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Daredevil, Volume 4 by Mark Waid

krakow54's review

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

modernhobbitvibes's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

4.75

Daredevil fans who read this volume were QUAKING when Spot was announced for Across the Spider Verse...it's me, I'm Daredevil Fans.

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fifth_magpie's review

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adventurous hopeful tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

killerklowns's review

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5.0

love how the comics illustrate matt’s radar abilities

murphyc1's review

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4.0

I enjoyed it quite a lot, and I'd give it 3.5 *'s if I could. I just hate the contrived conflict. Foggy and Matt don't have to be at each other's throats in every other Daredevil story. Not to mention the vaguely motivated heel-turns and backstabbings. The Spot and Coyote were cool.

dantastic's review

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4.0

16 - Hank Pym shrinks down to microscopic size to take out the robots in Daredevil's brain!

Pretty cool stuff and another example of how Matt is part of the greater Marvel Universe, no longer exiled to its gritty shithole corner. Although it feels like he might be heading back to the feces-smeared area pretty soon with what Foggy fond in his desk drawer.

17 - Jobless, Matt reflects on his rocky past with Foggy Nelson and a battle with Stilt-Man.

Michael Allred drawing Daredevil is pretty fucking sweet and this tale is perfectly suited to his retro-style. Matt getting to see his dad using virtual reality was pretty cool.

18 - Foggy gets a case he needs Daredevil's help on and Matt needs a huge favor from Foggy.

I was in the dark about Matt's ex-wife but her being in his apartment and not the asylum seemed like a big deal. Someone powerful continues to mess with Matt's life. I'm guessing this is the next big story now that the Omega Drive storyline is over.

19 - Matt's life continues to disintegrate but now he knows who is responsible... or does he?

He sure knows who's responsible by the end of the issue. I can't express my newfound admiration for Mark Waid on this title. Also, Chris Samnee's art is really growing on me now that he's the regular artist.

20 - Coyote has Daredevil in his clutches and can't wait to explain his scheme to him. Meanwhile, Kirsten spills her guts on what she thinks is Daredevil's insanity...

This one had some crazy imagery in it. Waid has certainly dialed up the weirdness.

21 - Things get resolved with Coyote and The Spot. Foggy and Matt try to patch things up. And Kirsten goes to someone for help with Daredevil.

Waid and Samnee continue to tick all the right boxes for me. I thought the last issue had some crazy images but The Spot vs. Coyote had some Ditko-level craziness to it. I would not want to be Daredevil when the Superior Spider-Man shows up to settle his hash.

Closing Thoughts: Waid and Samnee are the team to beat on Daredevil. I'm not ready to say it's Hawkeye-good just yet but it's definitely heading in that direction. 4 out of 5 stars.

raul3893's review

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3.0

3.5
I wish the plot would’ve been set into two volumes,because it sorted itself quickly, the lore about his wife was interesting

modkuraika's review

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5.0

I love the acknowledgement of Matt's past mania and self-destructive lifestyle, and how in spite of Waid's run bringing him back to the occasional smile, Matt'll never be completely alright.

helpfulsnowman's review

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3.0

I know I'm a bad comic book fan, but I'm weak when it comes to following artists. I just...I don't know. I feel like some artists are perfect for some books and not for others. And I do feel like artists have a little less flex when it comes to doing projects with vastly different tones that their writer counterparts.

That said, love me some Mike Allred.

After looking into Mike Allred for some reason, thought I'd share some fun facts.

1. Mike Allred is Mormon.

Yep. He started an adaptation of the Book of Mormon in graphic format called The Golden Plates. And yes, he is STILL a Mormon. Not one who abandoned the faith early in life.

2. Mike Allred is probably the most reasonable Mormon ever, of all time.

Seriously. I read an interview in Slate regarding some of this stuff (http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2011/10/11/book_of_mormon_by_michael_allred_the_golden_plates.html) and here's one of his answers regarding faith:

My beliefs are mostly hopes. Anyone can argue the truth of anything and be unswayable, given the strength of their convictions or degree of stubbornness. Beyond that, the Book of Mormon is fascinating on any level, fact or fiction. If true, we know that God exists, there is life after death, and life has an eternal meaning. If fiction, it’s a phenomenal story.

3. Mike Allred is COLOR BLIND.

Yep. Weird, huh?

4. Because Mike Allred is color blind, his wife does the coloring for him.

Pretty great artistic duo. Finding this out simultaneously brought a tear to my eye and made me gag. Which is my normal reaction to a situation involving love.

breiner26's review

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4.0

4 ⭐