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by **GLX** » Thu Feb 20, 2014 12:16 am

It's the final issue of Daredevil!

Until it relaunches in the not-so-distant future.

MARK WAID (W) • CHRIS SAMNEE (A/C)
The Astounding Final Issue!
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99

Digital copy can be found here.

Ze rules:

Post your review in the forum thread or in the comments section here on the front page.

Review as often or as little as you like. Once you've posted 5 reviews, you will be awarded 1 pick. You can post 5 reviews, right? That's a totally achievable goal and with day and date digital releases becoming the standard, it shouldn't matter if your shop ordered enough copies of this weeks comic or not.

When multiple Review Groupers have posted 5 (or more) qualifying reviews, they will be awarded their pick in the order that they qualified. What constitutes a qualifying review? Any review posted (with a score on a scale from 0-10, that's right 0!) within 1 calendar month of the thread going live. Reviews are to be at least 5 sentences long. It shows that a) you have at least read this week's pick and b) you have some unique insight into the comic.

Reviews posted while waiting in line for your pick will be applied to your next pick.

I'll be keeping track of everyone's progress with the newly christened Spreadsheet of Fantastic (RIP, Spreadsheet of Doom) and reporting the results in the Current Members list in the weekly OP. When it's your turn to make a pick, I will PM you. If you do not respond to me by Midnight EST the following Sunday, you will lose your pick and I will start a poll to determine that week's selection.

Any week in which we do not have a Review Grouper with 5 qualifying picks, we will determine the week's comic via poll.

If it's your week to pick, remember to keep it under $3.99.

Member list:

