It's a great idea to release a penciled version of graphic novel once in a while.
Batman: Hush Unwrapped Deluxe is basically the same book as Batman: Hush (Amazon: US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | JP) with dialogue and all, except everything is in pencils. The only coloured bits are the sound effects and Batman's internal narration.
Reading the book in just pencils is quite a different experience. It's basically like looking at the final draft of the book before the go ahead for inking. If you're marveled by Jim Lee's art in the coloured edition, you'll be blown away by this edition - if you're a comic artist maybe your brain will explode with awe.
Every page is filled with detailed pencil work, deserving a slow peruse. The amazing pencil hatches and shading are everywhere, on the characters, the backgrounds. After reading the book, you'll probably get a new sense of appreciation for comic artists and the art of making comics. This book is definitely a collectors' edition for fans.
As for the story, the storytelling is good and well paced, there are some surprises as Batman tried to uncover who this Hush villain is. The characters are well defined and believable. The sequences with Catwoman are fantastic - I love how Catwoman and Batman interacts.
However, I've a problem with the ending. Even though the villain was revealed in the end, the motivation for going against Batman isn't, or is too weak for me to notice. Just because you're a bad guy and he's Batman means you've to go against him? So the story is great for me until the ending which I felt could be better.
Also check out Icons: The DC Comics & Wildstorm Art of Jim Lee if you can't get enough of the art.
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11 Comments
wooh. as an artist myself.
Submitted by luffywang573 on
wooh. as an artist myself. original pencil sketches excite me the most. and i love batman so i decide to get it. thx for the review. (i rarely buy any comic...mostly manga)
Too bad Miller wasted Lee's
Submitted by Anonymous on
Too bad Miller wasted Lee's talent in All-Star Batman and Robin. I would've love to see Jim Lee get back to pencilling full-time. I want to see something like this for Superman For Tomorrow. This is a must buy. Period.
I normally don't aprecciate
Submitted by AlexandreG on
I normally don't aprecciate marvel or the whole hero/superhero mithology but goddamn this art is just ... I don't think I need to describe it.. I'm srsly thinking about buying it, thank you for your great review
I need this. Tomorrow I'll
Submitted by Alex on
I need this. Tomorrow I'll order it along with another book that I've wanted soooooo much - Joe Madureira's Battle Chasers anthology (over 300 pages) - Holy sh......!!!!!!!!
What a great find and perfect
Submitted by Rob Sharp on
What a great find and perfect way to whette my appetite before Jim Lee's new Justice League series. Now if I could only get a book of all his DCnU designs.
This would be a great
Submitted by Brett Thompson on
This would be a great resource for upcoming inkers to use for practice.
-Brett
After reading this review I
Submitted by Camo on
After reading this review I realised that my local comic book shop had this in stock, So i raced out the next morning and picked it up, I paaaid waaay too much for it, but an impulse buy here or there feels good every now and then.
I wanna buy this edition but
Submitted by Lukas on
I wanna buy this edition but while I was watching the video I noticed some pages "duplicated" like the scene with Croc and Bats ( full page) like 3 times. What's that??
Hope someone can answer me. Thanks!
@Lukas
Submitted by Teoh Yi Chie on
@Lukas
You mean the pages that are totally dark gray? Those are placed in to separate different chapters.
Yea, the scene with croc
Submitted by Lukas on
Yea, the scene with croc strangling batman and batman grabing his cape. y saw those 2 like 2 or 4 times.
Do you know if the extra's
Submitted by Chris on
Do you know if the extra's like the art gallery from Absolute Batman: Hush are include?
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