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wherein Liz reads Daredevil, part 3
Aug. 5th, 2015 11:57 pmI gave in and got a Marvel Unlimited subscription (at least for now; I will probably cancel it in September) and have been reading through Vol. 2 of Daredevil. I have thus far skipped the opening arc -- "Guardian Devil," by Kevin Smith and Joe Quesada -- both because the plot sounds frankly stupid and because Quesada's art creeps me out.
This means I picked up at issue 9, with the "Parts of a Hole" arc by David Mack and (ugh) Quesada. I am not entirely sure who was doing what there, because clearly Quesada was drawing a lot of the more traditional panels, but I am pretty sure Mack dictated most of the layouts. Anyway, it's an okay arc but nothing hugely memorable. Also, I do not think lipreading works the way Mack claims it does. The only way Maya Lopez's speech mimicking ability works is if she has some kind of low-level superpower. Then again, I think the 616 Marvel universe in general makes no sense unless you assume at least thirty percent of the population has slightly superhuman stamina/strength/speed and maybe a freebie impossible knack to boot -- there is really no other explanation for how people get superpowers instead of cancer from radioactive accidents, nor for how nominally unpowered heroes survive so many fights without six-month recovery periods -- so eh, whatever.
"Wake Up," aka Brian Michael Bendis's first arc (with Mack on art), is a fine Ben Urich story, but I think it would have worked better as a Ben Urich miniseries instead of an episode in Daredevil's ongoing adventures. The tone just feels slightly off to me.
The next arc, "Playing to the Camera" by Bob Gale with Phil Winslade and Dave Ross on art, has apparently never been collected. I am not sure why the omission. It's not an earthshaking story or anything, but it's perfectly entertaining and in retrospect is an interesting prelude to Matt's later legal woes, though so far as I can tell the villain behind the plot never reappears despite his ominous parting words. (Basically, Matt accepts a case suing Daredevil for property damages; for obvious reasons this gets complicated.)
Bendis is back as of issue 26 and remains the writer (with Alex Maleev as the artist) until issue 81, with a gap from issue 51 to 55 in which Mack returns for another Maya Lopez story, this time doing his own art. Bendis's run comprises 10 arcs: "Underboss," "Out," "Trial of the Century," "Lowlife," "Hardcore," "The King of Hell's Kitchen," "The Widow," "Golden Age," "Decalogue," and "The Murdock Papers."
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So that's where I stand at the moment. I'll pick up with issue 106 tomorrow.
This means I picked up at issue 9, with the "Parts of a Hole" arc by David Mack and (ugh) Quesada. I am not entirely sure who was doing what there, because clearly Quesada was drawing a lot of the more traditional panels, but I am pretty sure Mack dictated most of the layouts. Anyway, it's an okay arc but nothing hugely memorable. Also, I do not think lipreading works the way Mack claims it does. The only way Maya Lopez's speech mimicking ability works is if she has some kind of low-level superpower. Then again, I think the 616 Marvel universe in general makes no sense unless you assume at least thirty percent of the population has slightly superhuman stamina/strength/speed and maybe a freebie impossible knack to boot -- there is really no other explanation for how people get superpowers instead of cancer from radioactive accidents, nor for how nominally unpowered heroes survive so many fights without six-month recovery periods -- so eh, whatever.
"Wake Up," aka Brian Michael Bendis's first arc (with Mack on art), is a fine Ben Urich story, but I think it would have worked better as a Ben Urich miniseries instead of an episode in Daredevil's ongoing adventures. The tone just feels slightly off to me.
The next arc, "Playing to the Camera" by Bob Gale with Phil Winslade and Dave Ross on art, has apparently never been collected. I am not sure why the omission. It's not an earthshaking story or anything, but it's perfectly entertaining and in retrospect is an interesting prelude to Matt's later legal woes, though so far as I can tell the villain behind the plot never reappears despite his ominous parting words. (Basically, Matt accepts a case suing Daredevil for property damages; for obvious reasons this gets complicated.)
Bendis is back as of issue 26 and remains the writer (with Alex Maleev as the artist) until issue 81, with a gap from issue 51 to 55 in which Mack returns for another Maya Lopez story, this time doing his own art. Bendis's run comprises 10 arcs: "Underboss," "Out," "Trial of the Century," "Lowlife," "Hardcore," "The King of Hell's Kitchen," "The Widow," "Golden Age," "Decalogue," and "The Murdock Papers."
( cut for length and details )
So that's where I stand at the moment. I'll pick up with issue 106 tomorrow.