5 Reviews
Stephen Day(1)
GHERU

4 Reviews
Amoebas

3 Reviews
Grayson
guitarsmashley

2 Reviews

1 Review
David Bird (10/30)
HNutz
Punchy
The Beast

by **GLX** » Thu Feb 20, 2014 12:24 am

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001. Daredevil #82 - 8.13
002. Exiles #77 - 6.29
003. Jonah Hex #5 - 6.26
004. American Virgin #1 - 7.7
005. Birds of Prey #92 - 6.41
006. Squadron Supreme #1 - 7.66
007. Blue Beetle #1 - 5.95
008. Aquaman: SoA #41 - 6.67
009. DMZ #6 - 7.65
010. Captain America #17 - 7.43
011. Thing #6 - 7.03
012. Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #8 - 7.68
013. Cable & Deadpool #28 - 7.45
014. Fell #5 - 8.81
015. X-Factor #7 - 7.84
016. My Inner Bimbo #1 - 6.38
017. Wonder Woman #1 - 7.3
018. Green Lantern Corps #1 - 5.65
019. Flash: The Fastest Man Alive #1 - 5.38
020. New Avengers #21 - 6.12
021. Detective Comics #821 - 8.05
022. Ultimate Spider-Man #97 - 7.86
023. Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters #1 - 4.17
024. Batman #655 - 7.69
025. Usagi Yojimbo #95 - 6.41
026. Sonic the Hedgehog #165 - 6.5
027. The Boys #1 - 7.3
028. Heroes for Hire #1 - 6.25
029. Ultimate Fantastic Four #33 - 5.75
030. Local #6 - 9.1
031. Thunderbolts #106 - 6.14
032. Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. #8 - 8.34
033. True Story, Swear to God #1 - 7.69
034. Criminal #1 - 7.63
035. Fables #1/#54 - 8.83
036. WildCats #1 - 6.51
037. Action Comics #844 - 7.22
038. Incredible Hulk #100 - 7.5
039. Franklin Richards, Son of a Genius: Happy Franksgiving - 4.32
040. Texas Chainsaw Massacre #1 - 4.34
041. Punisher War Journal #1 - 6.54
042. Immortal Iron Fist #1 - 7.35
043. Spider-Man: Reign #1 - 4.79
044. The Spirit #1 - 7.67
045. New Avengers: Illuminati #1 - 7.33
046. Winter Soldier: Winter Kills - 8.27
047. Amazing Spider-Man #537 - 6.94
048. Thunderbolts #110 - 6.75
049. Red Menace #3 - 7.43
050. Moon Knight #7 - 5.86
051. Ultimate Civil War Spider-Ham Crisis #1 - 6.21
052. Action Comics Annual #10 - 7.87
052. All New Atom #8 - 6.98
052. Dark Tower #1 - 8.61
052. Fantastic Four: The End #5 - 8.55
052. Fell #7 - 9.03
052. newuniversal #3 - 8.13
052. Pirates of Coney Island #4 - 7.93
052. Ultimate Spider-Man #105 - 7.7
052. Uncanny X-Men #483 - 6.47
053. Batman #663 - 3.83
054. Civil War #7 - 7.2
055. Runaways #24 - 9.01
056. Punisher MAX #45 - 7.47
057. Blade #7 - 6.08
058. Army@Love #1 - 6.38
059. Blue Beetle #13 - 6.4
060. Avengers: The Initiative #1 - 7.27
061. Nova #1 - 6.92
062. Cable & Deadpool #39 - 5.92
063. Catwoman #66 - 7.06
064. 52 Week Fifty-Two - 7.15
065. Countdown #51 - 6.8
066. Flash: The Fastest Man Alive #12 - 6.31
067. Captain America #26 - 8.28
068. Witchblade #106 - 5.81
069. Invincible #42 - 8.35
070. Sub-Mariner #1 - 5.54
071. Highwaymen #1 - 7.87
072. Superman/Batman #37 - 4.6
073. Dynamo 5 #5 - 6.28
074. Annihilation: Conquest - Wraith #1 - 6.63
075. Lone Ranger #7 - 7.54
076. X-Men #201 - 4.76
077. Metal Men #1 - 6.18
078. Green Lantern #22 - 7.85
079. Pilot Season: Ripclaw - 5.89
080. X-Men: First Class #3 - 7.53
081. Teen Titans #50 - 8.02
082. Buffy the Vampire Slayer #6 - 6.96
083. Punisher War Journal #11 - 5.22
084. World War Hulk #4 - 6.96
085. All-Star Batman & Robin #7 - 6.43
086. Vinyl Underground #1 - 5.73
087. Green Arrow & Black Canary #1 - 8.27
088. The Sword #1 - 6.89
089. She-Hulk #22 - 7.38
090. Tales of the Fear Agent: Twelve Steps in One - 6.18
091. Annihilation: Conquest #1 - 6.93
092. Batman and the Outsiders #1 - 6.87
093. Flash #234 - 5.72
094. Gotham Underground #2 - 5.52
095. Ultimates 3 #1 - 4.8
096. Amazing Spider-Girl #15 - 6
