Jeph Loeb Confirms The Controversial Batman Story That DC Called ‘A Complete Waste Of Time’

Image via DC Comics The story behind this memorable Batman series has a wild backstory. The best part about a creation isn't always the finished product, but the journey it took for the creator(s) to get there. In the case of Batman: Hush, both things are true, depending on who you ask. Some diehard readers take issue with its formula, but there's no denying how exceptional the end result was for DC Comics for new readers and, to think, it nearly didn't make it past being a brainstorm. Speaking from their DC Comics panel at this year's San Diego Comic-Con, both Jim Lee — publisher, president and CCO of DC Comics — and Jeph Loeb (Batman: Dark Victory) shared the twists and turns that took place during the creative process for Batman: Hush, and fans won't believe what it took to get it to press. Batman: Hush Creators Told 'It's a Waste of Time' by DC Comics For one, it took a bit of creative deception from DC Comics' colorist Mark Chiarello (OK, yes, he lied, to both of them) to get Lee and Loeb into the room together. “He got us both to commit without either one of us knowing that the other one wanted nothing to do with the other one," Loeb said from the SDCC panel with CBR's Sean O...