Another collection set in the Batman Reborn era, with Dick Grayson as the new Batman, and Bruce Wayne's son, Damian, filling the role of Robin. This arc focuses on the villain Hush, who is still reeling from the events in Heart of Hush. The one thing he has going for him is his new face: he's surgically altered it to looks exactly like Bruce Wayne. With the real Wayne still MIA, no one can dispute his claims without exposing Wayne as Batman...
This is another enjoyable story from Dini and Nguyen. The art is excellent, and the plot is twisty enough to keep me guessing at how things will turn out. Still, I found it hard to believe the no one outside the superhero community could figure out that the new Wayne was an imposter. Sadly, this arc also lacks much in the way of a conclusion: [SPOILERS] we end with Hush still impersonating Wayne, but now held in check by disguised members of the JLA, to keep him from squandering the Wayne fortunes or ruining Wayne Enterprises. There is a second bad guy plot introduced in this volume (featuring Black Mask and Mr. Zsasz) and it too is never concluded--indeed, that one ends on a rather large cliffhanger. [END SPOILERS]. There doesn't appear to be another volume in this series, and I haven't done enough checking to know if that's because it hasn't been collected yet, or because the New 52 reboot interrupted this arc. Still, this is a good read, and highly recommended.
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