THE CREEPIEST DD STORY OF THE CENTURY, "DARK ARTS" CONTINUES!
• A serial killer who turns his victims into works of art is on the loose
• Can DAREDEVIL and BLINDSPOT stop him before he reveals his next "masterpiece"?
Rated T+
The artwork is as gritty as the story, and the figure we see at the end is genuinely maniacal. There's splashes of red that simplyhas to be bloody injuries, it's chilling. His image suits the character of somebody who'd perform these atrocious attacks though, so the artist has done a bloody good job. Read Full Review
It's tough to come up with a compelling high concept in today's superhero landscape, but Soule makes Daredevil #11 one of the best books of the week. Read Full Review
Leave it to Charles Soule to take a great premise (the legal and moral battle over a "blood painting" containing the DNA of over 112 missing persons) and make it even bigger in scope by drawing The Inhumans into the conflict. Read Full Review
That balancing act, between high minded moral quandaries and twisted villainy recalls Ann Nocenti and John Romita Jr.'s iconic run on Daredevil. Daredevil #11 is an issue that's equal parts Hannibal and Enter the Dragon and that's a fine, unexpected balance for Charles Soule and Ron Garney to walk but it's also the most compelling story they've told yet. Read Full Review
I do like the central conceit of the Dark Art story so far. Its a pretty original idea by Soule and takes Daredevil in a direction that isnt overly familiar. Im interested in where Soule and Garney go with this. Although its hardly a perfect issue, much of it is a moody and engaging story, highlighted by strong artwork. Hopefully, Soule and Garney have an even more creative direction for this now that we have met Daredevils foe. Read Full Review
As for the mysterious villain, it appears he was just getting started with the blood painting. A new macabre work of art is discovered involving the bodies of several people positioned in a full scale diorama. It's still unclear just what the artist is after. Publicity? Flaunting the police (and Daredevil's) inability to capture him? Or something more? As for Matt Murdock's day job, it will be interesting to see how far a man respecting justice above all else may be pushed before something eventually breaks. Worth a look. Read Full Review
There's not a lot of action this go round. This issue seems to primarily focus on trying to strengthen the plot. While there is so much that you could do with this story, I feel like I'm a little underwhelmed with what is presented here. The art is not bad but I am starting to think that the Daredevil costume itself is starting to bother me a little. There just doesn't seem to be anything that stands out to me about it like in previous costumes. It's just kind of there. I would like to see the story and action pick up some next issue. While I am trying to remain patient and optimistic, I feel like the flames need to get turned up on this one. Read Full Review
This series is not bringing anything exciting and this issue especially is a lot of nothing happening. I think it’s time for a creative team shuffle up. This series may be some peoples taste but it is definitely not mine, which is a shame because Daredevil is my all time favourite. Read Full Review
This is a great mystery, this actually crosses into Batman / Joker type villainy. This might be the best story arc in this series so far, I hope it takes us for a wild ride.
Soule writes the dialogue and narration so perfectly and theirs never to little or too much. He does this so well that even though not too much happened this issue, Daredevil 11 had such a nice flow and I couldn’t help but getting immersed into Matt’s world. Ron Garney’s art dits this creepy story amazingly
This shift to a Criminal Minds type of story is intriguing, villains like this are typically Batman territory, but it fits exceptionally well with Daredevil. Can't the police seize the painting as evidence in a crime? I don't get why they're struggling with that.
I really enjoyed all this series has done so far (excluding that terrible annual) and this issue is not as good in terms of entertainment as the previous ones. It's still, however, a great read. The art is as beautiful as ever and the sinister story is rather tempting. Recommended.
I've not been the biggest fan of this series to date. However this issue struck gold for me. IT was the Matt Murdock and Daredevil that I personally expect. His relationship with Foggy returning to the series couldn't have come at a better time. The story was both grounded in the day to day activity of New York, blended in with the current world-wide terrigen mist crisis and the superhero mystery that we know will lead somewhere amazing. I almost dropped this series but glad I didn't and was able to pick up this issue and read it and enjoy it.
Art: 3.5/5
Story: 3.5/5
Total: 7/10