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Kuljit Mithra · Hardcore Joined: 29 Jul 2004 Posts: 1530 Location: Canada

DAREDEVIL #21 by Mark Waid, Chris Samnee and Javier Rodriguez ships December 19th, and here's the preview!

http://www.manwithoutfear.com/gallery/Daredevil-V3-021

Please use this thread for all reviews, comments and discussion when the issue arrives next week!
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skullbrother · Flying Blind Joined: 16 Dec 2012 Posts: 1 Location: UK

I don't know if anybody else has the same opinion as I do, but I'm not feeling anything for Daredevil volume 3. The artwork leaves a lot to be desired and the stories are rather childish compared to the darker, grittier back end issues of volume 2, as for Coyote..........oh dear. Confused

I'm all for a slightly more upbeat less dark DD, but the title seems to be aimed at the younger reader these days and leaves very little for the more mature fan.

Disco_Stu · Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2012 5:47 pm Post subject: Re: Volume 3 in general.

Darkdevil · Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 12:23 am Post subject:

I applaud the change in tone. Tragedy and pain will always be a part of Matt's life, but it's nice to see a ray of sunshine once in awhile. Waid has shown a good grasp of the characters, their relationships, and shown a new and fresh depiction of Matt's abilities.

The artwork naturally follows suit to such a change in style and mood, with Rivera, Martin, and now Samnee putting forth some real solid, terrific work.

ninjacop · Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:32 pm Post subject:

love the art, love the storytelling, it is fresh exciting and new and the artwork is the most appropriate in terms of what daredevil needs, it really reflects him.
The covers are the best since Maleev too.
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qtmxd · Playing to the Camera Joined: 19 Sep 2010 Posts: 149

There seems to be no in-between on this. I'm with those who think Waids' take on this is aimed at younger readers, and the stories, even the current horror plot, cross the line from fantastic to ridiculous. Contrast to Nocenti, who wrote excellent mature fantasy. It's frustrating to see a character with a deeply felt history like Milla brought in for a quick shock and then dropped, while Matt's current love interest comes off like a cliche from a TV cop show. As for the art, I know it's supposed to be expressive, but I can't stand it. It looks like it was drawn by a kid with crayons.
This doesn't mean that the past of Miller and Bendis can simply be duplicated. I liked Brubaker well enough, but the stories were getting chaotic and the blood quota was too high. And End of Days so far feels like a rehash. I guess I'm fortunate to have read years of DD's best runs, and can hope that someday there'll be another.

Ryu Murdock · Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 3:03 pm Post subject:

Waid is no Miller, Brubaker, or Bendis. But I do love the current run. Knowing DD, knowing Matt, this is just a calm before another storm. I am enjoyin the quiet before the inevitable chaos.

As for the art...bleh! Other than that of Paolo Rivera's.

Art is the only problem I have with this current run. DD enters Marvel NOW! with issue 23 and we don't get a different artist. boo-hoo! Olivier Coipel is not doing anything for Marvel. Would love to see him take a stab at DD.
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Dimetre · Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2012 3:10 pm Post subject:

Number 21 is a solid issue.

Samnee must have had fun with that freaky depiction of the Spot. And it's nice to see that things remain unsettled between Matt and Foggy.

A solid end to a solid arc.

Gee · Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 5:46 am Post subject:

Really enjoyed the issue, good story, good horror bits, not great art. Loving DD right now, the dark stories people bang on about need to be used infrequently or they lose impact, this story was pretty dark, if drawn by someone else it could have seemed much darker and more terrifying.
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Clayton Blind Love · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 4:52 pm Post subject:

Solid issue. 4 stars. Missing a wow factor to make it a 5, But I loved the ending and I'm not even a Spidey fan. I could see limited Marvel readers not picking up on who this Spidey was. Probably should of had a non-spoiler editor's note there.
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