Back in 2002, the writer/artist duo of Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee rocked the world of the Dark Knight with their 12-issue storyline called Hush. It has since become a modern Batman classic. Not only did it introduce a new iconic member of the rogues’ gallery in the titular Hush, but it featured nearly every major Bat villain and ally in one epic mystery. It originally ran in the pages of Batman (vol.1) #608-619, and was one of superstar artist Jim Lee’s first ongoing Batman projects.
Now, over two decades later, the same creative team of Loeb and Lee is reuniting for the long-awaited sequel, Hush 2 (or H2SH). This six-part story begins in the pages of DC Comics’ Batman #158 in March. Loeb and Lee, with collaborators Scott Williams, Alex Sinclair, and Richard Starkings, are keeping story details under tight wraps, but have revealed an inked preview page from Batman #158 to give fans a taste. You can check it out below, along with Lee’s cover for Batman #159, showcasing Jason Todd/Red Hood:
Batman #158, written by Jeph Loeb with art and main cover by Jim Lee, Scott Williams, and Alex Sinclair, will feature variant covers by J. Scott Campbell, Gabriele Dell’otto, Dan Mora, Lee Bermejo, Simone Di Meo, Tony S. Daniel, and Sean Gordon Murphy, in addition to several new variant covers by Lee, Williams and Sinclair. You can check them all out in our gallery below:
Batman #158 H2SH Variant Covers
DC will also publish a series of Hush-themed variant covers throughout the month of February by artists Mitch Gerads, Kaare Andrews, Dustin Nguyen, Leirix, Jorge Fornés, Giuseppe Camuncoli, and Tyler Kirkham. These celebrate the original Hush storyline from back in the day. These variants will feature in issues of Batman, Detective Comics, Batman/Superman: World’s Finest, Superman, Nightwing, Catwoman, Poison Ivy, and Harley Quinn. You can preview those right here:
Hush Homage DC Comics Variant Covers
Batman #158 will be available at retail for $4.99 US (40 pages), and will also feature a foil variant cover by Jim Lee, Scott Williams, and Alex Sinclair, a “Courtside” card stock variant cover by Tony S. Daniel, and a blank sketch variant cover. Card stock variants will retail for $5.99 US, foil variants will retail for $7.99 US, and the connecting card stock gatefold will retail for $7.99 US. DC will also offer a foil wraparound DC Showcase variant by Sean Gordon Murphy (below), available from local comic book shops and online retailers, limited to 2500 copies for $24.99 US.
Batman #158 goes on sale at comic book shops and digital retailers Wednesday, March 26, 2025
