Title: Batman: Heart of Hush
Author: Paul Dini
Artist: Dustin Nguyen
Genre: Superheroes / Action / Adventure
Year Published: 2009
Year Read: 2013
Series: Batman
Publisher: DC Comics
Source: Library
Content Rating: Ages 13+ (Violence)
Buy on: Amazon // Book Depository
Introduction:
After reading “Batman: Hush,” I really got interested
in Hush’s character and where he came from since we only saw half of his story
in the original story. But thankfully,
some of my reading friends managed to recommend me a story that continues the
storyline from “Batman: Hush” and it
is called “Batman: Heart of Hush!” With
great writing from Paul Dini, who
also wrote some of the episodes from “Batman:
the Animated Series,” “Batman: Heart of Hush” is definitely one comic you
have to check out!
What is this story
about?
Hush, also known as Tommy Elliot, is back with a vengeance
and he is planning on making Batman suffer more than ever before! After using the same tactics which involves trying
to break Batman’s spirit by using his greatest foes to fight him, Hush manages
to accomplish his ultimate goal in breaking Batman and that is kidnapping
Catwoman! Can Batman save Catwoman from
Hush before it is too late?
What I loved about
this story:
Paul Dini’s writing: After seeing that Paul Dini had written stories for the “Batman” franchise before, which was
writing some of the episodes in “Batman:
The Animated Series,” the animated series that basically introduced me to
the world of “Batman,” I was
pleasantly surprised to see that Paul
Dini had also written some stories for the “Batman” comics. “Batman:
Heart of Hush” was basically the first “Batman”
comic book story I had read from Paul
Dini and it really started hooking me to his work! Paul
Dini had done a great job at providing a more detailed back story on Tommy
Elliot in this graphic novel since in Jeph
Loeb’s story of “Batman: Hush,”
he was shown to be Bruce Wayne’s childhood friend, but that was basically all
we got from his character. In this graphic novel however, we get to see how
Tommy’s childhood had affected him as a character and how he started leading
his life as the notorious villain Hush. Paul Dini also did a fantastic job at
making Hush into a calculating villain who knows Batman’s weaknesses and uses
it against him, as it truly makes Hush into one of Batman’s most dangerous
villains since the Joker! The creepy
atmosphere that Paul Dini provided
for this story was portrayed greatly as we can feel tension whenever Hush is
introduced into the story and the mystery that surrounds the characters and
Hush’s plan truly made this story interesting to read through!
Dustin Nguyen’s artwork: Dustin
Nguyen’s artwork may not be as memorable as Jim Lee’s artwork in “Batman:
Hush,” but the artwork is still detailed and brilliantly captures the
darkness of the story. I loved the way
that Dustin Nguyen’s artwork has
dark colorings covering the city of Gotham as it really brings in the darkness
of the city and it sets up a creepy atmosphere for the story. I also loved the way that Dustin Nguyen drew the facial
expressions on the characters as they look truly realistic, especially whenever
the characters look shocked or angry.
What made me feel
uncomfortable about this story:
One of my biggest issues with this graphic novel was that I
felt that the story was a bit too short and that many characters other than
Tommy Elliot were not quite fleshed out like in “Batman: Hush.” I understand that this is Tommy Elliot’s story, but
I wanted to see more of Nightwing and Catwoman like I did in “Batman: Hush” and have the story
expand more on their perspectives on Hush and how Hush affected them as
characters. I also wanted to see more
romantic moments between Catwoman and Batman since it would have brought more
depth to Batman’s determination to rescue Catwoman. Also, even though I usually do not let the
artwork affect my reading of comics at times, I felt that the artwork in this
comic was not as memorable as Jim Lee’s artwork
and that the characters do not look as attractive as they did in “Batman: Hush.”
Final Thoughts:
Overall, even though I had some problems with “Batman: Heart of
Hush” and I
still consider “Batman: Hush” to be a better story, it was still a truly interesting read and a great follow up to “Batman:
Hush” and “Batman” fans will definitely enjoy this book!
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