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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
james_desantis's review
4.0
Daredevil continues to be stellar behind Bendis's writing.
This time we get loser The Owl stirring up trouble, trying to pick up or take the spot of the Kingpin. At the same time the court case is moving closer and closer for Matt. And Milla, a new love interest, enters Matt's life. While not the strongest volume of the series, it's a solid one that introduces characters while also reintroducing old foes. This is Matt on the verge of a nervous breakdown and his little spat with Luke shows that. I really enjoyed this volume but it feels like the calm before the storm. A 4 out of 5.
This time we get loser The Owl stirring up trouble, trying to pick up or take the spot of the Kingpin. At the same time the court case is moving closer and closer for Matt. And Milla, a new love interest, enters Matt's life. While not the strongest volume of the series, it's a solid one that introduces characters while also reintroducing old foes. This is Matt on the verge of a nervous breakdown and his little spat with Luke shows that. I really enjoyed this volume but it feels like the calm before the storm. A 4 out of 5.
miss_johnsto's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Complicated
4.0
crookedtreehouse's review
5.0
The Bendis Daredevil saga continues to be the best superhero noir series that Marvel has ever put out. While you might be able to hold up a six or seven issue Batman story against it for DC, there is no run of Batman as long as this Daredevil run that even comes lose to this quality. And few other DC comics even tried a story this long. So far, I've added every volume of the Mack/Bendis run as a favorite, and with, I think just one exception, I think all of these volumes, plus the adjacent run of [b:Alias, Vol. 2: Come Home|105890|Alias, Vol. 2 Come Home|Brian Michael Bendis|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388217516l/105890._SY75_.jpg|102071], are going to end on that Favorites list.
thebookberrie's review
3.0
After volume 5 was so long, this one was surprisingly short. The Owl is trying to take over for Wilson Fisk and he has a new drug on the street said to give people temporary mutant powers. Then the head of the newspaper that outed Daredevil ends up murdered. Also Daredevil saved a blind woman and then she finds him and they go on a date which was... a thing.
I'm glad the last artist is back but I wasn't fully into this storyline. Probably because I absolutely hate the Owl's design like he just looks gross. They make the drug from scraping his skin which makes me want to barf.
This volume felt like a lot of filler tbh especially after the last one hitting.
I'm glad the last artist is back but I wasn't fully into this storyline. Probably because I absolutely hate the Owl's design like he just looks gross. They make the drug from scraping his skin which makes me want to barf.
This volume felt like a lot of filler tbh especially after the last one hitting.
davybaby's review
2.0
Oh god. The art. There were a few frames that were good. I'll grant you that. But most of time it just felt like Reading Rainbow, where you're just wishing it was animated if it was going to pretend to be interesting. Maleev uses the same frames over and over again, one of my pet peeves of comic laziness. I get that art is hard, and that sometimes you want people to focus on the dialogue, but it's a visual medium for a reason. I need more than one panel per issue that's interesting to look at.
That said, the story was good. After the excellent Netflix Daredevil show, I thought I should check out some of the comics. I'm glad I did. This story focuses on the Owl, a barely competent criminal trying to fill the void left by Kingpin. Even with Kingpin's advisors helping him, the Owl botches his shot. It was a refreshing story, really. Where the villain is truly just a cog, and the only reason he gets as far as he does is because of the flaws in the system and the depth of society's problems. In most comic stories, the evil is insurmountable until, suddenly and unbelievably, it's surmounted. In this, you knew that as soon as the Owl screwed up (which he was always on the verge of doing), he would have no chance. I know it was just a small story between some of Daredevil's larger foes, but I still appreciated it.
That said, the story was good. After the excellent Netflix Daredevil show, I thought I should check out some of the comics. I'm glad I did. This story focuses on the Owl, a barely competent criminal trying to fill the void left by Kingpin. Even with Kingpin's advisors helping him, the Owl botches his shot. It was a refreshing story, really. Where the villain is truly just a cog, and the only reason he gets as far as he does is because of the flaws in the system and the depth of society's problems. In most comic stories, the evil is insurmountable until, suddenly and unbelievably, it's surmounted. In this, you knew that as soon as the Owl screwed up (which he was always on the verge of doing), he would have no chance. I know it was just a small story between some of Daredevil's larger foes, but I still appreciated it.