All in all, Defenders #5 continues the pace and tone of this great new series, and it shows no signs of slowing down yet. Read Full Review

Gorgeously rendered with great character work though there are two scenes that seem long or pointless. Read Full Review

This is a character building issue. While it mostly sets the stage for whats to come next, it still gives us a ton of action along with the information. Bendis continues to show his tremendous grasp on the street level Marvel characters and their diverse, complex personalities. In short, this book is awesome and I hope youll all pick it up. Read Full Review

Coming from the high that was The Defenders #4, this issue feels a bit underwhelming in comparison. The overarching plot is beginning to meander as Brian Bendis and David Marquez put Diamondback back into play immediately after his defeat last month. Read Full Review

Overall The Defenders #5 is not a bad issue it just serves to push the story along. While it might read better in the trade format, for a single issue it is kind of a disappointment. The art does save the book as Marquez and Ponsor do a fantastic job on every single page and panel of this series. The rougher styling Marquez employs in this issue looks wonderful and he continues to impress with each Issue. The Defendershas been a great series so far so this is nothing more than a minor hiccup and I am still very excited to see where it is going. Read Full Review

This issue definitely did a lot to further the overall storyline. The plot continues to thicken! Read Full Review

Huh. Maybe this means that this version of Black Cat will stay dead and we’ll get the badass cat burgular we all love back. Anyways, Willis should NOT have tested Frank like that. Bad idea. Very bad idea

I'm loving the Night Nurse's presence in this series, the scenes with her with the highlight of this issue. I really enjoyed all the conversations between the Defenders, their characterization was perfect. I didn't really like the scenes with Raindrop Lilly, and I'm kind of disappointed Diamondback's capture lasted all of five minutes. I'm a big Black Cat fan so I was sad to see her shot at the end, though of course she will probably be fine by the end of the next issue.

Holy art! This book knocks it out in that department every time. I don't give Bendis a bunch of crap like a lot of people, but I must say this is definitely one of his better works. The team dynamic, the dialogue are all parts that make this book great. Did I mention the art was really good too?

This is a guilty pleasure at this point. So much good stuff to enjoy besides the FANTASTIC art but equal amount of serious nitpicks with storytelling elements. For example, the MARVELOUS cover is totally wasted on this story (that Luke doesn't even get shot at)! Plus, the whole coincidence of Frank being transported with Diamondback ended up being baffling since Frank didn't plan the interrogation and then their "escape" lacked necessary exposition. The cameo of Hellstorm and Paladin were fun and so were the significant developments with Night Nurse and Black Cat. Finding out the mystery of Diamondback feels like it's almost in The Defenders grasp and better not be dragged out even more. DD/IF banter was just as entertaining as LC/JJ banter this issue. more

Diamondback busts out of custody and the Defenders scramble to oppose him. This is a solid issue, and if you're gonna paper over plot holes with banter, it might as well be some of the industry's funniest, toughest dialogue. Amusing as it is, the sheer volume of chatter works against this issue, tying David Marquez up into too many too-small panels. The story's well worth following, but this is a quiet "get from point A to point B" episode, not a blockbuster. Granted, there's a twist ending that kinda contradicts that description, but my words are accurate up to the last three pages.

This Issue works more like a preamble to Issue 6. still worth it in spite of that

While I do enjoy the banter, Bendis is getting a little overzealous with it, time to dial it back a notch. I could have used a little more clarity with Diamondback's escape. The art is great, however I do feel like the panels portraying Daredevil's senses could do a lot more interesting things.