Buy Without Fear! It's pretty damn good
After deciding for months if i was going to pick up this tittle, finally after knowing that one of my favorite tittles is ending soon (Why Herc!? Why!?) and some disappointing new tittles from the new 52 that i decided to drop (might review them soon since i prefer to review good comics yet for bad ones are needed to make people avoid the crappy stuff) I decided to give Mark Waid the chance to read his all new daredevil tittle and I'm glad I picked it up.
This is a much brighter daredevil for sure. I always though that daredevil was a very serious and yet a total loner. But like all great heroes whose lives have sucked for a long time, they can go back to just be superheroes again (even if he still has to deal with some problems like people thinking that he is daredevil and won't leave him alone about it). And now after a great first quarter of the book which involves a lot of daredevil kicking the butt of out a old spider-man villain we can see Matt going back to NY as he returns to his duties as a lawyer yet his identity being revealed doesn't help him at all and now he has to investigate why his case isn't going as he expected but he ends up being attacked by a enemy that knows him (and even blocks his radar senses) and attacks him with a very famous red white and blue shield.
The Good
The most important one of all......New Reader Friendly! yes! this is how you do it DC! (Not criticizing all of the new tittles mind you) This book is perfect for anyone who got interested in the awesome character that is daredevil heck! i didn't even read reborn and i still get everything. Everything involving shadowland and other story arcs did happen yet they aren't a problem here and it's so well written I believe anyone new can just pick it up and enjoy. Mark Waid.......you made this comic pure win! It has everything you need for a great first issue:
1) No need to worry about continuity since it's written well enough for people to say "so daredevil left for a while...okay good enough for me to understand" and it even tells the entire origin plain and simple and effectively in the first page! some of the tittles of the new DC needed to do a issue like this to make the reboot work (and also to avoid alienating older readers) This is not a rant against DC but like I said, this is what some of the books needed
2) Tells about the character and his motivations, the supporting cast and a very interesting story
3) Great artwork as it fits the tittle pretty nicely and it feels like if you are reading a retro daredevil tittle
4) Action! superhero comics are still superhero comics which need dynamic action and daredevil v.s the spot was great (and had a funny ending)
5) Makes you want to read more.....thankfully by now there are two more issues out and I'm going to hunt them down like a hungry predator
Verdict: 5/5
What can I say? this is a great tittle and has everything needed in a first issue also is a great read and this is the first comic I collect from mark waid and I'm glad I did (before i would only get trades). Go and pick it up, no need to worry about continuity and all, you won't regret it
