Daredevil #106
I have always liked Daredevil comics. There’s just something about the casts of characters that makes me feel like, “yeah, this could only happen in a comic,” that I like. Maybe it’s nostalgia, I don’t know. So I guess after reading this I’m going to pose the question of trending in comics? Is it the new trend for Marvel to have comic, whose main character, the title character, has less action and dialogue than the supporting characters now? Despite making for an unusual story in how the narrative is set up, I don’t like the trend of eliminating the main character’s actions and words from the narrative completely. With little “screen time” in this issue for Murdock and more time dedicated to the struggles of Foggy Nelson and reporter Ben Urich, I fear this trend may continue. Even though ths technique has proven successful in the recent Punisher War Journal title (see my post at http://www.comicbookjournal.net/punisher-war-journal-16/) I don’t think this trend speaks very highly of the writers. I think the ability to tell a single stand alone story with a fixed amount of characters is giving way to creating other characters to fill in plot holes. So that’s my major gripe with this issue. The art and pacing work well for the story however, it is crippled by the lack of inner monologue from Daredevil himself. I would give this book a solid six out of ten. There has been at least an attempt to revitalize Daredevil again,and as much as I like the character, I hope Marvel finds a way to perhaps tie up dangling plot twists and get the man without fear out of his slump maybe once he becomes the man without depression this can happen.
March 31st, 2008 at 8:06 pm
Somehow, I gave up on the Daredevil series a while back. His life seems just a touch to unreal (yeah, I know how ironic that statement sounds) - it’s too much of a soap opera.