crookedtreehouse's review against another edition
2.0
The idea of Daredevil trying to take down The Hand from the inside is intriguing, but Diggle doesn't have the skill to keep the story interesting. Tossing Kingpin, Dark Reign era Norman-Osborne, Bullseye, Lady Bullseye, White Tiger, Tarantula, the newish Stick-like guru, and having The Owl and the Hood loom in the background should have me turning every page as quickly as possible to find out which way the story will twist next. But it barely twists at all. Everything is so straightforward and obvious that I found myself turning the pages quickly in hopes of reaching the end faster.
It gets a lot worse when Anthony Johnston joins in on scripting and dialogue. That guy is a an F- Hack. Any slight nuance Diggle had at the beginning of his run disappears as soon as Johnston joins in. Dude must type with his elbows.
It's a shame because the art in this book is a step up from the Brubaker/Lark run, and Lark is very talented. The layouts aren't as exciting as the Maleev/Mack era (though Checchetto's issues are pretty close) but the Tan and De La Torre issues just look stark and perfectly articulate the tone Diggle was aiming for. Diggle may have missed the target, but his artists didn't.
If you're a completist, and you loved the Quesada/Bendis/Brubaker era of Daredevil, this is still probably worth picking up. It's a dip in quality for sure, but it's the same characters, the same continuity, and you can skip pages if you're bored and really not miss much.
It gets a lot worse when Anthony Johnston joins in on scripting and dialogue. That guy is a an F- Hack. Any slight nuance Diggle had at the beginning of his run disappears as soon as Johnston joins in. Dude must type with his elbows.
It's a shame because the art in this book is a step up from the Brubaker/Lark run, and Lark is very talented. The layouts aren't as exciting as the Maleev/Mack era (though Checchetto's issues are pretty close) but the Tan and De La Torre issues just look stark and perfectly articulate the tone Diggle was aiming for. Diggle may have missed the target, but his artists didn't.
If you're a completist, and you loved the Quesada/Bendis/Brubaker era of Daredevil, this is still probably worth picking up. It's a dip in quality for sure, but it's the same characters, the same continuity, and you can skip pages if you're bored and really not miss much.
subhamroxx's review against another edition
4.0
This was a pretty good read!
I like how this ties up with Dark reign and then has Matt taking control of the hand and an attack by Bullseye and then the tenant incident and then showing why the hand maybe needed and then taking up some insane and far out actions like taking down Master Izo and all that drama but what happens when he goes to Japan with white Tiger and meets a new enemy in Bakuto? Also what are their real intentions? Plus the prelude to Shadowland!
Its actually a pretty good volume and just shows the lengths Matt has gone and he thinks maybe the hand is the solution and how it all goes wrong is hinted at here and I like the build up and also the things that are happening with Foggy and Dakota and how Kingpin is involved, slowly amassing his power which sets him for an interesting confrontation with MURDOCK. Its a high no-holds barred contest for sure and the story in Japan while not the most exciting does hint at big things to come for matt and the twist were good.
Its a prelude pretty much and the lead up is exciting to whatever comes next so yeah!
I like how this ties up with Dark reign and then has Matt taking control of the hand and an attack by Bullseye and then the tenant incident and then showing why the hand maybe needed and then taking up some insane and far out actions like taking down Master Izo and all that drama but what happens when he goes to Japan with white Tiger and meets a new enemy in Bakuto? Also what are their real intentions? Plus the prelude to Shadowland!
Its actually a pretty good volume and just shows the lengths Matt has gone and he thinks maybe the hand is the solution and how it all goes wrong is hinted at here and I like the build up and also the things that are happening with Foggy and Dakota and how Kingpin is involved, slowly amassing his power which sets him for an interesting confrontation with MURDOCK. Its a high no-holds barred contest for sure and the story in Japan while not the most exciting does hint at big things to come for matt and the twist were good.
Its a prelude pretty much and the lead up is exciting to whatever comes next so yeah!
fabilous_books's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
I really don’t like this direction we’re heading…
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