Thursday, December 1, 2011

Daredevil Vol.1 Premiere HC [2011] by Mark Waid

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5 – Worth the Buy It Now Price
4 – Story is Worth the Purchase Price or Definite Trade Paperback Read
3 – Average Story – Buy if you Need to Complete your Collection
2 – Filler Issue – Not Necessary to Purchase
1 – Avoid and Save your Money

DAREDEVIL VOL.1 PREMIERE HARDCOVER
After thirteen years, Daredevil begins again with a new number one issue under the direction of Mark Waid (Flash, Captain America).The series has been well written for those years starting with Kevin Smith killing off Karen Page, Brian Michael Bendis revealing Daredevil’s secret identity to the world, while Ed Brubaker and Andy Diggle brought the era to a close with Daredevil assuming leadership of the Hand. Following the events of Shadowland, Daredevil is back to rebuild his vigilante career by joining the New Avengers while Matt Murdock rebuilds his legal career. 

Daredevil crashes a wedding of the New York City’s crime families to prevent a kidnapping from the villain Spot. The next day Matt Murdock and Foggy Nelson makes their way to civil court to defend a client who was beaten by the NYPD. The case leads him to the plaintiff’s store wear the villain Klaw is building an antenna.

SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
- Captain America arrives to take Daredevil in for his crimes during Shadowland
- Daredevil is captured by Ulysses Klaw the Master of Sound and used as an antenna
- Daredevil defeats Klaw however learns someone helped him engineer the antenna
- Matt Murdock now teaches people how to represent themselves in court
- Matt Murdock helps a blind client defend himself due to wrongful termination
- The boss terminated the blind employee to protect him from Latverians
- Latverian assassins arrive to terminate Matt Murdock and his blind client
- Foggy sets Matt Murdock on a date with his girlfriend’s roommate
- Bruiser who can shift his mass to gain an advantage is sent to eliminate Daredevil
- Daredevil takes a data drive from five super terrorist organizations

This hardcover collects
Daredevil #1-6

RECOMMENDED – 4 OUT OF 5