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Summary: My first DareDevil, and I liked it!
Review: Being drawn by the name of Mr. Bendis, and having heard good things about the character lately, I decided to pick this baby up and be ahead of the movie rush. I was glad I did! Mr. Bendis's DareDevil rates right up there with his Ultimate Spider-Man, although in a different genre. I'll also be looking for Mr. Bendis's previous DareDevil book, and the follow-up to Underboss, "DareDevil: Out". And if Mr. Bendis produces anymore DareDevil trades, I'll get them as well. :D
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Summary: My first DareDevil, and I liked it!
Review: Being drawn by the name of Mr. Bendis, and having heard good things about the character lately, I decided to pick this baby up and be ahead of the movie rush. I was glad I did! Mr. Bendis's DareDevil rates right up there with his Ultimate Spider-Man, although in a different genre. I'll also be looking for Mr. Bendis's previous DareDevil book, and the follow-up to Underboss, "DareDevil: Out". And if Mr. Bendis produces anymore DareDevil trades, I'll get them as well. :D
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Summary: Daredevil at its grittiest, most entertaining
Review: Daredevil is a book at its best when the lead character is pitted against real danger and Brian Michael Bendis puts him there. In the Underboss storyarc, a criminal named Mr. Silke has stepped in on the Kingpin's territory and is attempting to root it out from the inside. Convincing his own henchmen that Wilson Fisk's reign needs to end, he manages a coup of epic proportions, with Matt Murdock caught in the midst of the whirlwind. The ramifications of this storyline are still rocking Daredevil's world now.
With Bendis penning the book and Alex Maleev depicting the dark world of Hell's Kitchen, Underboss is an amazing read. These two talents have established a unique style for the book that puts it among the Frank Miller, Kevin Smith and David Mazzuchelli runs of Daredevil perfection.
The trade paperback format does all of the art justice, compiling several issues of intensity into one amazing read.
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Summary: Bendis and Maleev excel.
Review: I was never a huge Daredevil fan, for no reason in particular. With the recent attention from the feature film, and my appreciation for the writing of Brian Michael Bendis, I enthusiastically dove right into "Underboss". Bendis is remarkable, bringing the reader right in with Daredevil/Matt Murdock's thoughts and feelings. Maleev's art is perfect for the portrayal of the darkness and seedier side of Hell's Kitchen. The city lives and breathes around us as we follow Matt through his trials and tribulations. As much as I enjoy traditional superhero stories, I'm even more impressed with Bendis' intention of making sure the reader knows all about the man behind the mask. By making us aware of Dardevil's internal struggles and imperfections, I was identifying and empathizing with him all the way. After a certain point, some costumed crusaders can lose the reader by being too invinceable, too invulnerable, too perfect. Matt Murdock is a human being, whether he's in costume or not. Bendis and Maleev also give us a well developed plot and a diverse cast of supporting characters. It's easy to envision "Underboss" as a gripping thriller of a movie, or a page turner of a novel. Congratulations to Bendis and Maleev for giving us such enjoyable reading. I look forward to reading the next collection.
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Summary: Bendis and Maleev excel.
Review: I was never a huge Daredevil fan, for no reason in particular. With the recent attention from the feature film, and my appreciation for the writing of Brian Michael Bendis, I enthusiastically dove right into "Underboss". Bendis is remarkable, bringing the reader right in with Daredevil/Matt Murdock's thoughts and feelings. Maleev's art is perfect for the portrayal of the darkness and seedier side of Hell's Kitchen. The city lives and breathes around us as we follow Matt through his trials and tribulations. As much as I enjoy traditional superhero stories, I'm even more impressed with Bendis' intention of making sure the reader knows all about the man behind the mask. By making us aware of Dardevil's internal struggles and imperfections, I was identifying and empathizing with him all the way. After a certain point, some costumed crusaders can lose the reader by being too invinceable, too invulnerable, too perfect. Matt Murdock is a human being, whether he's in costume or not. Bendis and Maleev also give us a well developed plot and a diverse cast of supporting characters. It's easy to envision "Underboss" as a gripping thriller of a movie, or a page turner of a novel. Congratulations to Bendis and Maleev for giving us such enjoyable reading. I look forward to reading the next collection.
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Summary: Godfather Meets Memento with a DD spin!
Review: Using five minutes before, a week before inverse chronological style that made Memento such a heady pschological thriller, this collected storyline packs plenty of punches and twists, I had to go back three times while reading Underboss to see if indeed twists were hinted at. The gangland language is awesome or rather goombahrific, and the Kingpin as Julius Ceasar angle(though you know that Kingpin can't be killed off that easy, right ;) all makes for an entertaining read. My one qualm is the "silent" issue, where its all pics and no words(a string of these ran through all the Marvel Universe titles at the time) while still engaging, it was a let down compared to the rest of the stories since the dialogue in this book is so good. Bendis does a superb job fleshing out all the supporting DD characers like Ben Urich, Foggy and Kingpin's son and wife.
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