Daredevil: November 2005 Archives

Wow. That's all I gotta say after reading Daredevil 79. Best appearance by Bullseye in years. I always wanted to see DD and Elektra fight him at the same time. The issue ends in a very surprising climax which I won't spoil, save for the fact that we have a nice little guest appearance from an old DD friend. Wilson Fisk has a deeper plan in mind that we ever imagined. Good stuff.

Not everything is perfect: I have some problems with the fight scenes. Maleev doesn't have the Miller chops to carry off what the script calls for in terms of visuals. Daredevil beat Bullseye once; Elektra beat him once in Elektra Lives Again graphic novel. Should Bullseye last that long in a fight, and does he know kung fu that well? I guess that costume is permanently ditched for the target scar on his forehead. Minor quibbles, I love this book. Nuff said.

Technorati : Bullseye, Daredevil, Elektra
Ice Rocket : Bullseye, Daredevil, Elektra

The longest Elektra appearance (with Daredevil) in decades. She appears and interrupts Matt and Milla during post-coital sex. Elektra talks, too. Talks a lot of Bendis dialogue about the Kingpin’s secret stash of evidence that proves Murdock and Daredevil are the same person. Then the Black Widow shows up with issues left over from Wolverine: “If you and this ninja are back together, I’m killing you both.” I’ve always wanted to see a Widow-Elektra catfight, but it’s not happening here. Love the last page, what a cliffhanger.

I've been catching up to the previous Comic Geek Speak podcasts, and episode
52 had a very good interview with Michael Lark. I've always thought of Lark as an artist suited for non-superhero books like Gotham Central or Vertigo series. Same with Ed Brubaker. His Sleeper series was so good, even though it involved metahumans, I just saw him as guy who wouldn't fit in the "mainstream" universes.

How wrong I was! Part of the reason Brubaker left DC was to get involved in the thick of the action. Brubaker's Captain America is so good, and it works on so many levels. In the interview, Lark says that he really wants to do superheroes. He wants to do Daredevil in bold superhero action. Both Brubaker and Lark want to break away a bit from Bendis and Maleev's talk-talky version. Kingpin will be a badass motherfucker again. Jesus Christ, now I am excited about Daredevil when these two take over. Nuff said.