097. Birds of Prey #113 - 7.16
098. Pax Romana #1 - 8.59
099. Hack/Slash #7 - 6.97
100. HULK #1 - 7.19
101. Booster Gold #6 - 7.68
102. Order #7 - 6.97
103. Narcopolis #1 - 5.37
104. Reviewer's Choice -
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106. Loaded Bible 3: Communion - 8.68
107. Project Superpowers #1 - 5.93
108. Echo #1 - 8.34
109. Mighty Avengers #10 - 7.12
110. Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. #27 - 7.73
111. Proof #6 - 8.48
112. Secret Invasion #1 - 7.95
113. Titans #1 - 6
114. Noble Causes #32 - 7.26
115. Hulk vs. Hercules: When Titans Collide - 7.39
116. DC Universe 0 - 4.94
117. House of Mystery #1 - 7.77
118. Captain Britain and MI:13 #1 - 7.36
119. Checkmate #26 - 4.09
120. Final Crisis #1 - 6.91
121. The Boys #19 - 8.3
122. Skaar: Son of Hulk #1 - 5.53
123. Transformers Spotlight: Cyclonus - 5.92
124. Trinity #4 - 5.15
125. Jonah Hex #33 - 8.7
126. I Kill Giants #1 - 7.55
127. Batgirl #1 - 5.23
128. Uncanny X-Men #500 - 6.22
129. Wildcats #1 - 7.33
130. Venom: Dark Origin #1 - 7.16
131. Astonishing X-Men #26 - 5.12
132. Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #1 - 7.67
133. Runaways #1 - 7.34
134. Marvel Apes #1 - 6.15
135. Star Wars: The Clone Wars #1 - 6.22
136. Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. #33 - 7.25
137. Back to Brooklyn #1 - 5.58
138. Four Eyes #1 - 9.26
139. Green Lantern Corps #29 - 6.16
140. Ghost Rider #28 - 7.44
141. Unknown Soldier #1 - 8.66
142. Amazing Spider-Man #575 - 6.98
143. Final Crisis: Resist - 6.44
144. Batman: Cacophony #1 - 7.37
145. Deadpool #4 - 6.57
146. Ms. Marvel #33 - 5.97
147. Secret Invasion #8 - 7.15
148. Punisher: War Zone #1 - 7.17
149. Ex Machina #40 - 8.11
150. Immortal Iron Fist #21 - 8.21
151. Incognito #1 - 8.65
152. Punisher #1 - 6.25
153. G.I. Joe #1 - 6.68
154. Hellblazer #251 - 6.94
155. Justice Society of America #23 - 6.53
156. Watchmen - 9.88
157. Batman #686 - 8.84
158. Amber Atoms #1 - 4.25
159. Runaways #7 - 5.25
160. Superman: World of New Krypton #1 - 6.68
161. Guardians of the Galaxy #11 - 6.41
162. Invincible #60 - 7.08
163. Muppet Show #1 - 6.66
164. Flash: Rebirth #1 - 6.93
165. Wolverine: Weapon X #1 - 6.52
166. The Strange Adventures of H.P. Lovecraft #1 - 7.82
167. Ghost Rider #34 - 8.82
168. Phonogram: The Singles Club #2 - 6.33
169. Final Crisis Aftermath: Run! #1 - 7
170. Unwritten #1 - 8.53
171. The Boys: Herogasm #1 - 7.09
172. Last Days of Animal Man #1 - 6.23
173. Batman and Robin #1 - 8.01
174. Amazing Spider-Man #597 - 7.19
175. Transformers Spotlight: Cliffjumper - 7
176. Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia - 6.62
177. Justice League: Cry for Justice #1 - 6.71
178. Wednesday Comics #1 - 7.84
179. Blackest Night #1 - 8.87
180. Immortal Weapons #1 - 7.17
181. Mice Templar: Destiny #1 - 7.81
182. Doom Patrol #1 - 5.12
183. Ultimate Comics Avengers #1 - 7.14
184. Daredevil #500 - 8.62
185. Fantastic Four #570 - 6.9
186. Sweet Tooth #1 - 8.1
187. Dark Reign: The List - Avengers - 5.95
188. Beasts of Burden #1 - 8.73
189. Wolverine: Giant Size Old Man Logan - 7.95
190. Teen Titans #75 - 4.67
191. Haunt #1 - 6.6
192. Unwritten #6 - 7.41
193. Azrael #1 - 4.11
194. Dark Avengers: Ares #1 - 6.79
195. Deadpool Team-Up #899 - 5.24
196. Locke & Key: Crown of Shadows #1 - 6.96
197. Punisher #11 - 7.39
198. Image United #1 - 3.53
199. Jonah Hex #50 - 9.23
200. Invincible Iron Man #21 - 7.45
201. Walt Disney Comics & Stories #701 - 5.85
202. Hellboy: The Bride of Hell - 7.32
203. Webcomics Week -
204. Siege #1 - 7.84
205. Amazing Spider-Man #617 - 8.39
206. Joe the Barbarian #1 - 7.97
