Daredevil, Volume 7 by Mark Waid

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This book concludes the third volume of Daredevil Comics, collecting Issues 31-36 as Daredevil goes to war with the brotherhood of the Serpent.

I have truly mixed feelings about the Man Without Fear going to Kentucky and meeting with the character Werewolf by Night as it felt like an odd side trip. In addition, while I loved Waid bringing back the Jester for the first time in years, though I was somewhat disappointed on how little actually happened with the Jester.

That out of that way, this book ends this first run with a real bang, particularly the way the Brotherhood of the serpent are dealt with in the final three issues. Issue 36 is a particularly surprising story with Matt Murdoch coming clean about some things in a very moving courtroom scene. The supporting cast is less well. Matt's cancer stricken best friend Foggy Nelson comes on strong and while the Nelson-Murdoch friendship isn't as prominent as in other issues, it's still quite effective. Even Kirsten McDuffie, who came out flat in earlier volumes, is actually very well written here.

What I like about Waid on Daredevil is that he's not under the widespread mistaken impression that Daredevil began when Frank Miller took the character over and that everything prior to that was garbage. He understands a lot of that history and is able to flesh it out to tell great and appealing stories and it's that ability which makes this book such a joy to read.



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