Why did a blackmailer become a murderer? How does the Batman survive an opponent who can kill him with his own mind? Find out all this and more in the latest chapter of the 12-issue series from writer Warren Ellis and artist Bryan Hitch!
An absolute treat from start to finish - this series is highly recommended! Read Full Review
Bryan Hitch delivers some beautiful visuals in this issue. The final few pages are a brilliant example of laying out a fight that is both visually interesting and feels like it has weight. A great looking issue from start to finish. Read Full Review
An awesome, brutal fight comic well crafted by Bryan Hitch. Read Full Review
This chapter and maybe the whole book will be better once it is collected. Even so, it is an enjoyable and well illustrated chapter. It just goes by a little fast. I barely opened up the comic and it was over. I will still read the next issue, of course. Read Full Review
A fast-paced delightful chapter in this maxiseries. Batman's best tropes are condensed into an action-packed tale of street justice. Just enough exposition to whet our appetite as the Bats kicks some major bad guy but! The entire room, as usual, is no match for this vengeful vigilante. A must-have for any Batman fan. 2 (8.3) Read Full Review
The Batman's Grave #4 is a worthy addition to the series. Full of life and certainly one that all action junkies will enjoy, this series is shaping up to be a highlight of 2020. A visual feast, there's something for everybody to enjoy here. Action, detective work and genuine moments of levity, roll on issue #5. Read Full Review
This might sound reductive but this book is exactly as advertised on the cover: Ellis, Hitch, Batman. 'Nuff said. Read Full Review
One of the strongest characteristics of this series is Warren Ellis' confidence in artist Bryan Hitch, creating silent fight scenes that play on the latter's strengths. Read Full Review
The Batman's Grave #4 doesn't do much to help the title establish and drive the core plot, but it does deliver some incredible art and action. Will you enjoy the issue? That depends on your ability to appreciate art. For the most part, this almost a silent issue, so if diving into action panels isn't your thing, then you probably won't like the issue. Read Full Review
Overall, this is by far the weakest issue of the series yet and a lot of that is in part due to the egregious lettering. Lettering can make or break a book. Similar to art if the lettering is bad, no matter how great the narrative is, it can take a reader out of the story and ruin the comic for them. Unfortunately for The Batman's Grave #4,the narrative itself isn't much better. Overall, this miniseries had an impressive first issue but has yet to meet that potential again. Read Full Review
I'm still not sure what the entire purpose of this series even is yet, outside Batman still attempting to solve a couple random murders, but what makes these special, and why should I care? Four issues in and the creative team have still not established much at all which is a huge problem for me. Art aside, there are just many better options on the stands currently to try out than to keep hoping for better here based on reputation alone. Read Full Review
I’m still mostly into it but I find the faces kinda unsettling.
This comic is starting to feel like Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch created an original graphic novel, and then DC decided to milk it, so they arbitrarily split it into twelve issues. Now, I'm like 68% sure this is not the case, but what's going on here? The action is fun. I'm just getting Moon Knight from this. But not as well drawn and choreographed. But I guess some B-grade Warren Ellis Moon Knight is still better than Batman.
These issues offer basically no value when read when they come out. My advice to anyone would be to trade wait since there have been 4 issues with almost all action that isn't much on its' own.
Nice picture book...