207. Robocop #1 - 3.59
208. FREE4ALL -
209. Choker #1 - 6.17
209. Tails of the Pet Avengers - 7.04
210. Supergirl #50 - 5.34
211. X-Men Forever #18 - 5.35
212. First Wave #1 - 6.98
213. Daytripper #4 - 7.19
214. Irredeemable #12 - 6.28
215. Amazing Spider-Man #626 - 5.18
216. Blackest Night #8 - 6.41
217. S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 - 9.23
218. Kill Shakespeare #1 - 5.36
219. X-Men Forever Annual #1 - 6.41
220. Siege: Secret Warriors - 6.53
221. I, Zombie #1 - 8.22
222. Heroic Age: Prince of Power #1 - 7.25
223. Avengers #1 - 7.51
224. Gotham City Sirens #12 - 4.39
225. Red Hood: The Lost Days #1 - 6.71
226. S.H.I.E.L.D. #2 - 7.57
227. New Avengers #1 - 6.15
228. Bullet to the Head #1 - 4.5
229. Deadpool: Wade Wilson's War #2 - 4.2
230. Batman & Robin #13 - 6.24
231. Gorilla-Man #1 - 4.81
232. Time Masters: Vanishing Point #1 - 4.79
233. Justice League: Generation Lost #6 - 7.39
234. Baltimore: The Plague Ships #1 - 6.46
235. Thor: The Mighty Avenger #3 - 6.21
236. Tiny Titans #31 - 5.17
236. New Avengers #3 - 4.88
237. Garrison #5 - 4.71
238. 1 Month 2 Live #1 - 6.02
239. Billy the Kid’s Old Timey Oddities and the Ghastly Fiend of London #1 - 7.82
240. Steve Rogers: Super Soldier #3 - 7.73
241. Nemesis #3 - 5.17
242. Franken-Castle #21 - 6.14
243. Ultimate Comics Thor #1 - 5.88
244. Victorian Undead Special - 6.25
245. Kick Ass 2 #1 - 6.58
246. Incognito: Bad Influences #1 - 8.05
247. Superboy #1 - 6.81
248. American Vampire #8 - 8.17
249. Hellboy: Double Feature of Evil - 8.5
250. Batwoman #0 - 8.04
251. Daredevil #512 - 5.87
252. Booster Gold #32 - 7
253. Suicide Forest #1 - 8.16
254. Larfleeze Christmas Special - 4.89
255. Action Comics #896 - 6.92
256. Weird Worlds #1 - 2.02
257. Casanova: Gula #1 - 8.53
258. The Spirit #10 - 6.72
259. Fantastic Four #587 - 5.1
260. Week 260 -
261. Heroes for Hire #3 - 7.24
262. Hellblazer #276 - 5.28
263. Avengers #10 - 4.16
264. Secret Warriors #25 - 6.61
265. Ultimate Spider-Man #155 - 6.68
266. Morning Glories #8 - 7.5
267. Lorna: Relic Wrangler #1 - 3.46
268. Butcher Baker: The Righteous Maker #1 - 7.09
269. Brightest Day #23 - 4.38
270. Uncanny X-Men #535 - 7.5
271. Thunderbolts #156 - 5.92
272. Walking Dead #84 - 7.3
273. Avengers Academy #13 - 6.42
274. Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt #1 - 5.4
275. Hawkeye: Blindspot #4 - 5.5
276. Iron Man 2.0 #5 - 5.57
276. Secret Avengers #13 - 4.49
277. S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 - 5.67
278. Flashpoint: Emperor Aquaman #1 - 5.48
279. Northlanders #41 - 6.83
280. All Nighter #1 - 6.36
281. THUNDER Agents #8 - 7.95
282. Jonah Hex #69 - 8.84
283. Red Wing #1 - 6.1
284. Daredevil #1 - 7.92
285. Amazing Spider-Man #666 - 6.15
286. Severed #1 - 8.26
287. Detective Comics #881 - 8.81
288. Damaged #1 - 7.31
289. Ultimate Comics Ultimates #1 - 5.41
290. Uncanny X-Force #14 - 8.11
291. Static Shock #1 - 6
292. Criminal: The Last of the Innocent #4 - 6.5
293. Batman #1 - 6.98
294. Aquaman #1 - 5.87
295. Animal Man #2 - 8.04
296. Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #3 - 5.1
297. HP Lovecraft's The Dunwich Horror #1 - 3.67
298. Wolverine and the X-Men #1 - 8.09
299. Six Guns #1 - 7.6
300. Unwritten #31 - 7.8
301. Avengers #19 - 5.5
302. Infinite #4 - 3.5
303. Flash Gordon: Zeitgeist #1 - 5.58
304. Defenders #1 - 8.55
305. Black Panther: The Most Dangerous Man Alive #526 - 4.19
306. Amazing Spider-Man #676 - 4.19
307. American Vampire #22 - 9
308. Fatale #1 - 7.8
309. Severed #6 - 8.5
310. Hellblazer #287 - 9
311. Secret Avengers #21.1 - 6.06
312. Winter Soldier #1 - 8.88
