10 Comics You Loved As A Teen (But Should Never Return To)

5. Batman: Hush

It's not exactly difficult to see why Batman fans LOVE Hush. Its story was written by Long Halloween and Dark Victory scribe Jeph Loeb, while superstar artist Jim Lee handled pencils. It looks phenomenal (even if I personally don't default to Lee's style), but when you look past the art, it becomes clear the story just can't match it.

Loeb will never not be a comics legend, but Hush typifies his biggest shortcomings as a writer. The actual mystery isn't all that well crafted - certainly not, when compared to classics like TLH and DV - and it almost feels like a compilation of moments designed to please Bat-fans rather than the mystery-thriller it's touted to be. Batman fights Superman, there's an obligatory 'will they, won't they' romance with Catwoman, and the comic's positively littered with supporting characters for no other reason than to lend a sense of scale to the proceedings.

Hush also has an abundance of Bat-villains at play, but they almost feel tacked-on. Of course they're integral to Hush's revenge, but their appearances feel just 'ok' at best and contrived at worst, which is a huge problem, given they overshadow the book's mystery at every turn.

And that's the main issue with the comic. It has all the trappings of an epic Batman story, but it's so overstuffed with heroes and villains that it forgets to seed a compelling plot. As a series of vignettes it's technically stunning, but as a story? It just doesn't come together.