Despite an intriguing and engaging plot, Daredevil and Echo #2 fails to establish a strong connection with some of its characters. Read Full Review

Daredevil and Echo #2 needs to be an outlier. The issue takes the momentum of the first and almost instantly dampens it, putting the brakes on to litter the book with exposition and dialogue. Read Full Review

People have tried to pit Daredevil against more traditional devils, but outside of Ann Nocentis brilliant run with the character back in the 1990s, its never worked all that well. Combine the supernatural with a relatively nuanced new ally, and the new series is encountering a bit of a challenge right away. Things should settle down once the series has built up enough narrative momentum to really get going. For now, though...its still faltering in a mix of different elements that arent exactly common to Daredevil. Read Full Review

Although mysteries can be fun to solve, there's a reason we don't need to follow the protagonists while they sit and read through every report. Read Full Review

Daredevil & Echo #2 is an anticlimactic sophomore issue, wasting the goodwill of the first issue by delivering a lackluster continuation of the story. The scripting is clunky and pivots from the more obvious, and interesting, avenues to tell the most flavorless mystery story in recent memory. Its a shame as Noto delivers some of the best art and colors of his career, elevating the material thanks to a focus on strong lines and innovative layouts. The last page reveal of Ghost Rider is depicted masterfully by Noto and offers a bit of hope for the next issue, but after this installment, expectations are not high going forward. Read Full Review

So far, the Daredevil & Echo series feels much less interested in reuniting the two titular heroes and more focussed on their 19th century ancestors. Read Full Review