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You practically need a scorecard to keep up with all the characters packed into this action-filled issue as the “Hush 2” storyline by writer Jeph Loeb, pencil artist Jim Lee, inker Scott Williams, and colorist Alex Sinclair continues. In addition to Batman and Hush, Jason Todd, The Joker, Nightwing, Batgirl, Commissioner Gordon, Thomas Wayne (in a flashback), The Riddler, Damian Wayne, Bane, and new characters Armori and Silence are all in the spotlight.

As we’ve mentioned previously, the creative team has done an amazing job of recapturing the energy and excitement of the original Hush storyline and adding to it. The best comics are the ones that end with a “to be continued” and leave you wanting it to be continued right now. This is definitely one of those.

This issue is also available with a variety of variant covers and in the “Giant-Size Special Edition” 11” x 17” Super Treasury format.

– J.C. Vaughn