Batman: Hush 20th Anniversary Edition

[Hypo]

Batman: Hush 20th Anniversary Edition Hardcover to Include Brand New Story

Batman: Hush 20th Anniversary Edition reunites original writer Jeph Loeb and artist Jim Lee for a 5-page story set after the events of 2003's Batman #619.

DC also provided a brief but intriguing summary for this new story:

Ever wondered exactly what happened after Batman: Hush ended 20 years ago? This 20th Anniversary Edition provides the first clues to Hush’s fate on that dark night. An all-new story from the original creative team of Jeph Loeb, Jim Lee, Scott Williams, Alex Sinclair, and Richard Starkings!

[MajorHoy]

Does 5 pages really qualify as a "brand new story"?

And how many panels are we getting per a page with those five pages?

[Frontier]

...Don't we already know what happened to Hush after the story?

[HsssH]

Does 5 pages really qualify as a "brand new story"?

And how many panels are we getting per a page with those five pages?

I don't see why not. Many of anthologies that DC publishes has 6-8 pages long stories.

[MajorHoy]

Does 5 pages really qualify as a "brand new story"?

And how many panels are we getting per a page with those five pages?

I don't see why not. Many of anthologies that DC publishes has 6-8 pages long stories.

An eight page story is nearly (but, yes, not exactly) twice as long as a five page story.
In the old days, eight page back-up stories were very common.

But if you've got Jim Lee doing the art, how many panels are you going to have per a page for a five page "story"? Would it maybe be more like all splash pages with lovely visuals but minimal actual story content?

[JBatmanFan05]

My take is that sometimes I accept (as canon or headcanon) these edits or additions, sometimes not. I accepted the "added back in" deleted scenes pages they added back to L.Halloween (I think such pages are in all releases now).

I will give this "brand new story" a shot. I'm at least glad that I did not custom bind the Hush era yet, so I can decide for myself what I want to do.

[SixSpeedSamurai]

Does 5 pages really qualify as a "brand new story"?

And how many panels are we getting per a page with those five pages?

Hey, it probably took Jim 2 months to draw that.

[millernumber1]

...Don't we already know what happened to Hush after the story?

Shhh, no one talks about Hush Returns. It's bad.

Hey, it probably took Jim 2 months to draw that.

I fully expect this to turn into the 21st anniversary edition if he hasn't already finished the art!

[Mace Dolex]

I already have various editions of Hush plus the 15th Anniversary book, does it justify to plop $40-50 dollars?