as the characters
look truly realistic and the colorings really brought out the
surroundings. I loved the dark colorings
done on Gotham City as it really sets the dark mood for
the story. I also loved the image of Killer
Croc himself as he truly looked monstrous and I loved his green scaly skin as
looks truly frightening.
What made me feel
uncomfortable about this story:
The only problem with this volume is that there is some
language and violence that might make readers who are not used to violence and
language in books uncomfortable. The
language is not as strong here as it would be in other comic books and the
violence is probably more problematic as there are scenes of characters being
punched and having blood spilling from them.
Final Thoughts:
Overall, “Batman: Hush Volume One” is a truly fantastic
series so far and I cannot wait to see how Batman will uncover this huge
mystery in the next volume! “Batman” fans will definitely be
impressed with series for many years to come!
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