"The House of Hush" (not sure why the title is wrong on here) rounds out Dini and Nguyen's Streets of Gotham title, and it's a solid conclusion. The first two issues, "The Carpenter's Tale", are a light diversion as The Carpenter (last seen in Detective Comics as part of the Mad Hatter's gang) helps out a movie-themed villain to build death traps for Batman. (Weirdly, this all takes place at the Monarch Theatre where Bruce's parents died, but there's no allusion to this at all). The rest of the book is "The House of Hush", a lengthy story alternating between Hush's attempt to escape from his "gilded cage" impersonating Bruce Wayne and the Gotham City of the past, which is a greatly enjoyable read. The new villain introduced (The Bedbug, insect/sleep-themed) is a pretty solid addition, and Dini's writing continues to be spot-on. The book never really blew my mind (the focus on Hush tends to mean you never feel Batman's in any sort of danger), but all in all it's a solid conclusion to a solid series. ( )

Thomas Elliot, Bruce Wayne's childhood friend and now the vengeful Hush, has been impersonating Bruce Wayne under the watchful eye of the Justice League during Batman's extended absence. A fairly complex storyline that delves into the past of Bruce Wayne and Thomas Elliot, and shows us how Thomas and Martha Wayne first came into each other's lives. Other interesting tidbits are how the reunion between Batman and Catwoman plays out, and how Damian takes Colin (the orphan boy who saved him from Zsasz) under his wing, so to speak. ( )