313. Batwoman #6 - 3.88
314. Daredevil #9 - 7.33
315. The Sixth Gun #19 - 8
316. Moon Knight #10 - 6.75
317. Hulk #49 - 7.5
318. The Shade #6 - 7.13
319. Amazing Spider-Man #682 - 7.13
320. Avengers vs. X-Men #0 - 5
321. Swamp Thing #8 - 7.88
322. America's Got Powers #1 - 5.5
323. Reset #1 - 8
324. The Goon #39 - 7
325. Dial H #1 - 4.45
326. Dan the Unharmable #1 - 7.5
327. Dancer #1 - 6.58
328. Batman Incorportated #1 - 7.14
328. Youngblood #71 - 4.17
329. Star Trek The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation #1 - 6.21
330. Insufferable Weeks 1-6 - 7.71
331. The Massive #1 - 6.92
332. Baltimore: Dr. Leskovar's Remedy #1 - 8.6
333. Hit Girl #1 - 6 (Only one review was in.....seriously)
334. Infernal Man-Thing #1 - 7.25
335. Punk Rock Jesus #1 - 6.38
336. Captain Marvel #1 - 4 (Only one review in)
336. Avengers vs. X-Men #8 - 7 (Only one review in)
337. Debris #1 - 5.5
338. X-Men #33 - 4.4
339. Gambit #1 - 7 (Only one review in)
340. Before Watchmen: Rorschach #1 - 7.5
341. Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom #1 - 7.5
342. Uncanny X-Force #30 - 8.8
343. Action Comics #0 - 3.8
344. Batman #0 - 7.3
345. The Unwritten #41 - 8
346. Happy #1 - 7
346. Talon #0 - 7.5
347. Daredevil: End of Days #1 - 9
348. Uncanny Avengers #1 - 7.3
349. The Zaucer of Zilk #1 - 7.9
350. National Comics: Madame X #1 - 6
351. Bedlam #1 - 7.8
352. Storm Dogs #1 - 6
353. Great Pacific #1 - 6.2
354. Uncanny X-Force #34 - 7.9
355. FF #1 - 6.5
356. Avengers #1 - 4.5
357. Avengers Arena #1 - 5.34
358. Wonder Woman #15 - 8.5
359. Week of 12/26/12 Free for All
360. New Avengers #1 - 4.6
361. Avengers Arena #3 - 0
362. Todd, The Ugliest Kid on Earth #1 - 2.5
363. The Answer #1 - 8
364. Invincible #100 = 7.3
365. Winter Soldier #15 - 7
366. Katana #1 - 4
367. Daredevil #23 - 9
367. Justice League of America #1 - 8
368. Guardians of the Galaxy #0.1 - 6.6
369. Age of Ultron #1 - 3.43
370. The Manhattan Projects #10 - 8.53
371. Constantine #1 - 3.5
372. East of West #1 - 8
373. Miss Fury #1 - No reviews in.
373. Thanos Rising #1 - 2.
374. Uncanny Avengers #6 - 7
375. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Villain Microseries #1 (of 4): Krang - 9
376. Mind MGMT #10 - 10
377. The Movement #1 - 2.2
377. Suicide Risk #1 - 7.2
378. 12 Reasons To Die - 7
379. Dream Merchant #1 – 6
380. The Bounce #1 – 7.5
381. Wake #1 - 9
382. Blackacre #7 - 3.5
383. Batman Vol 2 #21 - 6.15
383. Breath Of Bones A Tale Of The Golem #1 - 10
384. 100 Bullets Brother Lono #1 - 5
385. The Massive #13 - 8
386. Avengers AI #1 - 7.5
386. Catalyst Comix #1 - 7
387. Justice League #22 - 5.5
388. Deadpool #13 - 7.3
389. Lobster Johnson: A Scent of Lotus #1 - 8
390. Free For All
391. Burn The Orphanage Born To Lose #1 - 2.5
391. Trillium #1 - 8.98
392. Saga #13 - 8.2
393. Batman '66 #2 - 8
394. All Star Western Vol 3 #23 - 7
395. Free For All
396. Captain America Vol 7 #11 - 5.825
397. Zero #1 - 9.5
398. Free For All
399. Grindhouse Doors Open At Midnight #1 - 8
399. Captain America Living Legend #1- 5.8
400. Retro Reviews!
401. Letter 44 #1 - No Reviews In, yet
401. Forever Evil Rogues Rebellion #1 - 6.25
402. Velvet #1 - 9
403. Sandman Overture #1 - 9.5
404. Earth 2 #17 - 7
404. Amazing X-Men Vol 2 #1 - 6.8
405. Umbral #1 - 6
406. Free For All
407. Terminator Salvation Final Battle #1 - no reviews in
407. Inhumanity #1 - 4.7
408. FBP Federal Bureau Of Physics #6 - 7.4
409. Daredevil Vol 3 #34 - 7.25
410. Avengers #24 - 4.5
411. Free For All
412. Sex Criminals #4 - 8.8
413. Injustice Gods Among Us Year Two #1 - 10
413. Miracleman #1 - no reviews in :shock:

