The Batman's Grave is a smart book. It takes its time, and some readers may not enjoy that on a monthly release schedule, but there is no denying the quality of this title. It's just a shame that more people aren't reading it or talking about it. The book deserves your attention because Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch are delivering masterclass work. So, if you're not reading the floppies, plan to read the trade when it's released. You won't be disappointed. Read Full Review

Ellis and Hitch continue this solid Batman maxi-series and though each issue tends to have a formula, man does that formula work. Read Full Review

Throughout the series, it felt like Ellis hasn't had a lot to say. Read Full Review

This was a pretty good issue. I won't lie, I've lost a bit of the plot here in regards to the investigation, but I generally have picked it back up with a quick glance at some of the previous issues. Blame the pandemic. Blame Trump. Blame... Bill Gates? The standout moment here is Alfred. Warren Ellis writes a very sassy, fun Alfred and there is a moment in this issue that genuinely cracked me up. I'm sure it's obvious to anyone who has read it.

The action scenes could still benefit from a better artist, though. Bryan Hitch just doesn't have that grit and brutality necessary to make these fight scenes pop, the way they so often need to in Warren Ellis comics. I always bring up his Moon Knight run because, if you couldn't tell, I am a big Moon Knight fanboy. But that's getting stale, so let's talk about Karnak. Karnak had an amazing artist. In fact, it was so great (and delayed) that it had *two* amazing artists. Gerardo Zaffino did the first two issues, and he nailed the fight scenes. He had very stylized art, and he really let loose with motion blurring effects. It made Karnak's fighting style unique and highlighted how exacting he could be. Then the rest of the series was drawn by Roland Boschi. Boschi had a much less fluid style, but when it came time for Karnak to fight, the action was similar to Zaffino's work, but still a bit more realistic, for lack of a better word. I bring this all up to say that Bryan Hitch doesn't really try to change his style or go crazy with the art in order to give these action scenes their proper oomph. Everyone always looks like mannequins posing rather than characters in action, and that is death for a comic that relishes in that action. more

Getting a little better but I’m not as invested as I once was.