Batman: Hushis one of the most successful DC Comics of all time, and next year will see the dynamite creative team of Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee return for the sequelHush 2, which is being stylized asH2sh. DC has released the first look at the artwork for the upcoming story, as fans get to see what one of the most anticipated releases of next year will look like.
Releasing on March 25th, 2025, DC’s details about what the story will be about are slim. What fans do know is thatHush 2will begin inBatman#158and willreunite the classicHushteam of Loeb, Lee, Scott Williams, Alex Sinclair, and Richard Starkings.
To celebrate the occasion, DC is pulling out all the stops, withBatman#158 receiving variant covers from the likes of Gabrielle Dell’Otto, J. Scott Campbell, Dan Mora, Sean Murphy and more.
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The Sequel Is Stylized asBatman:H2sh
Set to run throughBatman#158-163, the first six issues will be only the first half of the overallHush 2saga, with the story finishing up with another six issues in 2026.DC previously teased a sequelall the way back in theBatman: Hush 20th Anniversary Editiontrade paperback, which contained a brand-new coda that showed how Thomas Elliot / Hush survived the end of the original story. The next preview came at the end of 2025’sJustice League Unlimited#1 (by Mark Waid and Dan Mora), as Hush assembled paper dolls of the various heroes and villains of Gotham City and arranged them cryptically on a map while quoting Aristotle.
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Fans will have a wait a little longer to discover what Hush has in store for Batman and the denizens of Gotham City, but DC certainly isn’t skimping on the chance to celebrate the occasion. In addition to the host of variants forBatman#158, the publisher will also be releasinga special series of covers honoringHush 2across the entire DC line. Titles likeBatman / Superman: World’s Finest,Catwoman,Detective Comics,Harley Quinn,Superman,and more will each get their ownHush2-themed variant covers, coming from artists like Mitch Gerads, Tyler Kirkham, Gleb Melnikov, Giuseppe Camuncoli, and more.
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By reuniting the white-hot creative team to produce a sequel to one of the all-time great Batman stories, DC has created a wave of excitement among comics fans. Batman is currently riding high thanks to themassively-successfulAbsolute Batmanseries, and DC looks to keep the hype going well into next year by bringing the all-star team of Loeb and Lee back to the monthlyBatmantitle for the first time in twenty-one years. DC and the creators have a lot to live up to, so here’s hoping that the sequel toBatman: Hushwill more than live up to the pre-release hype.
Batman#158is available March 26th, 2025 from DC Comics
Batman
One of DC’s most iconic heroes, Batman is the vigilante superhero persona of billionaire Bruce Wayne. Forged by tragedy with the death of his parents, Bruce dedicated his life to becoming the world’s leading martial artist, detective, and tactician. Recruiting an entire family of allies and sidekicks, Bruce wages war on evil as the dark knight of his hometown, Gotham City.
