NEVER LIKED HUSH - THERE, I'VE SAID IT.

I may stand alone on this, but I thought Jeph Loeb & Jim Lee's Batman story HUSH was garbage. The only thing it had going for it was Lee's art, which floundered throughout the series - although the Batcave pages were rad. I disliked the writing so much, I ditched my individual comics and picked up a GERMAN hardcover copy I came across.... I can now flip through and see the pretty pictures, but not be tempted to read the rubbish within the word balloons. But I digress....

Many fans loved the new villain HUSH. Me, I just don't get it.

First, his whole schtick is lame.... here's a quick bio:

"A childhood friend of Bruce Wayne, Thomas Elliot wanted to kill his parents and cut the brakes in their car causing the death of his father. When Dr. Wayne saved Elliot's mother, he was denied the inheritance he'd hope to receive in the aftermath of their deaths, and was of course hugely jealous of young Bruce for inheriting a fortune when his parents died. Elliot grew to hate Wayne and returned years later as the villain Hush to destroy Batman once and for all."

Ok, so basically he's MACAULAY CULKIN in "The Good Son" all grown up.

Then there's the visuals.... Jim Lee couldn't come up with anything better?? Or original?? Hush looks like DC's the UNKNOWN SOLDIER meets the Doom Patrol's NEGATIVE MAN meets DARK MAN. Then throw in a splash of Jim Lee's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle toy designs and poof - Lame ass Bat Villain.

ooooh, a trenchcoat!