Tag: Daredevil

Domino & Daredevil’s X-Cellent Adventure!

X-Men #39 courtesy Marvel

The most un-X-Men-like X-Men book I’ve read in a while is this week’s X-Men #39. Domino needed a vacation from her team so she decided to infiltrate an underground casino for criminals. The lucky lady crossed paths with Daredevil and in this issue the duo track down the weapons dealer in an action and humor packed conclusion.

Domino has always been a sidekick – she’s a feisty, sexy chick with guns and luck but not a ton of depth. Neena is lucky that Marvel decided to have Seth Peck write her with a dynamic, funny personality that makes her pop off the page. Neena and Matt’s chemistry sparks in this two-parter. I want to see her guest star in Daredevil now.

Peck deserves accolades for this caper and for how he made me feel about the villain of this two-parter. This secret of Armitage was a big surprise.

All of the art is top-notch! David Lopez’s cover is an in your face pop classic. Paul Azaceta and Matthew Southworth’s bold lines and dark colors really compliment Domino and Daredevil’s underworld adventure.

If this two-parter was an Seth Peck’s audition for Marvel then imagine me giving him a standing ovation! Domino pops and she deserves her own title or team-up book starring Neena! Any hero would be lucky to share an adventure with her!

Marvel – bet on Domino, Peck, Azaceta and Southworth you’ll win big!

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More Death in Daredevil: End of Days

Daredevil: End of Days #3 courtesy Marvel

One of the darkest, most brutal stories I’ve read this year continues this week. In Daredevil: End of Days #3 reporter Ben Urich is tracking down Matt Murdock’s great loves. You can see by this Alex Maleev cover how Elektra may be the latest character of Daredevil’s essential cast to die. While Urich tries to solve the mystery of Matt Murdock’s dying word and final days a new Daredevil is stalking him. Who is wearing the red costume now?

Brian Michael Bendis, David Mack, Klaus Janson, Bill Sienkiewicz are crafting the epic final story of Daredevil – this is a modern classic in the making! Don’t miss it. Be warned – it’s brutal and addictive.

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X-Men & Daredevil Get Lucky?

X-Men #38 courtesy Marvel

In the category of “….and now for something completely different…” here comes X-Men #38! It did not feel like an X-book but rather a Marvel Team-Up or A+X. New creative team Seth Peck and Paul Azaceta deliver an X-Woman’s detour into a gritty crime caper with an unlikely guest star.

After the intense missions of Brian Wood’s arc involving the Proto-Mutants, Domino takes a break from Storm’s team and heads for New York City. What are the odds The Man Without Fear would run into mutant mercenary? Domino and Daredevil find themselves in an underground casino populated by a who’s who of Marvel’s criminal underworld.

Brian Wood and David Lopez’s amazing arc was a huge act to follow. This creative team has made a smart move by going in a completely new direction. Of course Domino’s idea of a vacation is going undercover in a super villain casino! Peck nails Neena’s personality and the Matt Murdock of Mark Waid’s acclaimed run. The action and wit keep building and set the stage for big mystery. I’m in.

Azaceta and Rico Renzi create a perfect palette of gritty realism for this crime time story. The art reminds me of Frank Miller’s Batman Year One and Sean Phillips but with more eye-popping color. David Lopez crafts an iconic pop art cover. This a visual feast from cover to final panel.

I admit I considered dropping this book but I’m happy I took a shot. It’s definitely a very different book now but I’m betting you’ll enjoy it. Peck, Azaceta and Renzi are an impressive team to watch!

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Top Comic Book Picks for 11/7/12

Daredevil: End of Days #2 courtesy Marvel

Daredevil End of Days #2 The final story of The Man Without Fear? Last issue delivered two shocking deaths. Four powerhouse creators crafted some of the most brutal images ever in a book. I could almost feel the punches! What will Bendis and Mack do in this issue? What does Matt Murdock’s dying last word mean?

Iron Man #1 Deadly tech is on the black market. Tony Stark suits up in brand new armor to get it back before Extemis becomes a terrorist weapon. Kieron Gillen and Greg Land launch a brand new series propelling Iron Man into the Marvel Now.

Manhattan Projects #7 A top-secret Cold War era meeting that brought the Americans and Russians up against the mad scientists of the Manhattan Projects! Jonathan Hickman’s epic of weird science and twisted history will entertain and warp your brain!

Star Trek: The Next Generation: Hive #2 Captain Picard faces a new enemy so fearsome he may consider an alliance with – the Borg? Star Trek Television/Movie Producer Brannon Braga co-creates this brand new adventure.

