Thursday, April 5, 2012

Daredevil Vol.2 Premiere HC [2012]

New Comic Releases and Reviews – Spoiler Alerts Ahead
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 VOLUME 2 PREMIERE HARDCOVER
The single story in Daredevil #7, the two-part story between the Amazing Spider-Man and Daredevil, and the upcoming three-part Omega Effect shows how shorter storylines build into larger epics. Mark Waid has really brought Daredevil back following the events of Shadowland.

Matt Murdock escorts a school bus of blind students back home from the Catskills however the bus crashes and the driver dies. As the snow storm approaches Daredevil cannot use his radar and time runs out. It’s the blind students who rescue Matt and take him to safety.

After Daredevil obtained a database containing secrets from various criminal organizations, the Black Cat is tasked to retrieve the missing database the Omega Drive. Meanwhile Matt Murdock investigates the disappearance of his father’s coffin by Mole Man and his soldiers the Moloids.

Last time we saw the Mole Man he kidnapped Mayor J. Jonah Jameson in the pages of Avenging Spider-Man to help him save his Subterranea. Both Spider-Man and the Red Hulk were brought to help Mole Man and his Moloids fight the Molans who are the new rulers of Subterranea.

Daredevil confronts Mole Man who has brought his decreased love Lorna underground. Unable to return the dead, Daredevil takes the diamonds for those who lost loved ones. Matt heads home to find a letter from the Black Cat who warns him his Omega Drive is not safe and Megacrime would be able to find it.

POINT ONE HIGHLIGHTS
- Matt Murdock is targeted by the Hellfire Club to retrieve the Omegadrive
- Daredevil uses the Omegadrive to take down the Black Spectre
- The stage is set for the Omega Effect with Spider-Man and the Punisher

This hardcover collects
Daredevil #7-10
Daredevil #10.1
Amazing Spider-Man #677

RECOMMENDED – 4 OUT OF 5