DAREDEVIL #18 REVIEW

DAREDEVIL #18

by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee

 

In the shower this morning, I had a little thought. Marvel should stop throwing it's money at events and wasting their talent on Summer events just to boost sales up a little bit, and instead focus on cranking out good series like Mark Millar and Dave Gibbon's the Secret Service, or DAREDEVIL.

 

After being booted out of their law firm, Matt Murdock gets a call from Foggy, asking to look into the mysterious murder of one of his client's sister's boss (whew). Even more shocking, Matt comes home to his apartment, and finds his crazy ex-wife on his bed. So, Matt and Foggy make a trade. Matt looks into Foggy's case, while Foggy solves Matt's crazy problem. As DD attacks the guards of the prime suspect, the prime suspect falls down an elevator shaft and dies. This then leads to a cliffhanger for the subplot, which is even crazier than the main story. The thing I like most about this issue, is Waid's ability to balance character and plot. Waid shows us, that even when these two best friends are out odds, no matter how extreme, they still end up helping each other. The dialogue in this issue is top notch as well. For example, the now bitter and angry Foggy mocks his client ("I-I-I have no money!" "Yeah, well I-I-I have no choice."). Waid shows us how the split between the pals has affected Foggy, while Matt tries to hide his true feelings with his new happy-go-lucky demeanor. Points to the series for giving it a light-hearted feel as a breath of fresh air, among all of the doom and gloom series out nowadays.

 

Accompanied with Waid's amazing story, is Chris Samnee's clean yet drop-dead gorgeous art. Samnee uses light and simple pencils that recall old Steve Ditko art, and the book only improves for it. Samnee's artwork is crucial to the story, with Matt's new positive outlook on life challenging the dark and murky tales of today.

 

Daredevil #18 is worth your money. And yes, I know, a few weeks ago I was writing a rant on Marvel, and I'm giving this a better review than Batman #0, but this book is just that good.

 

STORY: 5/5

ART: 5/5

VERDICT: 5/5