Batman thought things would settle down now that Hush has been killed. While it was horrifying to learn that his childhood friend Tommy decided to take on the role of a supervillain to get revenge for the death of his father on the operating table of Bruce Wayne's father, Batman had to do what he could to stop Hush's reign of terror. The belief is that he can go back to bringing in the usual coterie of villains.

When the Riddler is thrown through a skylight of a museum during a major fundraiser, Batman comes face-to-face with Hush once again. Hush is back and he wants to take over the city. This does not exactly sit well with the Joker, who pretty much sees Gotham as his already. The Joker decides to bring together some of the supervillains to stand against Hush.

Knowing that he is outnumbered, Hush decides he might need some allies as well and makes his way to Star City, Green Arrow's domain. He comes across Green Lantern, who is working diligently at bringing in Prometheus. Hush arrives just in time to save Prometheus and bring him over as an ally in his mission.

From there the story continues to quick up pace as more and more people get caught up into the maelstrom surrounding Hush. Lots of people want him taken down for different reasons, and it will be a race to see if someone can actually succeed in that. Will it be a supervillain or superhero?

Written and illustrated by different artists from the original Hush storyline, this tale seems to be just as well done on both fronts. The only odd thing is that the tale seems to unravel at the end rather than coming to a strong and exciting conclusion. I am not sure of the reasons behind the decision.

On an interesting note, the book also re-examines the backstories of Hush and the Joker as they were presented in the two other graphic novels I read today.