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Summary: Daredevil at its best...
Review: ...and that pretty much sums it up, this is Daredevil at its best, a great writer like Kevin Smith coupled with the awesome talents of Joe Quesada makes this the absolute best run on Daredevil that I can remember. The story is deep and developed, art that has never been equaled on Daredevil before, and plot twists that hit from left and right. I have been buying comics for longer than I can remember and this is the run that brought me back to Daredevil, long after everyone including myself thought it a dead title. I never recomend people to certain comics, but this is something that I will recomend til the day I die. This is as good as it gets
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Summary: Pretty good but...
Review: ...the plot feels a lot like Born Again, by Frank Miller, which I think is the greatest Daredevil story ever written. Both books deal with the near-total destruction of Matt Murdock's life by an unseen force. Matt even comments on the similarity, which does not excuse it.
I enjoyed the ending, and the revelation of who the villain was. It was also good to see Matt finally confront his mother. And the art was beautiful (although it didn't feel dark enough to be Daredevil).
I can understand how someone would be curious about this, as a Kevin Smith fan, but both Born Again and (I'm told) his own Green Arrow series are significantly better.
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Summary: A great book for an excellent character
Review: A few years ago Daredevil was in the pits. No one cared since Frank Miller left and he was at the bottom of the top 100 list. This storyline changed everything. Brought together with a magnificent and compelling story by Kevin Simth, action packed and sexy art(Black Widow, va va voom) by Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti, and vibrant colors by Avalon Studios made this book the gem that it is. This storyline is a savior to fans everywhere. And you won't need Mephisto to tell you that.
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Summary: Magnificent - The Best Daredevil Since Frank Miller
Review: Although not a lifelong fan of the horned one's saga, I've always found myself drawn to the character, perhaps as a result of Frank Miller's involvement ("Born Again" is one of my favorite graphic novels of all time). It was with some reservation that I approached this, a filmmaker's attempt at writing comics. I needn't have worried. This is the best Daredevil since Frank Miller took pen to paper to mess with Matt Murdock's life. Kevin Smith shows us more of the surprising depth he began to reveal in "Chasing Amy" and the struggle within the character, torn between being a victim and being a champion, is beautifully rendered by Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti. Also noteworthy: despite the darkness of the storyline, Smith smartly douses the plot with humorous references throughout: the "Devil Cave" story told by Turk, the "Tall buildings in a single bound" line (a pointed remark to Smith's one-time involvement in writing the script for "Superman Lives"). Featuring grand drama to match any of the landmark graphic novels in the genre this is the best comic I've come across since Kingdom Come. My apologies and kudos to Kevin Smith: Sir, I now mourn your disengagement from the Superman script. I hope you will come back to this title soon.
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Summary: No other words...
Review: At first I was very hesitant in buying this graphic novel. Of course, I enjoyed reading Daredevil stories since I was in High School, but only because of Frank Miller's Daredevil: Born Again and his equally legendary Elektra Saga. Nothing more. I had perfectly assumed this new book would be another one of those present-day rip-offs (all form, no substance stuff) that's further pushing me away from reading comic books. Boy, I'm sure glad I was wrong. The book in itself was fantastic. Kevin Smith's (Chasing Amy, Dogma, Mall Rats-y'know, the works) writing was more than remarkable, it was amazing! I haven't seen lines written in comics like that in a long while now. The last time I read something as memorable was when I read Frank Miller's (again) The Dark Knight Returns. It's very interesting to note some good lines from Smith's script like "What kind of a mugger wears a suit?" or "To do my father's work, padre." Not to mention the middle part of the story where there is an unexpected plot twist that ultimately undo our protagonist's life beyond any form of redemption (hmm, I'm sounding a bit strange back there). This is excellent stuff that I'm sure is already a classic on its own. Smith does his best working as a comic book scribe so his growing number of fans certainly look forward to seeing him do more for the industry in the near future. As for the book's art, man, Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti far exceed their bars of excellence sky high! Those two guys went over-the-top on this series. Oh, I wouldn't want to forget the stark and detailed computer-enhanced coloring that gave depth to the pictures. Crisp writing plus good art equals an excellent, classical read. And to top it all off, I would like to quote Matt Murdock's most remembered (and touching) line in the story that further adds greatness to the book: "There are no words..." You'll understand why when you get this graphic novel. 'Nuff, said.
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Summary: Not bad...
Review: but doesn't hold a stick to the Golden Era of Frank Miller's Daredevil. The story, plot and graphics were OK and if your simply looking for a few hours of escape, then this is an OK read but I wouldn't hardly recommend buying it.
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Summary: DD fans who like Karen Page, won't like this book.
Review: For those of you unfamilar with the Daredevil comic, Karen Page is one of the long running supportring players in the comic. Has been the one of the women whom Daredevil, aka, Matt Murdock has loved over the years, and she is pretty much written out of the series in this story in a most brutal and cruel manner, suggesting that Kevin Smith really wrote this for Shock entertainment value only. Anyway if you like Karen, don't read this book, but there is some hope you will see her again in the up-coming Daredevil movie being made by Mark Steven Johnson. However after seeing the theater trailer for that movie, it looks like the story of Daredevil will come across too much like Batman.
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Summary: extremely terrible graphic novel
Review: I bought this title based on the positive reviews about kevin smith's work. Unfortunately, the story and graphic novel was extremely boring and lame. there is no comparision to frank miller's eighties work in terms of intensity and impact. Frank Miller was brilliant because there was a cleverness to the words and the impact in emotional thought to Daredevil or Batman in Miller's work. THe christian theme was extremely ineffective and the drawing, which was pretty good, was destroyed by the terrible coloring. It was too dark and I dont mean the story. As a very picky comic book reader, I would tell discerning comic readers not to spend their money on this title.
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Summary: Raves From A Non Comic Fan
Review: I haven't been into comics short of one year in my entire life (my 6th grade year in 1994). When I saw Kevin Smith was going to do a more religious and emotional take on Daredevil, I was inclined to delve back into the Marvel Universe. What I found in this book is a story with more depth and character development than 90% of all Hollywood films made within the last few years. When a story about a crimefighter in red spandex and a devil's mask can nearly bring you to tears, provide you with some spiritual insight, and make you laugh on occasion with some very sharp wit, you have a "funny book" that completely transcends its unfairly derided medium. Recommended for any adult fan of good literature.
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Summary: repetative
Review: I just started reading DD and collecting all the trades I could lay my hands on, in other words I read "Guardian Devil" and "Born Again" within a week of each other. Kevin Smith certainly gave credit where credit was due by having multiple characters make references to "Born Again" but this story simply pales beside the work it was derived from. This has happened before, the reader knows it, Matt knows it and it just doesn't have the same punch as the first time around for either.
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