x35's Daredevil #275 - False Man review

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    False Man by Ann Nocenti and John Romita Jr. is an issue of Daredevil which ties into Marvel's Acts of Vengeance crossover and has Daredevil and the Inhumans battling against a very confused Ultron that Doctor Doom has salvaged by using spare parts from all 13 former models of the robot.

    I am a big fan of Ann Nocenti's Daredevil and this was during the rather odd period where the character became all dark and despondent following his tryst with Typhoid Mary which came to a destructive end to him both physically and personally. Daredevil ran away from New York and things just got more ridiculous as he starts having not-so-subtle fights Mephisto and Blackheart representing his likewise inner-battles with his own demons. All the while, he was residing in a cabin in the middle of nowhere with a very annoying feminist and a genetically altered cheerleader who has been programmed to be the perfect woman. And then he makes friends with Gorgon and Karnak of the Inhumans. Yes, it all sounds weird, and hey, at least it isn't just an attempt to re-do Born Again, right?

    This story has Daredevil and his new friends chilling in their cabin in the wilderness as Daredevil continues to brood and show little compassion. The "perfect woman" Number Nine goes out for a run and encounters Ultron who has come to destroy Daredevil but is basically just internally arguing with himself about his purpose and flaws. Ultron decides he is in love with Number Nine because she is without flaws, and then Daredevil and the Inhumans enter the fray to free her from the robotic nutjob. The fight is brief because, well, it's Ultron.

    Most this issue is spent exploring the complexity and conflicting directives that the various Ultrons have through constantly schizophrenic internal monologues from the villain. On one hand, this is utterly pretentious and becomes annoying but on the other it's actually given the otherwise rarely characterized villain some character. The moments not spent on Ultron's inner struggle for coherency with himself are likewise mostly spent with Number Nine trying to come to terms with her programming and trying to make her own decisions.

    As I said, it's really easy to see someone absolutely despising this issue because of it's incredibly pretentious storytelling and themes, but personally I quite enjoy seeing an Ultron story that takes him both away from the Avengers and a rather one-note character. Although, this Daredevil story is maybe not the best for a new reader because the status quo with a bunch of oddball characters and a grumpy Daredevil probably just seem weird.

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