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crookedtreehouse's review
2.0
I held my nose through Diggle's Shadowland run because I had a false memory that he redeemed himself a bit with this collection, Daredevil Reborn.
Nope.
This is a poorly told tale of redemption written by someone whole hog fisted. Murdock stumbles on a corrupt town that has a blind boy who went blind at the same age that Murdock went blind. A magical villain who can show you your biggest fear is running a Guns For Heroin campaign. The blind boy is being emotionally abused by his drunk mother, who drinks because her husband/the boy's father was a cop killed by other corrupt cops.
This whole story is a giant cliche (all it's missing is Murdock falling in love with the mom, which I bet Diggle would have explored if he had another issue or two) with a very stylized art that doesn't work for me. The faces are too angular and distorted, and the expressions are practically body horror.
I do not recommend this at all. To anyone. But particularly not to Daredevl fans.
Nope.
This is a poorly told tale of redemption written by someone whole hog fisted. Murdock stumbles on a corrupt town that has a blind boy who went blind at the same age that Murdock went blind. A magical villain who can show you your biggest fear is running a Guns For Heroin campaign. The blind boy is being emotionally abused by his drunk mother, who drinks because her husband/the boy's father was a cop killed by other corrupt cops.
This whole story is a giant cliche (all it's missing is Murdock falling in love with the mom, which I bet Diggle would have explored if he had another issue or two) with a very stylized art that doesn't work for me. The faces are too angular and distorted, and the expressions are practically body horror.
I do not recommend this at all. To anyone. But particularly not to Daredevl fans.
mjfmjfmjf's review
4.0
Nice short book of Matt Murdock on walkabout in New Mexico sometime after everyone was pretty sure he was Daredevil. Dark and simple but pretty good. Though I'm thinking I would have expected Matt to have been even sneakier.
rpanny's review
3.0
Daredevil finds himself somewhere out west as he tries to escape his guilt from the preceding Shadowland storyline, which I have not yet read. It was really enjoyable to see Daredevil so out of his element, not only because he was so far from the city, but also because he tries so resolutely in the beginning to avoid any sort of fighting. This is a truly enjoyable trade that clearly understands Daredevil's moral conflict and deep Catholic guilt on a level not all contemporary comic writers seem to get. Overall, I really liked the story and would recommend to other Daredevil fans.
fabilous_books's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Not the best but at least the old Murdock is back… maybe?
tabman678's review
2.0
Daredevil Reborn is something I really hoped would be good. Because after Shadowland I really wanted to see another good Matt Murdock story even though there is no shortage of them.
But like the rest of Andy Diggle's run it feels like it was given a specific goal to write towards and it never escapes the feeling of doing so.
The place Matt needs to be at the end of these four issues is ready to take back Hell's Kitchen. And these four issues feel stretched out. This story could have been told in one big issue or two issues.
And the story itself is uninteresting. Matt wants to condemn himself after Shadowland so he's set to wander the country until he finds himself. Interesting setup.
But he gets stopped in what seems like the first town. To stop the corruption that has overrun the town. You've seen it before and you'll see it again.
The art isn't great. Heavy lines and a very stylized look. But it's consistent across all four issues which I appreciate.
two stars. I didn't like it but I hope someone else does.
But like the rest of Andy Diggle's run it feels like it was given a specific goal to write towards and it never escapes the feeling of doing so.
The place Matt needs to be at the end of these four issues is ready to take back Hell's Kitchen. And these four issues feel stretched out. This story could have been told in one big issue or two issues.
And the story itself is uninteresting. Matt wants to condemn himself after Shadowland so he's set to wander the country until he finds himself. Interesting setup.
But he gets stopped in what seems like the first town. To stop the corruption that has overrun the town. You've seen it before and you'll see it again.
The art isn't great. Heavy lines and a very stylized look. But it's consistent across all four issues which I appreciate.
two stars. I didn't like it but I hope someone else does.
noveladdiction's review
3.0
This is the first time I've read a daredevil comic in years. That said, this was a great teaser to get me back into Matt Murdock's world. I guess this is another character I will have to look into, or back into in this case.
Some good art, and crisp, easy to follow fight scenes.
Some good art, and crisp, easy to follow fight scenes.
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