Shortbox Summary 038 - Batman HUSH Part 1 with Richard Fairgray [Batman 608-613]

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02/03/23 • 147 min

We take a break from Marvel to talk about one of the hottest books of the early 2000's, Batman HUSH by Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee! It's one of the most important comics of the last 20 years, but is it any good? Well, yes and no. Special guest Richard Fairgray makes his Shortbox debut to discuss what works and what doesn't in this deep dive back to the year 2002. Strap in, champions, this is a long one! We start talking about Batman 608 at 00:54:17 if you want to jump right into the story! Follow Richard on Twitter at @RichardFairgray and support his kickstarter project at kick Richard dot com.

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Shortbox Summary 039 - Batman HUSH Part 2 with Richard Fairgray [Batman 614-619]

Richard returns to Shortbox Summary to finish our discussion about Batman Hush. It's one of the best selling comics of the 2000's, but is it good? Well, yes, but mostly no. Usually no. Is it your first Batman comic? If so, yes, it's good... ish. See how we landed on our opinions!