I won't go as far as to say this issue single-handedly validates the more yawn-worthy middle pieces of "Without Fear," but it does contain a very solid Daredevil story that has everything you'd rely on the character to provide, and one that ultimately furthers the character a bit. That's as good an accomplishment as any ongoing book can reasonably hope for. Read Full Review

The epilogue, thankfully is much stronger than the climax. But it's completely twisted and depressing. I think no matter the circumstances here, there was no way to end this confrontation in a satisfactory manner; Brubaker might have written himself into a corner. He got himself out, but like the fight between Daredevil and Mr. Fear, it wasn't pretty. Read Full Review

In the end, though, I'm not sure what Mr Fear was out to accomplish. Why go get your ass kicked by Murdock and go to jail? The little tidbit about how his fear powers don't require the gas anymore and are like pheromones was nice and he now runs the prison, but still, why not team up with Hood, kill / humiliate Matt and call it a day? Good issue, but a different, not sure if I'd call it great or bad, ending to this storyline. Read Full Review