Digital BW, The Print

i'm thinking about getting into digital  B&W printing, and i can't 
seem to find any serious comparisons of print quality between 
traditonal wet darkrooms and the digital alternative.  I'm aware of 
all the benefits that computer photo editing offers, but is the final 
print truly compareable in terms of contrast, sharpness, grain, 
shadow detait, etc.?  any thoughts anyone?

thanks,

torrey