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    REVIEW: Daredevil #8

    Stephen SchleicherBy Stephen SchleicherJanuary 21, 2012Updated:January 21, 20121 Comment3 Mins Read

    Spider-Man and Daredevil are teaming up! At least they’re not beating the crap out of one another… but then again, it isn’t April, yet.

    DAREDEVIL #8
    Writer: Mark Waid
    Artist: Kano
    Colorist: Javier Rodriguez
    Letterer: VC’s Joe Caramagna
    Cover: Paolo Rivera
    Editor: Axel Alonso
    Publisher: Marvel
    Cover Price: $2.99

    Previously in The Amazing Spider-Man: Framed for a theft of Horizon Labs technology, Black Cat is on the run, and she needs help from The Amazingly Horny Spider-Man! But where web-slinging ends, and the law begins, is a bit much for Peter Parker, who asks his friend Daredevil to join in the search for the missing tech.

    DEVIL AND THE DETAILS

    For a two part crossover, I kind of expected a little more bang and zoom from the dynamic duo of DD and SP. Trapped underground, it takes the amazingly bad luck of Black Cat to keep them from getting fried. Though Felicia Hardy thinks her law enforcement woes are the result of Spider-Man’s amorous feelings toward her. Turns out she was set-up, and the trio quickly discover that the Horizon Labs theft was indeed an inside job, as villain group, after villain group is doing everything they can to out-tech one another in the coming global super villain mega-event, which has yet to be announced.

    Waid does a good job of wrapping up the heist story that is really nothing more than that on the surface, but he does an excellent job of using the two titles involved in this crossover to create a romance between Black Cat and Daredevil, and the reaction (This is my super villain origin moment) from Spider-Man. It will be interesting if Dan Slott is able to continue this character moment in future issues of the Spider-Man series, or even if Black Cat will stick around for a while in Daredevil. I guess this is really one of those wait and see kind of things.

    KANO.

    The only thing that would have been great in this two-part story is if the artist would have been the same for both, but considering artists change so much these days as deadlines and company pressures to deliver quality issues, I’m pretty much okay with this. Kano does a great job of keeping a Ditko feel with Spider-Man that each time he appears on panel, I found myself studying the pose, placement, and details added by Kano and colorist Javier Rodriguez.

    BOTTOM LINE: PICK IT UP

    If you picked up Amazing Spider-Man #677, then you absolutely need to buy this issue to see how the entire things ends. I like Waid’s ability to take each issue of the crossover to focus on that titles main character, without making the story seem like it is only half finished. Kano’s art shines on every page, and one could (though I wouldn’t recommend it) disregard the word balloons and let the art tell the story itself. Daredevil #8 is worth picking up and earns 4 out of 5 Stars.

    Rating: ★★★★☆

    Daredevil Mark Waid Marvel Review
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    Stephen Schleicher began his career writing for the Digital Media Online community of sites, including Digital Producer and Creative Mac covering all aspects of the digital content creation industry. He then moved on to consumer technology, and began the Coolness Roundup podcast. A writing fool, Stephen has freelanced for Sci-Fi Channel's Technology Blog, and Gizmodo. Still longing for the good ol' days, Stephen launched Major Spoilers in July 2006, because he is a glutton for punishment. You can follow him on Twitter @MajorSpoilers and tell him your darkest secrets...

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    1 Comment

    1. Matthew Peterson on January 23, 2012 7:35 am

      Parker and Murdock wouldn’t be beating each other up, anyway, as both are Avengers. They’ll be putting the smackdown on Gambit and The Beast.

      (I might even read that…)

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