Silent issues can be very, very tricky to manage. When an entire chapter of a story needs to play-out entirely without words, it can feel more than a bit disjointed...especially if theres a lot of characterization that needs to take place as is the case with this issue. Theres a point, though...a point in depression where the verbal end of thought is just...totally vacant and vacuous and all thats left is the cold reality of whats going on. Young and Corona do a strikingly brilliant job of bringing the full reality of that non-verbal aspect of depression to the page in a haunting issue. Read Full Review

AIN'T NO GRAVE #4 delivers a wordless and emotionally powerful entry in the whimsical Old West fable by Skottie Young. Young's thought-provoking script will stick with you long after the reading, largely due to Jorge Corona's hard-hitting art. It's impossible to guess where this story is heading, but the finale promises to be a banger. Read Full Review

Corona perfectly conveys the emotions of the characters as well as the dark tone of the story with beautifully detailed and compelling art. Read Full Review

Ain't No Grave #4 is all about trust. Trust in the artists that they can tell a story without the use of words and barely any sound effects. Also, trust in the audience that they can piece together elements that may require some work. The trust pays off with an issue that demonstrates the many facets of the language of comics by removing a piece that is often the foundation of most issues. What you are left with is a feat in visual storytelling. Read Full Review

Aint No Grave #4 makes us question everything we thought we knew. Like another hand dealt by Madam Gates, events may play to Ryders advantage or her detriment. As her life flashes before her eyes, Ryder refuses to stop fighting until she meets the one she came to Cypress to see. Does she have another card to play? Or is Ryder destined to tread the same path until she accepts that this is a game she cannot win? Read Full Review

Ain't No Grave #4 is the penultimate issue of this series and it's striking because it's nearly wordless, but that near-silence is deafening. It's a fantastic example of just how much storytelling art can actually do as we see Ryder quite literally buried by her past, her present, and her future on her journey to face Death. Read Full Review

You don't need to actually say much when the world is this robust, the emotions are big and clear, and the story has so much raw power. Read Full Review

This was a beautifully drawn issue, but just a bit more story would have been helpful in setting the stage for Ryder and Death's face-off. Read Full Review