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Summary: A Must Buy!
Review: Its about a blind superhero who is forced to make a tough decision about killing a baby. An old man tells him it's an evil baby and it should be destroyed. His ex-girlfriend says that she has AIDS. What else could go wrong? I wont say anymore about this wonderful comic, but if I was you, I'd buy it. If you like Kevin Smith's work than this is a must. I've already read it twice it was so good. Also check out his "Green Arrow".
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Summary: A fine first effort
Review: Kevin Smith proved he could write interesting characters in his films. But could he succeed in the pinnacle art form of all literature: comics?The answer is a resounding yes! Smith does a fine job of capturing the essence of Marvel's most intriguing character, Matt Murdock, the blind lawyer gifted with the power of hypersenses and radar "vision." Smith's tale of deceit, death and remorse hits to the bone. Nice job, Silent Bob!
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Summary: Don't discount Smith, an indy film legend, as a comix writer
Review: Kevin Smith, the indie film god responsible for Clerks, Mallrats, Dogma and more, and Joe Quesada, who is now the EIC of Marvel Comics and whom we've seen way too little of, do an AMAZING job of revitalizing Daredevil as a character, and kicking off his career as a headliner for the Marvel Knights line. Ha. Shortly before the first issue of this trade paperback collection hit the stands, I wrote to Marvel, pleading with them to reinvent Daredevil, using gimmicks like replacing an arm with a bionic weapon. Apparently I was on the wrong track. This TPB shows us the very human face of our resident 'devil, but doesn't hesitate to lead us through the story with kick-[butt] art and widescreen battles. After you enjoy this work of art, continue to follow our hero (in order of continuity) in Daredevil: Parts of a Hole, Daredevil: Ninja, Daredevil: Wake Up, Daredevil: Underboss, and Daredevil: Out, all of which are thrilling and are done by the master-writer Brian Michael Bendis. Enjoy!!
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Summary: The books that saved Marvel...
Review: Marvel was a sinking ship until Quesada came along and took the rigns. Kevin Smith's story arc was a direct result of Joe and it's not only good, its great. I've been reading comics for years and this book blew my socks off. My wife, who had never read a comic in her life now reads then all the time because of Smiths story. All I can say, is that if you haven't read this book, get it and read it!
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Summary: Possibly one of the best things Kevin Smith has ever written
Review: Ok. Let's get the Frank Miller spectre out of the way first. This book is enough like Frank Miller that many Daredevil fans might be disappointed that it isn't Frank Miller. Bullseye even shows up to kill an important character and there is that whole Daredevil's mother the nun plot twist that I'm sure Miller did first. It's also one of those major "screw-with-Daredevil-until-he-fights-back" storylines that seem much more popular for Daredevil than other characters. But it still is one of the best Daredevil stories in ages. Kevin Smith has a great writing style and his Catholicism doesn't interfere with the storyline, but I love it when writers use religion in a storyline and don't resort to either 1.preaching (either for or against a religion) or 2.Salinger-like ignorance (my grandfather was Jewish, I studied Zen, but I will only mention these things because it sounds cool) Kevin Smith is one of those Catholics that gets both intellectual and emotional power from Catholicism without falling into absolute loyalty. He struggles with his faith and he's much more interesting and stronger for it. THe only other writer I've encountered like that is Andrew Greely. Art work is amazing. Smith admits in the introduction that he can't really set up shots, but the artist sure can. Smith should hire this guy on all his movies to oversee cinematography (or just do cartoons with this guy as the animator) Besides that this is a great storyline, great art and it doesn't fall into either religious or comic book cliches. It is almost enough to revive your faith in Marvel comics.
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Summary: BLAG
Review: over rated [stuff], just like everything else kevin smith has done, except for Clerks, and CLerks the animated series
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Summary: Smith is here to stay...
