Countdown #43

A somber cemetery setting frames this emotionally charged installment of DC's weekly epic, as Robin clutches a grieving young woman center-stage while two cloaked figures — one armed with a blade — flank them like silent sentinels among dark roses. The tagline "A Final Farewell" and the story title "The Funeral" make clear that loss is at the heart of this chapter, rendered with quiet intensity on a cover penciled by Terry Dodson and inked by Rachel Dodson. Dan Jurgens writes and draws the interior with inks by Norm Rapmund, making this a compelling piece of DC's ambitious 2007 weekly series.