414. Free For All
415. Free For All 1/29/14
416. Captain America #16.NOW - 3.2
416. Ms. Marvel #1 - 7.5
416. X-Men #10.NOW - No reviews in.
417. She Hulk #1 - 7.9

by **GLX** » Fri Feb 21, 2014 12:36 am

Thursday night/Friday morning bump.

by **GLX** » Sat Feb 22, 2014 3:07 pm

Saturday afternoon bump.

by **Stephen Day** » Sat Feb 22, 2014 5:01 pm

My pick for the upcoming week will be Mighty Avengers #7

by **GLX** » Sat Feb 22, 2014 5:58 pm

Stephen Day wrote:My pick for the upcoming week will be Mighty Avengers #7

• Years ago, Gideon Mace murdered Ava Ayala's family.

• Ava Ayala is the White Tiger. She channels the power of an ancient god of terror and bloodlust. And she just gave it full control.

• Pray for Gideon Mace.

by **HNutz** » Sat Feb 22, 2014 8:25 pm

Daredevil #36 was an excellent read! It feels like a natural ending point instead of a blatent relaunch to sell a new #1 issue and charge a buck more (even though I'm sure it's both). Waid deals with last issue's cliffhanger ending (we've seen a lot of those in this run, haven't we?) in a way that makes perfect sense and deals with the earlier ramifications of Murdock's secret. The art is spot on. And I love hearing that "Daredevil's no chicken."

10 out of 10.

by **Stephen Day** » Sun Feb 23, 2014 5:13 pm

The latest volume of Daredevil comes to an end. It's a satisfying ending that wraps up all of the threads that Waid had going in the current storyline. It successfully serves as the ending to this volume and as a launching pad for the next. It's tricky to do both, but Waid meets this challenge in a very enjoyable way. It made me want to buy into where things are going next.

9 out of 10

by **Amoebas** » Mon Feb 24, 2014 2:33 pm

This was the LAST ISSUE of Daredevil???!!!!

