Oct 26 2008
Daredevil (vol. 2) #111 - Lady Bullseye part 1
Greetings from your friendly neighborhood Searnold [Shár- Nŭhld]. Today is Sunday, October 26th, 2008. Welcome to my comic book review blog - thanks for tuning in. Are you interested in a comic book but not sure you want to shell out the cash? Let me know and I’ll review it for you - letting you know if it’s worth your hard earned money!
Today’s Issue:
As promised, here is my review of Daredevil (vol. 2) #111, the first part of the new Lady Bullseye arc written by Ed Brubaker (Uncanny X-Men, Captain America) with art by Clay Mann (Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four, Heroes For Hire). This has been hyped as the perfect jumping on point for new Daredevil readers - and to promote that, Marvel put out a free comic book called Daredevil Saga to catch you up on DD’s latest exploits (check out my review on Monday, September 15th, 2008.)
Premise:
Lady Bullseye - a mysterious new villain - stalks Daredevil for “unknown reasons” that are promptly revealed at the end of the issue.
Awesome Parts:
I like seeing a new mysterious villain. It was fun not to know exactly what her motivations were (for a few pages at least.) I certainly didn’t feel like I was missing anything - so they did a good job of living up to their hype of a good jumping on point. I also felt compelled to read the next issue - so double Kudos Mr. Brubaker. On the last page, there was a great (albeit short) internal dialogue about the difference between Daredevil and his alter ego Matt Murdock.
Un-Awesome Parts:
I don’t like how much they revealed by the end of the issue. We know Lady Bullseye’s origin. We know her objective. We understand her basic motivations. All the mystery is gone already. Also - as someone who hasn’t been reading Daredevil - I didn’t know who Dakota North is (a MAJOR female player in this issue). I would have liked to know how she knows Matt, or more specifically, how she knows his secret identity. This should NOT have been a mystery.
My Recommendation:
Tricky. And this is why: if you haven’t been reading Daredevil, you probably have a reason. And I didn’t feel like this was anything so amazingly spectacular that you have to go out and read it. It was just a well-written Daredevil story that just about anyone ought to be able to follow - even without prior Daredevil experience. So if the reason you aren’t reading Daredevil is because you’ve never tried, this would in fact be a good time to start. But if you don’t read Daredevil because you don’t like the character or the dark tones - well this issue didn’t change any of that, so you probably wouldn’t like it.
That’s it for today. As always - thanks for reading - see you next time. And don’t forget to let me know if there are any comic books you’d like me to review for you - I take requests!
-Searnold, SuperSearnold@yahoo.com
