Daredevil #118
Daredevil # 118, which is Return of the King part three, by Ed Brubaker and Micheal Lark, John Lucas, and Stefano Gaudiano, is a nice human-interest Daredevil story, but unfortunately is not anything that has not been done before. The Owl is an old Daredevil foe, and while I’m glad he’s getting his night in the moon, so to speak, this story of the owl taking over Hell’s Kitchen, then Kingpin returning to reclaim the city has been done before. While the plot moves along, it’s a little to whiny for me, with Murdock’s narratives being over the top and borders sulky. The art, while perfect for the story, and delicate in all the right spots is great, but why three artists? the artwork is seamless, and I can’t tell when one style begins and another ends, but it does seem to be a bit much and maybe too much production for a stand-alone Daredevil story, with no deaths, births, giant fights, or universe-altering events. All in all I’d give this issue a solid seven out of ten, it’s a great Daredevil story, but unfortunately it’s a story I have read many times before. For more reviews see http://www.comicbookjournal.net/category/reviews/.
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