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qiaokelibar's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
a great run for sure! the story is definitely dark and challenging at times, but i couldn't put it down. which is saying a lot, since i rarely enjoy dark stories. it had its moments of lightness too, though. lines like "then santa claus stabbed me with a knife" and "okay, who took the muscles out of my legs? :/" had me cracking up even during one of the more depressing DD stories ive read.
the one thing that irked me was how fucking stupid glori got towards the end. people are dying, lady, please put the goddamn camera down holy shit??
the one thing that irked me was how fucking stupid glori got towards the end. people are dying, lady, please put the goddamn camera down holy shit??
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Mass/school shootings, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death and Chronic illness
natnurdock's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, and Stalking
jesselee's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I had high hopes for this one since it's one of if not the most harolded arc of daredevil comic, but I was honestly a bit disappointed. Part of it might not be the books fault; from the get go we start off in a very different place than daredevil vol 3 left off at, to the point where I assumed there were more issues in between but if there were I couldn't find them anywhere. It's possible I just missed them though. But then, while Matt's life falling to pieces is portrayed very well and makes a lot of sense, him putting it back together, the "born again" part, feels very rushed, and there is even what seems to be a time skip in ht middle that glosses over a lot of it. I assume it's a time skip anyway, they don't really do anything to indicate that there is a skip or how long it was, there is just suddenly a very different status quo than in the issue prior. This happens in the last few issues so it makes the whole ending feel kinda weirdly jumbled and out of step with the rest of the story. There are so other oddities that I found off putting as well, for example Foggy's level of concern for Matt and his disappears fluctuates quite a bit for no discernable reason. In the first few issues he was really worried but by the middle he was acting like it wasn't a big deal at all.
There is still a lot to like. As I said, it starts very strong with kingpins dismantling of Matt's life. It is perfectly believable in both how it happens and how the characters react to it. Karens subplot is very compelling and is the most development and narrative attention any of the love interests have gotten so far (during millers run anyway). Ben Urich's subplot is also more evenly paced than the main plot, ends up feeling more coherent.
Ultimately, I did enjoy it overall. Just not nearly as good as I was led to believe it was.
There is still a lot to like. As I said, it starts very strong with kingpins dismantling of Matt's life. It is perfectly believable in both how it happens and how the characters react to it. Karens subplot is very compelling and is the most development and narrative attention any of the love interests have gotten so far (during millers run anyway). Ben Urich's subplot is also more evenly paced than the main plot, ends up feeling more coherent.
Ultimately, I did enjoy it overall. Just not nearly as good as I was led to believe it was.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Kidnapping
Minor: Bullying, Death of parent, and Murder
squidd's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-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
Very well written, but each chapter is worse than the previous and I did not care much for the Captain America/Nuke stuff. The art is brilliant and there is some great characterization of both Matt and Fisk.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Violence, and War
Moderate: Blood and Sexual harassment
Minor: Sexual content
monareadsbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Second Comic!! Daredevil is amazing, I love him so much, but this one was a bit more slow paced than the others, and I didn't like it as much. The art is amazing though.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual violence, and Violence
Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use