Oh gawd. Hush Returns. I can't speak about that abomination without gritting my teeth. Every time I see it on my book shelf, I shake my fist at it.
One of the worst characterizations of Joker, IMO. Why? a) making Joker's "wife" real. At the end of The Killing Joke, we're not supposed to know if she's real or not. Maybe she is, maybe she isn't. Maybe she represents his humanity; maybe she really DID exist. He's certainly not going to tell us. b) making her death not a random freak accident -- which was a major point of the "one day" bit. c) making Joker a mob boss -- Penguin, Two-Face are mob bosses. Joker's too chaotic, too insane d) tearing down Joker in order to build Hush up as a credible villain e) also having Eddie go to the Joker for protection. Whaaa? What villain would go to HIM for protection? (Save for Harley) Umm... no. f) the scene where he's flipping through the Jeannie picture book -- when has he ever, ever, ever shown he's remembered her? Or that it's actually a "real" memory? g) Lieberman trying to be Alan Moore but just clearly NOT. GETTING. IT. & so on and so forth.