X-Factor #246 A behind the scenes, day in the life at X-Factor Investigations! Peter David puts Pip the Troll in the spotlight. This could compete with the Doop-centric issue of Wolverine and the X-Men as the most hilarious and unique issue of the year!

DAREDEVIL End of Days #2

Daredevil: End of Days #2 courtesy Marvel

  Daredevil: End of Days #1 was the brutal and dark first chapter of the long awaited final story of The Man Without Fear. Brian Michael Bendis and David Mack write. Klaus Janson and Bill Sienkewicz draw. We devour. Issue #2 is out this week. Reporter Ben Urich is on a mission to write the last Daredevil story based on one name uttered by Matt Murdock.

Daredevil: End of Days #2 courtesy Marvel

Alex Maleev’s cover and the solicit reveal the Kingpin has been murdered. Klaus Janson’s art shows Ben Urich sinking into the darkest underbelly of the Marvel Universe after Daredevil’s biggest secret and it looks like he’ll pay a personal price for his story.

Daredevil: End of Days #2 courtesy Marvel

For a look at the first issue and hear from the creators about the last Daredevil story click here. For my review of issue one click here.

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All-New X-Men Tease in Daredevil End of Days?

  Did Brian Michael Bendis insert a teaser for this upcoming All-New X-Men run in the first issue of Daredevil: End of Days?

 

Daredevil End of Days courtesy Marvel.com

Bendis and David Mack are telling the final  story of The Man Without Fear set in the near future. Reporter Ben Urich is writing a tribute to Daredevil and is reflecting on superhero related events he’s covered including Avengers Disassembling, The House of M, The Civil War and Xavier’s Rebellion.

  Bendis is taking over the X-Men franchise and bringing the original five students from the past and into the here and Marvel Now in All-New X-Men #1. Xavier is dead. The former Xavier School is now the Jean Grey School. So what is the Xavier’s Rebellion? A hint of storylines to comes in the upcoming Bendis X-Men era?

 

All New X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel

All-New X-Men #1 arrives in November by Bendis and Stuart Immonen and the past/future of the Children of the Atom begins.

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Daredevil: End of Days #1 Review

Spoiler Warning:

I’ve tried my best NOT to reveal key plot points of Daredevil: End of Days #1 and #2 but I still felt like this post should have a warning. 

 

 

 

Daredevil End of Days courtesy Marvel.com

Dark. Gritty. Brutal. Uncompromising.

Daredevil: End of Days #1 opens with Matt Murdock taking a beating from Bullseye in what could be their final showdown. Watching the relentless attack was difficult but you couldn’t look away. The creative team made you feel like you are on the street of Hell’s Kitchen watching in stunned horror.

And there’s “that” moment. I haven’t been that shocked and sickened since The Sentry ripped apart Ares in Siege.

Reporter Ben Urich is on the job for a dying newspaper. Urich is trying to write one last Daredevil story. As Urich shares his struggle to understand and share Matt Murdock’s dark days we learn of another “final” showdown between Daredevil and the Kingpin.

Daredevil End of Days courtesy Marvel.com

The art is raw: Bloody pulpy beaten faces. Dark, desperate landscapes packed with broken souls. Violent, visceral punches and attacks. This may be a story set in the near future but Klaus Janson and Bill Sienkiewicz will take you back to the old school days of Frank Miller’s Daredevil run and 1970’s crime movies.

Brian Michael Bendis and David Mack set up a mystery with multiple layers. You will leave their Hell’s Kitchen feeling down, dirty, hungry for more and wondering how the hell did Matt Murdock end up like this?

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Top Comic Book Picks for October 3, 2012

Avengers vs. X-Men #12 courtesy Marvel

Avengers vs. X-Men #12 The final chapter! Who can stop a Cyclops possessed by Dark Phoenix? How will Hope and Scarlet Witch factor in the final battle?

Daredevil: End of Days #1 How does it end for The Man Without Fear? An all-star creative team in a story decades in the making. Reporter Ben Urich tells one last story – the final fate of Matt Murdock.

Doctor Who #1 A brand new series starring the Eleventh Time Lord? Who will be joining the Doctor in the Tardis for his first adventure?

Fatale #8 It’s Hell in 1970’s Hollywood as the crime noir/horror series takes a huge turn. Will Josephine’s lost years on the year from the 1950’s to the 70’s be revealed. How will the seemingly immortal mystery woman escape the demonic man that’s been stalking her through the decades?

Uncanny X-Force #32 Claws will rip! Wolverine’s covert team vs. the new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants as Rick Remender’s Final Execution continues.

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