Batman: Hush, Vol. 2

This book presents a new part of Bruce Wayne's life that nobody remembers, the story involve all the greatest villians and friends in Batman universe, but has an open ending that leaves you with more answer and wanting for more.

Volume two concludes a great story from Loeb (Superman for All Seasons, Batman: The Long Halloween and Dark Victory, Catwoman: When in Rome, and Superman/Batman: Absolute Power).

I gotta be honest...after Jeph Loeb's involvement in Heroes, I was expecting something pretty special here in Hush Vols. 1 and 2. Yet...not so much. I'm not a hardcore comic fan, but I was immersed by The Dark Knight Returns and Gaiman's Sandman...Hush is really a Batman mystery for serious fans. One gets the idea the story worked better in monthly installments that raised questions and expectations at each turn over a year's time (editors hint that there were huge arguments in the fan community as to who the real villain of the piece was). The payoff, unfortunately, is much more a whimper than a bang when you read the stories in a few sittings as I did. It's very much a serialized story in the classic sense of bygone days...but I'll admit, I'm a graphic novel buyer, and I dig on stories that have a deeper core than tons of bad-guy cameos, which is what one has here. The art is great and fun to look at, and this is not to say that the story has no merit. It does. I was going to check out Long Halloween...but now I'm not so sure...

this is a very easy read, and finishes up the new batman villian story line

Jim Lee continued to deliver some solid artwork, and while the second part may not be quite as good as the first part, with some of the mystery starting to become obvious, and be revealed, it is still a good story.

Tart Huntress detracts a little, I think, too, being visually jarring. The twist involving the master planner wasn't obvious though, so all in all, looks very good and well written.