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Daredevil, Vol. 18: Cruel And Unusual (2008)

by Ed Brubaker(Favorite Author)

3.86 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0785128891 (ISBN13: 9780785128892)

languge

English

genre

Graphic Novels & Comics

publisher

Marvel

series

Daredevil Marvel Knights

review 1: First, Brubaker introduces some hardcore detective crime fiction to the DAREDEVIL series, and with "Cruel and Unusual," he delves deeper into the concept of justice and its relative & fragile nature.Readers will be relieved, so to write, that Matt Murdock finds a bit of relief after the last two years of bombardment by super villains and super tragedy. The question of Milla Donovan's ultimate fate remains in question and the simplest theory is to presume that Brubaker's taking the quickest steps to clear the decks of her and the convoluted burden her marriage to Matt makes for the series.Along the way, Brubaker does an exceptional job of building up the supporting cast of characters. DAREDEVIL seems to be taking on a persona akin to a procedural drama on television (and th... moreat's not an insult), even planting seeds of a future romance, though for Brubaker to remove Milla from the equation, only to replace her with another pretty face...it remains unlikely, as most of Brubaker's stories suggest...that what we see is simply what we're getting. Time will tell.Michael Lark's pencils may have earned an unnecessary bad rap in other reviews, and readers will have no complaints with his efforts in this volume. His style, minimalist at times, and moving at others, remains the perfect fit for Brubaker's storytelling, bridging as it does straightforward criminal drama and complex, involved encounters with the ambiguity of justice, the law, ethics, and (super)herodom.That dichotomy...that relationship...remains one of the best selling points for the series. Brubaker's narratives and Lark's pencils: they often seem the best possible match and readers will be hard-pressed to identify another creative team more suited to working together on this title than this one.Here's hoping the relationship continues to develop such strong stories, for as long as the team intends on staying with the series.
review 2: Batman broods. Daredevil mopes.You would be hard-pressed to find a superhero more solipsistic than Matt Murdock (a.k.a. Daredevil), at least as he's depicted in this volume. We all know someone whom we like and admire, but who just won't leave the house or spend time with anyone for weeks at a time. That's Daredevil in this story.Nevertheless, I loved this story arc. The art is grimy and cinematic, the pacing is perfect, and Daredevil's friends and supporting cast are wonderful; law partner Foggy Nelson, hangdog reporter Ben Urich, bulletproof but very human superhero Luke Cage, private eye Dakota North, and a new character, a man sentenced to die for the murder of three children who just might be innocent of the crime.This is a great Daredevil story that balances Murdock's career as a lawyer with his activities as a superhero, and spends plenty of time developing the supporting characters and telling an involving story. less

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