Batman: Heart of Hush

While this collection only has five issues, it has a really good story. Heart of Hush is proof that Paul Dini should have been involved with writing the story of Batman Arkham Knight. Hush and Scarecrow are set up as the main antagonists. They also have history with one another before becoming the people they are in the present day. I could have seen this work in Rocksteady’s final installment. Love the fact that Dini provides so much emphasis on how much Batman cares about Catwoman and will do whatever it takes to save her life. Pick this up if you are a Batman fan. You will not regret it.

"Heart of Hush" is a good companion piece to the earlier graphic novel simplay called "Hush". "Hush" is a great graphic novel, but I always thought the origin of the character Hush was kind of underdeveloped. He blamed Bruce Wayne for something beyond his control. "Heart of Hush" elaborates on his origin more, and it tells why Hush has such hatred for Wayne and Batman. Hush is an interesting villain and his plans are so complex that I respect anyone that can wrtite a good Hush story. The only bad things about this novel are. 1) One surprise I saw coming, but it's still pretty good 2) The story is a little too out there 3) I was kind if diappointed in the way Hush was defeated. Despite those problems "Heart of Hush" is a good read and worth buying, but I reccommend you read Hush first so you'll know where the character got his start.

I think I like this better than the original Hush storyline. The art isn't as photorealistic, which is fine by me; I like heavier lines anyway. I like the action and I especially like how - even though Selina is a damsel in distress for a good chunk of the story, what with her heart being removed and all - she is the one to deal Hush the coup de grace and seriously impede his future ability to engage in villainy. What kind of bothers me is how Hush's knowledge of the batcave is basically ignored. Hush himself makes one comment about it - that, now that he knows where it is, he can come back at anytime - but we never see any precautions being taken to prevent this. Selina has made sure Hush is broke - that he doesn't even have two nickels for bus far, to paraphrase her message to him - but that won't prevent Hush from helping himself to the batclan's supplies without changing some security protocols and adding in more barriers than an antique grandfather clock. Maybe this is dealt with a later issue, but it is not referenced or pictured here, so that's a big lose end that he authors left dangling. Overall, though, I really, really like Heart of Hush. I like the story, I like the characterizations, and I like the art. This is a book that I would highly recommend to others.

This comic is great i grew up with hush and tim sale, jim lee, and jeph loebs story and to see the continuation of hush is great and how it plays out with bruce wayne road home when he sees selina again. AMAZING

I will admit my only complaint about Loeb's Hush story was Hush's motivation. Money? That's it? That's why he killed his parents? Heart of Hush takes care of that small complaint. In Heart of Hush, Dini takes you back and shows quite clearly the dysfunction and abuse that made Hush decide to cut those brakes and eventually what drove him to become Hush. It made him a much more believable villain in my mind. Dini also always seems to take small characters and flesh them out more. You see Peyton Riley who eventually becomes the next ventriloquist,adding still more tragedy to her past. I loved this story. Start to finish. What is a more sinister way to destroy your enemy than by cutting out the heart of the person he loves? I can't think of one. I am a sucker for the love between Batman and Catwoman because it shows there is more to Batman than his cold exterior, that he does in fact have one weakness, which we have witnessed time and time again between these two. This is an amazing story, but I expect nothing less from Paul Dini. Dini creates an epic scene where Bruce finally tells Selina how much he loves her, how much hes always loved her and how much he always will. You need to own this if you are a Batman fan, a Dini fan or just a sucker for Batman and Catwoman's love.

I enjoyed Hush and was eager to delve into the next story line. (Mini rant: I had wanted to get The Black Glove first, but DC decided to release that TBP with Batman and Son, so now I gotta sell my Batman and Son and get the new version.) The art quality is not on par with Hush and the overall quality of the story doesn't have the same feel and tone. It's too quick for my taste and I felt it could have been longer, explored more. Some areas of the story came across as far-fetched, but it did not pull me out of the narrative. It's good to read to keep the Hush story line going, but it falls short of its potential.

As a huge Batman fan and regular comic book reader, I have to say Paul Dini's run on Detective Comics is really good. Great mixture of noir and mystery that's a staple of the Batman mythos. Hush's insane plan to replace Bruce Wayne was very terrifying and what he did to Catwoman is very disturbing to say the least. The story itself was very suspenseful and scary but there's a great payoff at the end. I love the artwork as well, particularly the scene where Batman meets with Gordon in the hospital among others. Suffice to say, Catwoman gets her revenge on Hush which gives new meaning to the idiom, "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned." Overall, I recommend this story to any Batman or comic book fan. I'm looking forward to reading Dini's early stuff in Batman: Private Casebook before Batman: Detective (which I reviewed as well) which was also really good.

Loved every second of it. The human side to Bruce Wayne is one of the more interesting sides of him, and I love it so dearly.

Nachdem ich schon Hush 1&2 von Loeb und Lee gelesen habe, kam ich gar nicht drumrum, mir auch die neueste Hush-saga zuzulegen. 15 Euro für eine gebundene Ausgabe von 5 comics ist ein guter Preis. Die Story ist fesselnd und absolut spannend, zudem auch wichtig für spätere Batman Story-arcs wie etwa Battle for the Cowl. Der Zeichenstil von Nguyen ist für meinen geschmack ein wenig gewöhnungsbedürftig, aber dafür sind da manchmal echt hammermäßige details und/oder hintergründe. wie zum beispiel der einblick in die bathöhle gegen ende - einfach der wahnsinn! an der erzählweise der story kann ich nicht meckern, paul dini hat es einfach drauf - wer die cartoons zu batman, batman beyond und justice league mochte, der darf sich diesen Comic nicht entgehen lassen!

Really good book, always love pretty much anything that Dini does. Will fit in nicely with all my other Hush books.

Questa storia che segue il celeberrimo "Batman: Hush" oltre ad avere dei disegni di qualità eccelsa offre un'interessantissima esplorazione della relazione tra Batman e Catwoman. La presenza di Hush come nemico in questo fumetto offre inoltre un'interessante approccio psicologico a tutta la vicenda. Consigliatissimo.

Mientras que el arco argumental 'Hush' escrito por Jeph Loeb en 2003 es la historia de alguien en la vida de Bruce Wayne, Paul Dini nos regala 'Heart of Hush', cinco años después, como Bruce Wayne en la vida de alguien. Si bien Batman es el protagonista, la historia se centra en Tommy Elliot y cómo creció su odio y rencor hacia Bruce Wayne, mientras orquesta su plan para acabar con él de una vez por todas atacando a las personas que ama. Sin duda alguna, Dini sabe cómo escribir a Batman. Esta historia funciona como una secuela de 'Hush', historia muy bien escrita, gran arte y que emociona totalmente.