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The secret is out: Jim Lee and Jeph Loeb are back on Batman for Hush 2, the sequel to the best-selling storyline, starting with Batman #158. And in anticipation of the return, DC Comics is revealing a slew of covers and exactly one (1) inked page from Lee and inker Scott Williams.
As with the previous Hush story, this one will run in the pages of Batman, starting with Batman #158 on March 26, 205, running six issues, and ending in August’s Batman #163. Lee and Loeb have promised another six issues to wrap up the story, to debut at a later date. Oh, also they’re officially calling this BATMAN: H2SH, which I believe is pronounced “heh-toosh” like how Kung Fu Panda says “skidoosh” but I could be wrong about that.
But let’s get to the covers! Batman #158 will sport a main cover by Jim Lee, Scott Williams, and Alex Sinclair, as well as variants by J. Scott Campbell, Gabriele Dell’otto, Dan Mora, Lee Bermejo, Simone Di Meo, Tony S. Daniel and Sean Gordon Murphy, as well as even more variant covers by Lee, Williams and Sinclair.
That’s a lot of covers, so how about more covers? Retailing for $4.99, and running 40 pages, Batman #158 will also feature a foil variant by Lee, Williams and Sinclair, a “Courtside” card stock variant by Tony S. Daniel, and a blank sketch variant by nobody, because it’s blank. The card stock variants will cost $5.99, the foil variants $7.99, and there’s also a connecting card stock gatefold cover, which will also cost $7.99. In addition, there will be a foil wraparound DC Showcase variant by Murphy, limited to 2500 copies, which will cost $24.99.
Interesting to note amongst all the covers, the book also has a story inside of it. Did you know? It’s true! It’s not all covers! However, other than a little tease in the back of Justice League Unlimited #1, DC Comics is keeping the contents under wraps for the moment, because Hush wears mummy bandages on his face. That’s not the reason, but I did want to point that out. That said, here’s one (1) inked page from the issue to whet your appetite:
How about one more tease? In addition to the covers for Batman #158, DC has also revealed the cover to Batman #159, which features Jason Todd having just murdered The Joker and Batman. Bummer, I liked those characters.
And that’s all well and good but how about EVEN MORE COVERS? Throughout February, DC will publish Hush-themed variant covers on their books, but Mitch Gerads, Kaare Andrews, Dustin Nguyen, Leirix, Jorge Fornés, Giuseppe Camuncoli and Tyler Kirkham.
Batman #158, with all 4000 of its covers, will hit stores on March 26, 2025. You can check some of them out, below.
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