DAREDEVIL: YELLOW #3: SPOOON-FED REVIEW
Spooon
"Book Three: Stepping Into the Ring"
Writer: Jeph Loeb
Art: Tim Sale
Colors: Matt Hollingsworth
Letters: RS/Comicraft's Wes Abbott
Editor(s): Kelly Lamy, Nanci Dakesian and Stuart Moore
Imprint: Marvel
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And now, a word from the Spooonser:
The plot in brief: Matt continues his stroll down memory lane as
he recalls Nelson and Murdock's first clients and the
relationship that he and Foggy had with their secretary Karen
Page.
The year one treatment of Daredevil has been thus far very good.
Using a letter to Karen Page as the narrative tool for this
flashback has worked rather well in practice, though the concept
itself feels a little too awkward and actually a bit unlike Matt.
The watercolor-like art continues to work well and sets a nice
mood for the story.
There are parts of this story that do not work very well,
however. For instance, while Murdock has been shown to be the
Fantastic Four's layer in the past, I do not recall anywhere that
they were his very first clients -- a notion that I find
preposterous. Regardless of his (or more correctly, his and
Foggy's, though Reed only seems to mention Matt's) background,
education, and recommendations, it is incredibly foolhardy of
Reed to seek out a completely untested and, if you'll pardon the
pun, untried, attorney of a small firm to be the Fantastic Four's
primary counsel. Hiring an experienced attorney with an
impressive track record (like Matt and Foggy eventually obtain)
is not. There is no real logical reason for the FF being his
first clients.
Another portion of the story that didn't work quite as well for
me was the pool hall scene. While I can accept *Daredevil* being
able to shoot billiards this well, though even this tends to
stretch my suspension of disbelief a little; I find it nearly
impossible to believe that Murdock could successfully pull this
off among people who *know* that he is blind without completely
blowing at least a portion of his secret. "He just can" simply
does not cut it here. His dealing with the hustled college kids
was fun -- and his verbal sparring with them worked rather well.
But again, I have a hard time believing that Matt would be this
careless with his skills.
The triangle among Matt, Foggy and Karen is being dealt with
wonderfully and I am really enjoying how Loeb is dealing with it.
Through the letter, Murdock's relation of his feelings in
conjunction with the actual flashback scene gives a great depth
to these scenes. The art helps in this respect greatly. Sales
art is very nicely detailed and the style is quite good as well.
The entire feel of the book is very nostalgic and actually
manages to evoke a sort of innocence in both Matt and the other
characters -- harkening back to the early days of the Marvel
Universe -- in a way that doesn't seem too out of place or
disjointed.
Gut Re:SPOOONse: 3.5 out of 4.0
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