Mark Waid’s first epic run on Daredevil is coming to a
close. But before the final curtain, Daredevil has to bring down the Society of
Serpents. Having discovered that there is something more sinister behind the
hate group than just your average case of racism and bigotry, the Man without
fear must team up with the Legion of Monsters!
Once again, the storytelling is top notch. Waid has done it
again. The same must be said about the fantastic collaborations of art by
Samnee, Copeland, and Rodriguez. They’re style is very clean and a wonderful
color palette; which says volumes for a comic that was known to have only used
the colors red, gray, black and raven blue.
The ending is kinda a shock and kinda not. I like where I
think Mark Waid is going with this but I will have to wait until I can get my
hands on the next series. There’s been some confusion as to whether this series
is considered Marvel NOW! or not. I would have to say not. Yes, some of this
series ran as Marvel was retooling its line and this volume (as is the previous
volume) published in the style of the Marvel NOW! books.
Honestly, I don’t understand why Marvel felt
they needed to cancel this series and ‘start over.’ The series, despite the big
change coming by the volume’s final issue, does not warrant yet another
rechristening. Obviously, Marvel has it in their head that first issues sell
comics, whereas issue #37 (the next issue if this series were to be allowed to
have continued as is) would just wind up in a dollar bin. Before you know it,
every issue is going to be numbered 1 and confusion with drive away potential
readers collectors.
Well, until that happens, Make Mine Marvel NOW! (But please
don’t let this prediction come to pass!)
Worth Consuming.
Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.
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