Between The Gutters Podcast

Batman: The Long Halloween and Batman: Hush are two of the most prominent, acclaimed, and beloved Batman comics of the past 25 years or so. We acknowledge that, and we reread them recently as we continue our preparations for our DC Top 25 Comics of All Time list. The Long Halloween and Hush don't crack our list of honorable mentions, but they both make our dishonorable mentions. As we revisited both of these Batman books, we couldn't help but dissect the myriad flaws in the stories. Neither story holds up to any kind of critical scrutiny. The common denominator? Joseph Loeb.