A review by crookedtreehouse
Daredevil by Chip Zdarsky, Vol. 4: End of Hell by Chip Zdarsky
5.0
This continues to be the best run of Daredevil since the [a:Brian Michael Bendis|12424|Brian Michael Bendis|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1239763230p2/12424.jpg]/[a:Ed Brubaker|37450|Ed Brubaker|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1230612199p2/37450.jpg] run. No disrespect to [a:Mark Waid|5363|Mark Waid|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1281876586p2/5363.jpg], whose tenure was fun and full of incredible growth for the characters, but this Zdarsky run is *chef kiss*.
A great comic book writer, creating under the structure of Marvel or DC, can seamlessly weave several smaller stories into one big tapestry. Zdarsky is weaving, unraveling, waving, and unraveling, as characters come together, leave, return to the action, and it all not only makes sense, it's narratively satisfying and a joy to read.
His balance of His Daredevil villains and the classic ones is perfect, as every character's role in the story seems logical and emotionally true to the story. I can't wait to see what he has in store for the next volume.
[a:Jorge Fornes|14030772|Jorge Fornés|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]'s flat (I don't mean that as an insult, I love his layouts, his use of shadow, and how and when he chooses to show facial and body language) work is reminiscent of [a:Sean Phillips|22671|Sean Phillips|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1565044514p2/22671.jpg]'s best work. And [a:Marco Checchetto|2994619|Marco Checchetto|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1483324825p2/2994619.jpg] sketchier style and more complex layouts also work really well, but aren't a startling change from Fornes's issue.
If you're a Daredevil fan, you absolutely must read this run. It's excellent.
A great comic book writer, creating under the structure of Marvel or DC, can seamlessly weave several smaller stories into one big tapestry. Zdarsky is weaving, unraveling, waving, and unraveling, as characters come together, leave, return to the action, and it all not only makes sense, it's narratively satisfying and a joy to read.
His balance of His Daredevil villains and the classic ones is perfect, as every character's role in the story seems logical and emotionally true to the story. I can't wait to see what he has in store for the next volume.
[a:Jorge Fornes|14030772|Jorge Fornés|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]'s flat (I don't mean that as an insult, I love his layouts, his use of shadow, and how and when he chooses to show facial and body language) work is reminiscent of [a:Sean Phillips|22671|Sean Phillips|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1565044514p2/22671.jpg]'s best work. And [a:Marco Checchetto|2994619|Marco Checchetto|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1483324825p2/2994619.jpg] sketchier style and more complex layouts also work really well, but aren't a startling change from Fornes's issue.
If you're a Daredevil fan, you absolutely must read this run. It's excellent.