Batman: Hush Returns/A. J. Liberman

Batman: Hush Returns by A. J. Liberman, et al; graphic novel; 208 pages

I loved the first Hush storyline, so I was pretty excited to pick this one up. Unfortunately, the story just kind of fades out halfway through. The first few chapters do a great job of bringing Hush back from (supposed) death, and setting up his plan to finally get Batman. There's a great standoff with the Joker, and a cameo appearance from Green Arrow. But then the story just stops. There's no concluding chapters, no explanation for Hush's attacks on the Riddler throughout the book, no final showdown, and nothing to wind down from the last conflict. There's a page of text explaining several months' worth of plot, then a tacked on chapter that only ties in because Hush is a character in it. Combined with the art style, which I didn't really care for, I was pretty disappointed. I feel like this could have been handled much, much better.