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captwinghead's review
2.0
This wasn't far enough off from Daredevil's initial origin to make this interesting for me.
It does have more of a classic Noir feel compared to Iron Man Noir, but I enjoyed that book a lot more. I don't know if it's just that I find Matt Murdock to be a bland character (doubtful considering I love him on the show) or if it's just this book but I couldn't really find anything to latch onto. There's a "romance" that progresses out of one meeting somehow. The narrative wasn't moving enough that I got invested in it at all.
The art is absolutely gorgeous. It's exactly what you want for a story like this. I did enjoy the Bullseye aspect of this. Also, I found Kingpin to be likable enough.
Ultimately, I just didn't love the story and I wasn't invested.
It does have more of a classic Noir feel compared to Iron Man Noir, but I enjoyed that book a lot more. I don't know if it's just that I find Matt Murdock to be a bland character (doubtful considering I love him on the show) or if it's just this book but I couldn't really find anything to latch onto. There's a "romance" that progresses out of one meeting somehow. The narrative wasn't moving enough that I got invested in it at all.
The art is absolutely gorgeous. It's exactly what you want for a story like this. I did enjoy the Bullseye aspect of this. Also, I found Kingpin to be likable enough.
Ultimately, I just didn't love the story and I wasn't invested.
penguininabluebox's review
4.0
Interesting and dark. More of an origin story than an action-packed superhero comic. Really bizarre in a good way.
katytron's review
4.0
Matt Murdock you are a goob and I don't know why I like you so much. This is a quintessentially 'noir' noir story. Complete with a villainous twist you see coming from miles away and the 'good man struggling with having to do bad things' trope. I'm kind of a sucker for exploration of the notion that a hero needs a villain, and Fisk as the erudite Kingpin is a good choice for that.
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