SuperHeroBooks - Absolute Batman: Hush
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Manufacturer: DC Comics
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9781401204266
ISBN: 1401204260
Label: DC Comics
Manufacturer: DC Comics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 372
Publication Date: 2005-10-01
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date: 2005-10-01
Studio: DC Comics
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Summary: Jeph + Jim = Batman at its best
Comment: I fell in love with Jeph Loeb's story telling in Batman: The Long Halloween, it was amazing to see how he incorporated the villains of gotham city. And he does the same thing in Hush, and its still awesome. The story is good, but that doesn't stop it from being a bit run of the mill. Bunch of villains fight batman, nothing really unique. But i must say, I didn't buy the absolute edition for Jeph Loeb's story, i bought it for Jim Lee's art work. I'm a huge Jim Lee fan. His style is simply amazing. In all honesty, he is what makes this book absolutely a must have.
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Summary: A Must for Jim Lee fans
Comment: A great quality book in the Absolute edition series. Much care was given to this book being the first Absolute Batman series (Dark Knight Returns and Long Halloween followed after). The book has many sketches and designs from Jim Lee as well as commentary. The story is pretty interesting and will keep you hooked until the end. It's not Loeb's best but still good. The art by legendary Jim Lee is of course, unbelievable. If you're a Jim Lee or Batman fan, you can't go wrong with this amazing book.
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Summary: A Comic Story (For Good and Bad)
Comment: I bought this out of curiosity for one of the more popular Batman series of the past decade (hey, it did well enough to draw an Absolute edition). Anyway, I'll start with the good parts, namely the art team led by penciler Jim Lee. The series is filled with some great sketches, from the covers to panels inside (which include two page spreads) are all beautiful and full of detail. I know some people complain about the way the characters were drawn (basically, everyone having super model proportions) but honestly that's just more symptomatic of comic art in general, so I don't really think that's a fair complaint. Honestly, if you like comic art, Jim Lee and company are some of the best in the business, and I can certainly how that alone would validate the purchase of Batman Hush to some people.
Comics do have to have stories, however, which brings me to writer Jeph Loeb. The veteran writer of series like The Long Halloween, has created a story with delusions of grandeur, but to me, it was little more than a typical arc in an ongoing comic story line. It starts in a not uncommon way for a Batman story, rescuing a hostage from a longtime enemy, to something that escalates into an unnecessarily complex quagmire involving a variety of characters like Poison Ivy, Oracle, Huntress, Superman, Harley Quinn, the Joker, Nightwing, Two-Face, Riddler, Talia Head, Ra's al Ghul, Lady Shiva, Robin, Scarecrow and Clayface, a demonstration of how cameos are cheap in comics. The story is all over the place, both literally and figuratively, as it shifts from Gotham to Metropolis to North Africa and back again, which all seems to be done simply for the sake of itself, not because it improves the story. At the conclusion, there's a confrontation with the titular villain Hush and a not to surprising revelation of who he is. Ultimately, very little ends up changing for Batman. There are a couple of comic 'deaths' during the arc and a set up for maybe the biggest comic resurrection in DC Comics history (comic buffs know what I'm talk about). Perhaps the most unintentionally amusing part of the storyline was the romance with Catwoman and how Batman goes on about it like a shy 12-year-old. The annotations at the end weren't all that great to me, but maybe big Jim Lee fans will get a kick out of it.
In summary, a average story in a very pretty package. Entertaining enough for one read through, though I don't think I'll be keeping Absolute Hush forever. Ultimately, I'd say preview the art from the series and see if that's worth the price of admission for you.
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Summary: One of the best Batman stories in the past few years
Comment: Jeph Loeb's yearlong Hush arc on Batman was made all the better by offering spectacular artwork from penciler Jim Lee and inker Scott Williams, and ended up being a best-seller as well as being one of the best Batman stories in the past few years. Hush is the name of a new villain to come into Batman's life, who utilizes many members of Batman's rogues gallery to wreak havoc on the Dark Knight. Everyone from the Joker, to Riddler, to Poison Ivy, the Scarecrow, Killer Croc, Clayface, and even Catwoman whom Batman has grown even closer to as of late. For those who may have missed Hush the first time around, Loeb offers plenty of entertaining twists, and Lee's pencil work is gorgeous as always, made all the better by the inks of his longtime, underrated partner Scott Williams. This gorgeous Absolute Edition is a true work of art, and has a bounty of features and commentary from Loeb and Lee on the creation of their run. All in all, Absolute Batman: Hush is a must-own for Bat-fans, and remains one of the best Batman stories to see the light of day in the past few years.
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Summary: Garnteed: Spoier Free!
Comment: Hey! If you are thinking of getting this then you have probably read the story already. So, you aren't too worried about me spoiling it for you... but there's goodies in the Absolute Hush that I shouldn't tell you about at any rate.
I'll start with some general praise for the Absolute line. This seems like an excessive product. Take a story that has seen print in monthly books and TPB and add some new material (essays, interviews, sketches, new pages. It depends on the book) and make it spendy. First: View these like deluxe edition DVDs. You can get the bare bones and be happy or you can throw down some scratch and get a little King Kong statue with some other swag. I appreciate the larger format, the grade of paper, the high quality of the printing, and the added value of the binding and cover.
Hush as a story, it is Jeph Loeb. He's really very good. In Batman he plays some similar notes across the three big Bat-stories (Long Halloween, Dark Victory, and Hush) but he does it well, and he uses those common themes to back up the new story.
Hush art? Jim Lee was never a fave of mine once I started into artistic maturity. That's not to diss him as an artist. I first "met" him in Uncanny X-Men, and camparing the artwork to Hush is so fun. He's made some great strides which is exciting for me to see. He does a great job of presenting the story in an exciting way.
So I'd recomend this book, this particular release, if you are apreciate comic art. You see the page larger than average and get a view inside the process by way of extra features. I heartily recomend almost all the Absolute books!!
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The complete best-selling saga written by Jeph Loeb (SUPERMAN/BATMAN, Smallville) with art by fan-favorites Jim Lee Scott Williams (SUPERMAN, Uncanny X-Men) collected together for the first time in the oversized slipcase format! This slipcased edition features the two books "Hush"#151; an epic tale of friendship, trust and betrayal that spans the Dark Knight's lifetime. This Absolute edition includes an all-new cover by Lee Williams, a Jim Lee Sketchbook and issue-by-issue commentary by the creative team.
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