Warning! Spoilers for Batman's Grave #10, in stores now!
As if wearing a cape and cowl wasn't enough to conceal his identity, Bruce Wayne also decided to use a different voice just to make sure nobody ever thought the Dark Knight sounded like Gotham's favorite billionaire playboy. This technique was adopted by Michael Keaton in 1989's Batman and by voice actor Kevin Conroy in Batman: The Animated Series and it's become a staple (or sometimes joke) of Batman performances since then. But in The Batman's Grave #10, a call to 911 shows that some ordinary people think Batman's voice's isn't intimidating or scary but downright weird.
In the series, by writer Warren Ellis and artist Bryan Hitch, Batman's battle with his latest adversary, Scorn, is taking a toll on the Dark Knight. Considering that Scorn's attacks have gotten worse ever since he caught the Dark Knight's attention, Alfred suggests that Batman and Scorn may be more alike than they realized, questioning if Batman's course of action will only bring more pain and destruction . Shrugging off Alfred's opinion for a long shower, Bruce dramatically remembers the battle so far and every blow he's suffered from Scorn and his allies. After taking a fall and cutting himself in the shower, Bruce stops wasting all the hot water in the Manor when Alfred lets him know that a group of Scorn's Army are terrorizing Gotham's Midtown district.
Batman's immediately on the scene with a Batmobile that looks more like the Tumbler Christian Bale used in the Dark Knight Trilogy. The Bat-tank plows through the armed criminals, suppressing heavy fire while blowing through Gotham businesses and taking down Scorn's soldiers. When his car has done enough, Batman reveals he's not even inside as he swoops in with a fancy Bat-glider and takes down anybody left standing with his usual combination of martial arts and Batarangs. Before the dust even settles on the rubble, the Dark Knight calls 911 where his call is interrupted by an excited operator. When they find that they are talk to the Batman himself, they can't wait to let fellow operators know, their excitement indicated with a mix of lower and capital letters that end with " HIS VOICE IS SO WEIRD."
Naturally Batman is not amused, as he tells them when they're done with their mini-freak-out, to let Commissioner Gordon know where he can pick up the unconscious collaborators now that they've been neutralized. While Gordon and other heroes (and villains) have become used to the Dark Knight and his methods, Ellis presents a moment where Batman encounters what could be describe as a knee-jerk fan reaction. Considering how others have portrayed both Bruce and his costumed alter-ego in the past, one can only wonder what Batman's voice really sounds like in the comics, is it a performance or did he use a machine to mask it? Considering the events that follow within this issue, we're sure that Batman's voice was probably not the weirdest moment but it was definitely one of the funniest.
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