DAREDEVIL'S SECOND ARC BEGINS WITH A BRUTAL BOUT!
In the senses-shattering second arc of DAREDEVIL, creators Saladin Ahmed and Germán Peralta continue the explosive debut of this new series featuring an all-new villain for Daredevil to face down!
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Saladin Ahmed continues to spin an interesting story in which we see Father Matt adjusting to his new life while trying to stay true to his spirituality and the rules that he must live by. One of the most interesting aspects of Daredevil's character has always been the conflict of interest between his secret identity and his religious and spiritual beliefs. So it is great to see this aspect get explored more. Read Full Review
The art in Daredevil #5 crushes, which is ironic since She-Hulk literally crushes things as her muscular body ripples throughout the book. Ahmed progresses his main story forward while there's a well-written superhero book with heroes doing everyday things on top of it. That's a win, especially in an age when superhero books go high stakes on a universal scale too much. Read Full Review
Karamis art style is dynamic and lends itself well to the tone of the story. While the imagery was beautifully detailed, it was confining at times because of the panel structure. With She-Hulk in the comic, the panels could have been more expansive and freer, but they felt like they were containing the character rather than showcasing her. Read Full Review
Daredevil #5 takes a break from the serious tone for an amusing episode that finds She-Hulk and Daredevil confronting Gluttony. Ahmed's technical execution is on point, and Karami's art looks fantastic, especially for She-Hulk, but the pacing of the arc is becoming increasingly uneven. Read Full Review
Like with Envy, the reader will likely figure out what's going on long before Matt does, but what little we get of the fight between the two is fun. Read Full Review
Daredevil #5 seemed to change the tone of the previous issues, which made it feel like a filler despite being part of the narrative arc. Read Full Review
With the debut of its sophomore arc, Daredevil continues to prove its premise works on paper but can't quite make the leap in execution. Beyond a few standout moments and visuals, the issue is relegated to a consistent, yet forgettable delivery that tries to assemble the disparate pieces into a unified image. Instead, the pieces are just grouped into interesting arrangements that dont quite lead to a full image. Its a shame because the status quo established at the end of the previous run set up a genuinely fresh take on the character, but the follow-through just cant quite match it. Read Full Review
Plot
Father Matthew is surprisingly visited by She-Hulk, who recognizes him and knows that he is Daredevil, and invites him to a fun afternoon of lunch and lots of food, an uncontrolled gluttony where Matthew tastes something but She-Hulk devours kilos of food. She tries to tell Matt that there is someone using private detectives to give Matt a bad reputation, but she doesn't finish explaining who he is.
When they go to eat dessert, something excessive after so much food, the street is closed because the villain Hyde is looting a laboratory, suddenly She-hulk loses control and destroys the police patrols...she is possessed by the Demon of Gluttony, who takes advantage of her love for food.
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We learn more about how Matt’s resurrection works, and are treated to a fun food-filled story with a good fight at the end.
A pretty good issue with a fun She-Hulk appearance. I thought Ahmed wrote Matt well throughout the entirety of the issue and I think he did a nice job of writing Jennifer "out-of-character" a bit, leading into the reveal of her being possessed in the second half of the book. Plus, I really enjoyed Karami's art here. I knew from the first page that this was going to be an issue I'd love just looking at.
Everything here works. This story isn't doing anything mind-blowing, but the sound art/pace/words fundamentals are refreshing. Very enjoyable.
It was pretty good. It had some hokey parts, but I like that it started to explore what Matt coming back has done to his history. I also really liked the art.
I am so damn torn with this run.
*Possible theories below*
On a positive note, the addition of Farad Karami’s art has really kept me interested in this run. And, I’ve enjoyed seeing past characters of Matt’s history work their way into these stories.
That being said, I tried to give it a few issues to see what would happen, but we’re in issue #5…WHERE IS FOGGY!? Matt remembers everything from his past life and not once has he thought about going to check on Foggy, his best friend who Matt sacrificed his own life for…that makes no sense whatsoever. Anyone that understands Matt Murdock as a character, knows it would’ve been one of the first things he did when he got his memories back.
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This felt so forced and uncreative. If we really are expected to humor all the other sins in the list for an issue each, with each one ending in Matt exercising them with a lame-ass prayer, I'm not going to make it to the end.
I have been reading DD since Frank Miller first introduced the Kingpin as Matt's main antagonist back in issue #170, but I am now "crossing" (pun intended) this book off my list. It has officially jumped the shark. All this religious claptrap - the Seven Deadly Sins? Gluttony? Seriously? 2/3 of Americans are overweight or obese, and Gluttony comes for She-Hulk and Matt, somehow suddenly elevated for no reason whatsoever as God's appointed defender on Eart quotes scripture to ward it off? Jesus Christ Almighty, does this book suck now.
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