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Hush batman
Hush batman












Batman, in other words, is at his worst when he’s trying to stop a giant laser shooting into the sky. Even the ones that seem the silliest like Calander Man standout due to quality writing and Batman’s inherent focus of being both a human and a detective. And, perhaps what’s enhanced the character is his brilliant villains, for which there are many. It’s strangely relatable as someone, too, who acts in bizarre ways in response to his trauma. There isn’t some toxic wave involved in giving Bruce Wayne radiation-based powers, there’s no cosmic event creating an inhuman called the Batman Bruce Wayne simply witnessed his parents died and decided to express his emotions in what constitutes the most absurd and irrational way. People keep talking about him because even the character itself spurs conversation.Įven if the character also spurs insane criminals.īatman responds to trauma by donning a cape, wearing a costume, and beating up criminals. There’s a great meme online talking about how every few years a darker, grittier Batman film releases, and apart from the general interest we all have in seeing Batman get grimier and nastier, it seems like Batman as a fictional character is one akin to Hamlet. This young, angry, brooding, gross shell of a 20-something year old crime-fighting vigilante has all the makings of a post-post-post-hero that’s been gestating in the DC catalog for decades. Putting his far more overt imitation of The Long Halloween aside (which I’ll get into more later), there’s a lot of great touches that Matt Reeves employs to enhance his version of the Caped Crusader. It’s clear that Matt Reeves is also quite learnt in Batman and Batman accessories. Maybe not the average Letterboxd user, or internet geek. But, again, I’ve likely read more than the average person. When the DC Logo looked like Converse!), a handful of negligible Catwoman comics, and that’s about it. Old print I got with World Without a Superman, although I haven’t read that one yet.

hush batman

I’ve never explored Blüdhaven, I’ve only read one Superman comic ( The Death of Superman. It’s expansive and goes beyond the city limits. Perhaps not as deeply learnt as other fans of Gotham fiction. Suffice it to say, I’m learnt when it comes to Batman.

hush batman

Heck, I even returned to the Arkham games, finally completing Arkham Origins so I could finally play Arkham Knight after all these years. Recently, I picked up a few new collections because, thanks to Matt Reeves’ The Batman, we’ve simply reignited my passion for the fiction of Gotham. I’ve also read some other, more modern goldies such as a few issues into Scott Snyder’s glorious New 52 run, Batman and Robin, Black Mirror (I’m a huge Dick-Bat fan), and even suffered through Final Crisis which I absolutely abhorred.

hush batman

Of course, I’ve read some heavy hitters: Year One, The Long Halloween, Dark Victory, The Killing Joke, Arkham Asylum: A Serious Place on Serious Earth, A Death in the Family, Hush, The Dark Knight Returns. Although Daniel has likely read more of his fair share of Batman comics, I’ve read a lot, and lately I’ve been rereading them where I can.














Hush batman