Review: Smith does a wonderful job reinventing the Man Without Fear. One can only wonder the spontaneity he'd bring to the film version starring Afflek (Blech!). Quesada's artwork is so over the top, and the coloring appears to be done by somebody on acid. If you're expecting the menacing an stark vision which Miller brought to this anti-hero, don't tread in these waters. Still, it's a 4 star story... and DD is back!
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Summary: Returning Daredevil to form
Review: The introduction of the Marvel Knights line was the first step of many in Marvel Comics undergoing an overhaul. Daredevil wasn't selling anymore, and the stories had degenerated into predictable and rather lackluster storyarcs that were only a shell of the classic Daredevil stories of years ago. So, Daredevil was re-launched under the Marvel Knights banner, with artist Joe Quesada brought on board, and none other than Clerks and Chasing Amy director Kevin Smith brought on board to scribe the Man Without Fear. This TPB collects Smith and Quesada's eight issue Guardian Devil storyline in which Matt Murdock/Daredevil finds himself at the center of a would-be conspiracy with a mysterious baby who is proclaimed to be either the savior of the world, or the anti-christ itself. At the same time, Matt's old flame Karen Page returns, as does the deranged assassin Bullseye, and tragedy soon follows. Smith's story manages to do the character justice while paying homage to previous Daredevil storylines. Joe Quesada's art on the other hand has it's up's and down's. The art as a whole is solid, but his character models look too much like caricatures at times. The only real problem with Guardian Devil is with the story. Frank Miller brilliantly injected the notion of catholic guilt into the character, and while Smith manages to do the same, the underlining theme of faith in God is just unnecessary. That aside though, this was the beginning of some of the best stories to ever hit Daredevil, followed by various runs by David Mack and Brian Michael Bendis, and this volume is worth picking up for alone as a precursor to those brilliant storyarcs.
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Summary: Returning Daredevil to form
Review: The introduction of the Marvel Knights line was the first step of many in Marvel Comics undergoing an overhaul. Daredevil wasn't selling anymore, and the stories had degenerated into predictable and rather lackluster storyarcs that were only a shell of the classic Daredevil stories of years ago. So, Daredevil was re-launched under the Marvel Knights banner, with artist Joe Quesada brought on board, and none other than Clerks and Chasing Amy director Kevin Smith brought on board to scribe the Man Without Fear. This TPB collects Smith and Quesada's eight issue Guardian Devil storyline in which Matt Murdock/Daredevil finds himself at the center of a would-be conspiracy with a mysterious baby who is proclaimed to be either the savior of the world, or the anti-christ itself. At the same time, Matt's old flame Karen Page returns, as does the deranged assassin Bullseye, and tragedy soon follows. Smith's story manages to do the character justice while paying homage to previous Daredevil storylines. Joe Quesada's art on the other hand has it's up's and down's. The art as a whole is solid, but his character models look too much like caricatures at times. The only real problem with Guardian Devil is with the story. Frank Miller brilliantly injected the notion of catholic guilt into the character, and while Smith manages to do the same, the underlining theme of faith in God is just unnecessary. That aside though, this was the beginning of some of the best stories to ever hit Daredevil, followed by various runs by David Mack and Brian Michael Bendis, and this volume is worth picking up for alone as a precursor to those brilliant storyarcs.
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Summary: Decent but VERY overrated
Review: The major problem with quality writing in comics is simply the format itself. It is a serial, and the object is to keep the buyer an addict instead of having a beginning and an ending. That said, Kevin Smith has the clout to make the most major changes and revisions to this character since Frank Miller. Unfortunately, he does this by blatantly imitating the Miller 86 "Born Again" story of ruining DD's life with the murder of his lover by Bullseye from Millers earlier "Elektra" storyline. Addding in Catholicism and a cheesy Spider Man villain. The fact that this is highly derivitive doesn't make it terrible, esp. concerning the medium, but is a not essential except to Smith's fanbase or completists. Read the Frank Miller paperback reprints of "Visionaries 2" or "Born Again" for the better originals. P.S. Karen Page deserved better than this send-off
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