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A review by angrybooklady
Daredevil, Vol. 2: Parts of a Hole by David W. Mack
4.0
Matt and Foggy meet a client with a severe speech impediment that only Matt can seem to translate, introducing the theme for this volume: miscommunication. The client only has the speech impediment in high stress situations, much like Matt and Maya can only communicate with each other when she isn't trying to rip Matt's face off.
Maya Lopez is a deaf assassin who goes up by the name Echo and was brought up by Wilson Fisk after the death of her father. Fisk tells Maya that Daredevil killed her father (which is impossible, since Matt was in grade school at the time) and sets her loose on him. By happenstance, she meets charming and blind lawyer Matt Murdoch first and the pair hit it off. Maya is completely unaware that Matt is Daredevil but--when they fight--he recognizes her scent and voice immediately. Because of her rage, it's impossible for Matt to get her to slow down long enough to read his lips to explain.
Matt and Maya's courtship was honestly pretty cute. I especially liked the bit where they go to the movies and Maya describes the scene to Matt while Matt tells her what the characters say when their mouths aren't on screen. (Of course, they're making too much noise and are promptly thrown out. The art was pretty cool and I loved how the book explored Matt and Maya's individual relationships to music and how their disabilities affect those relationships.
The ending fell a bit flat for me.All in all, though, it was pretty good.
Maya Lopez is a deaf assassin who goes up by the name Echo and was brought up by Wilson Fisk after the death of her father. Fisk tells Maya that Daredevil killed her father (which is impossible, since Matt was in grade school at the time) and sets her loose on him. By happenstance, she meets charming and blind lawyer Matt Murdoch first and the pair hit it off. Maya is completely unaware that Matt is Daredevil but--when they fight--he recognizes her scent and voice immediately. Because of her rage, it's impossible for Matt to get her to slow down long enough to read his lips to explain.
Matt and Maya's courtship was honestly pretty cute. I especially liked the bit where they go to the movies and Maya describes the scene to Matt while Matt tells her what the characters say when their mouths aren't on screen. (Of course, they're making too much noise and are promptly thrown out. The art was pretty cool and I loved how the book explored Matt and Maya's individual relationships to music and how their disabilities affect those relationships.
The ending fell a bit flat for me.