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ISBN: | 0785139419 (ISBN13: 9780785139416) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | Daredevil Noir #1-4, Marvel Noir, Daredevil: Miniseries , more |
Alexander C. Irvine
Hardcover | Pages: 112 pages Rating: 3.62 | 619 Users | 57 Reviews
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Title | : | Daredevil Noir (Daredevil Noir #1-4) |
Author | : | Alexander C. Irvine |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 112 pages |
Published | : | December 2nd 2009 by Marvel (first published November 4th 2009) |
Categories | : | Sequential Art. Comics. Graphic Novels. Superheroes. Marvel. Graphic Novels Comics |
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The latest addition to Marvel's red-hot Noir line offers a unique spin on the Man Without Fear! Prohibition-era Hell's Kitchen is Kingpin territory, and until now, his only problem has been the masked vigilante known as Daredevil. When gangster Orville Halloran arrives on the scene, fresh from a stretch in Sing Sing and eager to stretch his wings, Hell's about to get hotter. For P.I. Foggy Nelson and his loyal assistant Matt Murdock, it all starts when a desperate woman comes to their office with an irresistible story about her and Halloran. To Foggy, she's a client - to Murdock, she's enough to make Halloran Daredevil's next target. But Murdock is about to find out that half-truths are poison truths, and that the Kitchen is full of history that will put him on a collision course with both the old Kingpin and the man who wants to replace him. Collects Daredevil Noir #1-4.Rating Containing Books Daredevil Noir (Daredevil Noir #1-4)
Ratings: 3.62 From 619 Users | 57 ReviewsComment On Containing Books Daredevil Noir (Daredevil Noir #1-4)
I love the artwork in this; its dark, gritty, and really suits Daredevil. The art gets four stars, the story gets two. The devil mask looks better than usual, but the storyline is just meh, even with its little twists. I dont think this special noir edition of Daredevil brought anything new or different to the character (like Spider-Man Noir did), because Daredevil is already pretty noir in general.Set in Marvel's "Noir" alternate universe, this 1930s-era version of Daredevil has most of the classic elements readers will expect: Wilson Fisk, Foggy Nelson, Hell's Kitchen, and even a "Bullseye Killer".This was a very well crafted story that stands on its own, and retains the heart of Daredevil's mythos. The action sequences were excellent, and the characters were spot-on. Foggy Nelson and the Kingpin were especially good. Really, in many ways, this story could have been done in the standard
I have not been a fan of any of the Marvel Noir books I have read (though Spider-Man Noir in Spider-Verse was aright). This just seemed unnecessary, except to have another character to fill out the ranks, since Daredevil is rather Noir to begin with. For this version, though, the writers decided that Matt couldn't be a lawyer, so instead, he is a sort of spy with Foggy as a private eye. It just doesn't quite ring true with the character, and is just another sad retelling of the Daredevil vs.
My favorite of the Marvel Noir series (excluding X-Men that I haven't read).Both Irvine and Coker grasped the concept of noir and delivered a good, dark, gritty, very much hopeless story with an open ending just as I like them.Of course, 4 issues is not nearly enough to really develop the characters and Murdock is particularly aloof in this story. But I think that is a good use from Irvine of what you're supposed to know about him. If you've never read Daredevil in your life you can appreciate
Marvel's Noir imprint gives us a through a glass, darkly version of classic superheroes imagined as characters in a 1940s crime drama. Even though its execution has been inconsistent, it's still an exciting line because it takes chances with known characters.Not so here.Part of the problem is that the main Marvel Universe character already exists in a noir setting (albeit present day). His father was a boxer murdered for not taking a dive. He protects the streets of Hell's Kitchen, going up
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Daredevil is Marvel's perfect Noir character. Everything about this worked. I just wish there was a follow up.
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