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I'm not going to argue with the rating. I truly enjoyed this comic. The basic plot has Matt incarcerated in Ryker prison and every other prisoner tries to take him down. Of course, Matt turns the table on them each and every time and eventually breaks out with the help of the Punisher. There are some inconsistencies in the plot running throughout this, even for a superhero genre.
1. DD cannot slip out of solid steel doors while in solitary confinement. However, he just walks thru steel bars because of what - Ninja training?
2. His famous hearing. DD is supposed to be able to pick up signature sounds and (especially) heartbeats a mile away on good days. Foggy is knived, taken away and DD even attends his funeral. He then takes out his grief and frustration on the other inmates. So how come DD cannot tell that Foggy wasn't even buried in the ground?
3. DD takes on the other imposter DD in a fight sequence and doesn't realise that it is Iron Fist? Signature heartbeat, remember?
Great story-telling and complementary artwork by Lark. Similar to Maleev's but it flows.
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this is the best daredevil book i've read (and with daredevil being my all-time favorite superhero, that's saying a lot). this is better than born again, and better than the best bendis. there are enough jaw-dropping, kick-@$$ moments that you won't be able to put it down. daredevil goes to prison, and he gets more hardcore than he's ever been. i actually said "AWE" and "WOW" out loud when i was reading this. ive never done that reading a comic.
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This graphic novel was fantastic!! I absolutely loved the way Brubaker takes you inside the mind of Matt Murdock and makes you feel his pain and sense of injustice. To see how he reacts when put in maximum security unjustly with murderers that are out for his blood is priceless. On top of that, Brubaker draws you in to the slow madness and revenge that Matt Murdock begins to find himself in as his world begins to crumble. An excellent read. The art work is top notch. Five stars all the way!
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So, this is such a mouth-watering premise: Daredevil in prison, tangling with those he'd put away. Matt Murdock's life had been on a downward spiral for a while now, thanks in large part to writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Alex Maleev. That critically acclaimed creative team has gone, but that's not to imply that things now get rosier for the blind man, with Ed Brubaker (Catwoman Vol. 1: The Dark End of the Street (Batman), Gotham Central Vol. 1: In the Line of Duty (Batman), Immortal Iron Fist Vol. 1: The Last Iron Fist Story (New Avengers)) and Michael Lark (Gotham Central Vol. 1: In the Line of Duty (Batman), Terminal City) taking over the reins in 2006. Far from it! Picking up right where Bendis left off, Brubaker makes a jawdropping debut with "The Devil in Cell-Block D" story arc, which tells of Matt's harrowing time spent at Ryker's Island.
Basically, the FBI has incarcerated Matt Murdock for being Daredevil. No hard proof, mind you. Which is part of what makes this storyline so intriguing. Matt - first in Protective Custody, then as behind-the-scenes finagling of his enemies lands him in General Population - is still trying to convince folks that he's not the vigilante of Hell's Kitchen. Somehow, he must find a way to survive while pretending to be helpless and defenseless. Matt runs into various old foes and arch-foes and plenty of scum he himself had put behind bars. The Black Tarantula, Hammerhead, the Owl, the Kingpin...is one of these crime lords the mastermind behind what becomes one of the most tragic events in Matt's life? And, in the aftermath of this tragedy, just how far over the line will the guilt-ridden Daredevil go to get even?
In the outside world, someone has taken up the mantle of Daredevil and is policing Hell's Kitchen. Ah, but who? And why? Meanwhile, an old acquaintance of Daredevil's will concern himself with Matt's plight to the point that he gets himself purposely imprisoned at Ryker's.
Seriously, this is some of the best Daredevil stories I have ever read, ranking just below Frank Miller's legendary stuff. DAREDEVIL: THE DEVIL, INSIDE AND OUT Vol. 1 collects issues #82-87 of the monthly, which features the 6-part "The Devil in Cell-Block D" story arc. If you like your superhero steeped in brooding and noirish elements, then this one's a must. It's also a pulse-pounding and action-packed prison drama. It's fascinating to watch Matt Murdock as he becomes so, so tempted to simply lose it and cross that line. Plus, there's something electric and thrilling about seeing Matt costume-less and viciously jacking people up. Something visceral and gratifying about it. And I think it's plenty ironic that one of Marvel's longtime, most unabashedly violent characters comes in and tries to steer Matt back into the light. He tells Matt: "You're hurtin' a lot right now, Murdock, with good reason. But you don't want to be me. You needed to remember that." His was a cool guest star appearance.
Ed Brubaker knows his Daredevil. I didn't think anyone could adequately follow up on Bendis's great work here, but Brubaker is one hell of a yarnspinner. He knows how to lay down atmosphere and suspense, human drama meshing with bone-crunching action sequences. Bendis is gone, but the Daredevil series hasn't at all missed a beat. Michael Lark handles the art, which is moody and dynamic and perfectly complements Brubaker's gritty, edgy storytelling. In fact, after only the first couple of issues, Lark became my second favorite Daredevil artist of all time (after David Mazzuchelli, who also had an influence on Lark). Now, I've read GOTHAM CENTRAL in the past, which boasted Brubaker as writer and Lark as artist, so I'm not at all surprised that these two guys rock so well together.
So, there it is. DAREDEVIL: THE DEVIL, INSIDE AND OUT, Vol. 1 is highly recommended. And, as a neat bonus, this trade paperback also offers up a transcript, four pages' worth, of Brubaker and Lark providing tongue-in-cheek commentary on the artwork for the first five pages of Daredevil #82. So go grab this, yeah?
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When Bendis handed off Daredevil to Brubaker, I wasn't sure WHAT to think. Who is this Brubaker fella and why should I care (I had just started reading comics and most names were unknown to me)? After the finale in The Murdock Papers, I was ready to see the new direction that Brubaker would take the series.
It is the best Daredevil story I have ever had the pleasure to read. He continues the story and takes his own direction, showing Matt as a man who has almost nothing left, and uses the setting to great effect, showing quiet moments of character work within the boiling hell that is the Raft. The explosive second to last issue of Devil In Cell Block D is the best piece of action comics that I have read in my life, and set a new standard on what you can do with the character. The last issue focusing on Foggy is a good issue, if only for the fact that it involves ninjas (yes, turning off critical faculties for NIJAS. How NERDY).
Overall, this is a great beginning to Brubaker's run on the title, and I don't think he's reached this level of quality on anything he's written, except Captain America.
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