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Title: Daredevil: The Man Without Fear! by Kevin Smith, David Mack, Joe Quesada ISBN: 0-7851-1015-1 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: May, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.07 (15 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: The Man Without Fear Is Back : In full force
Comment: The reason that I give this book only four stars is because it is a reprint of the first three issues in an eight issue story arc. Othe than that the book is perfect. Kevin Smith really does this book justice. Anyone who wants to read a comic that is as good as the great Frank miller's run should absolutely pick this up. Kevin finally makes a character truly interesting and exciting for the first time in years. and Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti's art make a very striking visual statement. It is very exciting and fun to look at. Overall a very impressive book but i felt that it was more for the people who have the first issues signed or something and do not want to read them for fear of damage. Also check out Daredevil: Visionaries for the full eight issue storyline
Rating: 5
Summary: Definitive Daredevil ;
Comment: "Daredevil vol. 1 HC" comprises comic compilation culled from Daredevil(vol. 2) issues # 1-8, &9-15(I forgotten what one issue skip here, perhaps #l3?).This is the original title of this hardcover GN as solicited by Marvel, not the title indicated above.The writer & artist respectively are Kevin Smith & Joe Quesada for #1-8, which I want to explore here. Other issues are #9-15, & is written by David Mack, it is lamentable I have yet to read these issues, but I heard they are also very good tales & I concur, since David Mack is one of the most talented storytellers in this medium as he excel on writing psychological & intellectual stories.And, with Quesada again as his artist.
This run by Kevin Smith & Joe Quesada (#1-8) is the definitive Daredevil. This storyarc by Kevin Smith is titled "the Guardian Devil" is about an infant who turns up under Matt Murdock care after an unceasing & unexpected turn of events. Matt was influenced to think the baby was a savior predestined by God to save mankind, or/but perhaps the baby is an antithesis, an omen, a veritable anti-christ that will agonizes him with myriad of problems ? Or perhaps, the infant is neither of them all, but a concoction and confederation by his long-time enemies ?
The story characteristic elements that are relative to being the best & exemplary of all Daredevil books ever created are slow-moving, gloomy & poignant ,talky & dialogue-heavy.These characteristics is a conclusive statement resulted to being a hardcore thread, yet though quite heavy & intense, the book turns out to be a must & definitive reading.It should stand as the quintessential reference and keepsake hardcover tome for collector & daredevil fans alike. But especially recommended for new readers to Daredevil, as this GN is a stand-alone & aptly, as an introductory reading to get acquainted to Daredevil mythos.
The book other high points come from smaller scenes & tender moments like, Matt is having a small talk with her mother,a nun. Their conversation is thoughtful,metaphoric,& poignant mixed together, as they debated about Matt being a son to her, & about her being a mother or not to Matt.But the best part, is when her mother narrates to Matt a parable about God, having faith or not having faith.Do God exist or not. To extract a small portion of her story, she recounted "if you did not believe in God, then you died and happen there is an afterlife,it will be too late for sorry".That statement is a reply to Matt as he opined there is no God nor a Heaven.
The other high points worth elaborating about is Karen Page, the lead female protagonist. Her participation in this story commence from the opening page of the story, up until the last page, long after she died.The book is well-organized and deftly-crafted, as her implicit appearance from page one is solely from her voice alone reading a diary placed in the captions. Those scenes I think is poignantly & meticulously written by the author as she fondly recounted her personal & memorable moments with Matt Murdock.Her words alone, can give you an initial background to the long-time character; Her startling involvement in a physical confrontation between Daredevil & his long-time nemesis Bullseye which inevitably resulted to her demise as an act of self-sacrifice to his beloved Matt; And in the end pages,where she gave something personal & valuable for her, to Matt as her last will, where again, everything were told in the same manner as the opening pages,with her woice alone reading her last will placed via captions.Karen Page, her part in this definitive story, consisted a large chunk of alloted space, as her character & role is critical to the success of this endeavor.
Bullseye, Black widow & Foggy Nelson, also are accorded a big chunk of alloted space for their character developement.They also play a significant parts in contribution to being the best Daredevil story ever.
My opinion regarding heralding Frank Miller's Daredevil efforts, such as his " Daredevil: Year one" & "Daredevil: Born again". I had read them both. His endeavor does not merit being called the definitive Dardevil. I found his works not strong & inadequate. Not strong because, Frank Miller, in my obsevation has a propensity to slacked off or weakened especially, often at the end part(or issues)of the story.Particulary, Iam referring to his work on "Born Again", to substantiate my point. Inadequate because, unlike Kevin Smith's, he did not exercise proficient story-related characteristic elements or moods to ameliorate and supplement his storytelling, such as dark & depressing, heartwarming & poignant or anything of intellectually stirring. Also, the artworks on both books, in my thinking, are below par as in not particulary eye-pleasing and especially look dirty and unfinished.
Daredevil vol. 1 HC personifies Kevin Smith as a top-notch and quality writer, who has a profound talent to write hardcore, heavy, poignant and memorable stories.Writng them is not easy, as it requires a writer of top-caliber skills. A good book to own for it's historical value of being a timeless masterwork. This book, I rate as the very best in the superhero genre, rank up there,in parallel with Origin, Marvel Masterworks, Rise of Apocalypse, Villainy of Dr. Doom & Thor, Gods on Earth TPBs.
Highest possible recommendation.
Rating: 3
Summary: Interesting, but ultimately futile.
Comment: This is what a friend of mine would call a "moving a sofa" story - consult 'Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency' for the concept.
It introduces the new love interest for Matt Murdock, whose father was once the Kingpin's right-hand man, until the Kingpin killed him because he was 'too crazy'. Maya herself has the powers of the longtime Marvel villain the Taskmaster - anything she sees done, she can duplicate. She also is deaf.
The Kingpin takes advantage of Maya's questions about how her father died by telling Maya that Daredevil killed him. He also asks her to talk to Matt Murdock at his law offices about a few things, resulting in the inevitable "you're really Daredevil?" moment. Needless to say, when Maya finds out she's been tricked, she goes to deal with the Kingpin.
High points in this collection are a autobiography of the Kingpin, rendered as his thoughts to himself; a story placed at the end that would have broken the narrative flow, but is extremely well done and, I think, part of one of the 'special event' months at about that time; and Maya's - or as she's called, Echo - plan to deal with Daredevil's senses, especially his hearing, to give herself the edge.
Overall, though, it was disappointing. The art, however, is stunning, especially the rendering of Maya's thought balloons.
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Title: Daredevil: The Man Without Fear: Lowlife by Brian Michael Bendis, Alex Maleev ISBN: 0785111050 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: July, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.99 |
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Title: Daredevil: Wake Up by Brian Michael Bendis, David Mack ISBN: 078510948X Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: July, 2002 List Price(USD): $9.99 |
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Title: Daredevil: Underboss by Brian Michael Bendis, Alex Maleev ISBN: 0785110240 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: August, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: Daredevil, Vol. 2 by Alex Maleev, Brian Michael Bendis ISBN: 0785109269 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: December, 2002 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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Title: Daredevil: The Man With Out Fear by Kevin Smith, Joe Quesada, Jimmy Palmiotti ISBN: 0785107371 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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