Friday, December 2, 2011

Comic Books: Daredevil #6 by Mark Waid & Marcos Martin


Review by Amir Malekpour

Let’s get something out of the way first; Daredevil is one of the top books Marvel is producing right now. And if it wasn’t for Thunderbolts by Jeff Parker, Declan Shelvey, and Kev Walker; it would be my favorite Marvel title.

That said, I felt like this arc went one issue too long. I enjoyed watching the character Bruiser, but maybe Mark Waid and company could have ended this arc faster than they did. I love the art of Marcos Marin, but if I have to choose between his work and Paolo Rivera, I’d like to see more Rivera. The variety and tradeoff between the two is great though.

The story involves Daredevil saving a blind kid who may or may not know too much about the mob. I enjoyed last issue a little more because the art seemed to show more of how Daredevil sees the world. Also there seemed to be more suspense throughout the pages.

All in all, this was a very enjoyable issue and Waid, Martin and Rivera continue to put out great work.

Pros:

Awesome revamp of Daredevil by the great Mark Waid. Great art from Marcos Martin

Cons:

Not much, except that I would rather just read the whole arc at once. Also, last issue was so awesome that #6 had a high bar to live up to.