DAREDEVIL #19
by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee
Lord, that's a creepy cover. And a creepier cliffhanger.
Daredevil #19 finally gives us an explanation as to what's going on with Matt. As usual, Waid has a pitch perfect pacing and character voicing, but the real star is the twist in the end. Waid takes a B-list villain, and makes him one of the scariest mothers alive. Yes, the Coyote finally debuts, and the comic delivers one of the best new villains I've ever seen this year. In fact, this issue is the perfect jumping on point if you dropped the series and decided to pick it back up. This new villain has a connection to a scene in issue one.
The art is as good as ever, being cartoony, and (for the first time in the series), dark. Samnee makes use of the shadows here (you'll never see polka dots the same way again), by using them to the Coyote's advantage, thus turning him into an effectively frightening villain.
Daredevil #19 is a knockout that "Battling" Jack Murdock would be proud of... Though, it's not like he'd want to see his son decapitated.
STORY: 4.5/5
ART: 4.5/5
VERDICT: 4.5/5
The art is as good as ever, being cartoony, and (for the first time in the series), dark. Samnee makes use of the shadows here (you'll never see polka dots the same way again), by using them to the Coyote's advantage, thus turning him into an effectively frightening villain.
Daredevil #19 is a knockout that "Battling" Jack Murdock would be proud of... Though, it's not like he'd want to see his son decapitated.
STORY: 4.5/5
ART: 4.5/5
VERDICT: 4.5/5
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