Of course its not as it will get a renumbering every 3 years or so, but as a last issue of this story goes, it could have been a whole lot better.

I haven't been shy that in stating that, while Waid's DD is a very good book, it isn't the 'great' book it could be. I have not liked the recent plot of the Sons of the Serpent conspiracy/infiltration into society because it has been portrayed to be far larger than even comic book sense could take. And in this issue it all gets neatly wrapped in a bow in just a few panels with the DA promising that 'he'll get them'. Get who? Sure you nabbed a judge, but previous issues had practically the entire courthouse, firemen, policemen, etc. Hell, even the cable TV guys are involved with the Serpents. Face it, Waid made this far bigger than it ever needed to be and now Matt just cuts and runs to San Fran.

Which brings us to what happens next. It looks like Matt will take Foggy with him and probably Kirsten to SF. So the core cast remains intact, Matt still is a lawyer, his identity is now known (as if it wasn't before), the Serpent infestation stays in NYC and the only real change is that he moves house. Yeah, that merits a renumbering. :roll:

Story aside, the writing is still good (despite some horrendous courtroom puns) and the art is indeed fine (although a panel of DD taking out a Serpent probably didn't demand a full splash page).

Overall - 6

by **Liam Rodgers** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 5:00 pm

Amoebas wrote:This was the LAST ISSUE of Daredevil???!!!!

Of course its not as it will get a renumbering every 3 years or so, but as a last issue of this story goes, it could have been a whole lot better.

I haven't been shy that in stating that, while Waid's DD is a very good book, it isn't the 'great' book it could be. I have not liked the recent plot of the Sons of the Serpent conspiracy/infiltration into society because it has been portrayed to be far larger than even comic book sense could take. And in this issue it all gets neatly wrapped in a bow in just a few panels with the DA promising that 'he'll get them'. Get who? Sure you nabbed a judge, but previous issues had practically the entire courthouse, firemen, policemen, etc. Hell, even the cable TV guys are involved with the Serpents. Face it, Waid made this far bigger than it ever needed to be and now Matt just cuts and runs to San Fran.

Which brings us to what happens next. It looks like Matt will take Foggy with him and probably Kirsten to SF. So the core cast remains intact, Matt still is a lawyer, his identity is now known (as if it wasn't before), the Serpent infestation stays in NYC and the only real change is that he moves house. Yeah, that merits a renumbering.

Story aside, the writing is still good (despite some horrendous courtroom puns) and the art is indeed fine (although a panel of DD taking out a Serpent probably didn't demand a full splash page).

Overall - 6

This review deserves 10/10.

I don't really have much to add, it sums up pretty much exactly how I felt about the issue and the run in general. At the beginning, I really enjoyed this volume of Daredevil. The art is superb, some of the finest visual storytelling anywhere but Waid is Waid, a fan of a bygone era where stories have no real development and by the volume's end, nothing significant has changed.

Much like his Irredemable series, Waid takes six issues worth of plot and pads it with "character development" to last three years. Except the characters don't really develop, they just go through the motions. I gave one of these issues a 10/10 because of how touching and honest Foggy's illness was handled but if I had known then that everything would work out fine in the end, I would have felt as cheated then as I do now.

And it's not just Foggy, everything goes Daredevil's way in the end. How the fuck is that inspirational? What's heroic about incompetent villains and deus ex machina safety nets? I was sick of this shit 30 years ago and yet it still persists.

If creators like Waid want more comics to be aimed at children, they need to understand that kids aren't stupid. They hate padded stories, with stupid villains that make Scott Evil cringe where everything just works out fine for the hero in the end. That isn't art; it's kitsch and it's fucking garbage.

Oh and BTW, the price point on this and every other comic is bullshit and only drives kids away. Why spend $50 on a half dozen or so comic books for maybe 2 hours entertainment, tops, when they can spend that money on a video game and be entertained for 40-100 hours? GTFO comic book industry; you deserve your inevitable extinction.

Daredevil #36: 6/10