Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee are reuniting for “Hush 2”, a sequel to their Batman traditional “Hush“. The unique was mainly a Batman’s best hits album, constructed across the thriller of who the mysterious Hush was. Again then, it wasn’t precisely tough to determine who Hush was, as a result of there was new character launched within the story — Tommy Elliot, a person who Bruce had grown up with within the days earlier than the demise of oldsters. So, whereas the story tried to promote the truth that anybody might have been Hush, there was mainly just one particular person it might truly be. Nonetheless, it was buoyed by Jim Lee simply fully destroying it on artwork, so followers didn’t actually thoughts that the central thriller of the e-book was really easy to determine.

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“Hush 2” had a teaser launched in November, exhibiting off a brand new costume, his trademark Aristotle quoting, and the seeds of a brand new plan. The unique “Hush” got here out over twenty years in the past, and newer readers won’t get why Hush is such a giant deal, since he actually hasn’t been round in a really very long time. With “Hush 2” about to launch, this primer will inform you all the things it is advisable to find out about Thomas Elliot and his time as Hush.

Hush Shortly Grew to become Considered one of Batman’s Most Fashionable Villains Earlier than a Precipitous Fall

The Waynes and the Elliots have been two of Gotham’s wealthiest households and each households had a son. The Waynes had younger Bruce and the Elliots had Thomas. Bruce and Thomas shortly turned finest buddies, going to camp collectively, and mainly being inseparable. Nonetheless, the Elliot household wasn’t something just like the loving Waynes. Roger Elliot was an abusive alcoholic and his spouse Marla got here from a poor background, so she took the abuse, and stayed with Roger. Thomas wasn’t spared his father’s horrible attentions, and grew to hate his mother and father. Marla pressured her son to memorize Aristotle and conflict philosophy, all so he might be taught to take care of Roger’s abuse and struggle again. He spent as a lot time as potential with the, to his thoughts, idyllic Wayne household. Thomas determined to try to kill his mother and father, chopping their brake traces, and the 2 have been raced to Sacred Coronary heart hospital, the place Thomas Wayne labored. Dr. Wayne was capable of save Marla however not Roger, one thing that rankled younger Thomas to no finish.

After the accident, at camp, Thomas virtually instructed Bruce about what occurred together with his mother and father, however stopped himself. Marla got here to the camp to get him and everybody however Bruce referred to as him a “mama’s boy”, inflicting Thomas to lash out violently. Thomas was put right into a clinic for the remainder of the summer season, the place he would meet Dr. Jonathan Crane, the longer term Scarecrow. Crane acknowledged the boy’s sociopathic tendencies, and would later mentor Thomas as Hush. Thomas turned more and more paranoid whereas on the clinic, believing that Bruce had someway conspired together with his mom to break his summer season, and commenced to hate Bruce and the Waynes with a hatred that he normally reserved for his household. Nonetheless, after the summer season ended, the Waynes had their fateful night time in Crime Alley. Bruce turned unhappy and withdrawn, and Thomas was crammed with jealousy for his buddy, wishing that his mother and father have been as lifeless because the Waynes. Thomas stayed beneath his mom’s thumb as a result of she dangled the promise of paying for medical faculty. Bruce left Gotham, leaving Thomas behind together with his controlling mom, who was affected by most cancers.

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Thomas hated his life however finally met a lady named Peyton, who was a mobster’s daughter. Marla hated Peyton, and finally wrote Thomas out of the desire. Nonetheless, Peyton was there, so she murdered the lawyer and adjusted the desire again to regular. This was all unbeknownst to Thomas, however he made his personal transfer, smothering his mom with a pillow. The 2 finally discovered what the opposite had executed, and got here up with a narrative, however their relationship wasn’t to final. Thomas left and commenced touring the world, finally turning into one of many high neurosurgeons on the planet. Thomas was the Riddler’s physician when the villain was identified with mind most cancers, however Riddler went to the Lazarus Pits to treatment it. Riddler returned and tried to promote Thomas data concerning the pits, however as a substitute Thomas requested Riddler for assist in a revenge scheme in opposition to Bruce. Riddler agreed, and revealed one thing else — that the insanity of the Pit gave him readability and he had discovered that Bruce was Batman. Elliot and Riddler started making their plans and thus Hush was born.

Elliot returned to Gotham and focused Batman, taking pictures certainly one of his ropes so Batman fell and broke his cranium. Elliot was the surgeon readily available, and saved his buddy. Elliot would additionally repair Harvey Dent’s face, resulting in the Two-Face identification to submerge. Hush enlisted a number of villains to struggle Batman, however Dent was capable of assist the Darkish Knight defeat the villain. Hush would return a number of instances within the coming years, enlisting the Justice League villain Prometheus — or reasonably one other model of Prometheus who had discovered the unique’s armor however was nowhere close to as harmful — however was continually crushed by Batman. Ultimately Hush simply type of pale away.

Thomas Elliot as Hush Is Considered one of Batman’s Most Intelligent Villains

Batman has many harmful villains, however Thomas Elliot shortly turned one of many deadliest. Whereas Thomas hated his mom, her forcing him to review conflict and philosophy gave him the sort of leg-up that he wanted to struggle Batman, turning into one thing of a twisted model of the Darkish Knight. Hush is identified for making grandiose plans, and Batman has solely been capable of survive by the pores and skin of his tooth.

To this point, nobody is aware of what Hush’s new plans are going to be, though the teaser gave readers one thing of a clue, with Robin and the Joker seeming to be individuals who he’s concentrating on. “Hush 2” has everybody excited, and Loeb and Lee have their work lower out for them. After their landmark story, different creators fumbled Hush, which is why he’s by no means reached the extent of the Joker or Riddler, the place he belongs. Thomas Elliot is a crafty monster, cast by a lifetime of hardships and hatred into Hush.

Batman #158 is half certainly one of “Hush 2” and it’s on sale March 27, 2025.