Daredevil: The Devil, Inside and Out, Vol. 2 [Paperback]

Ed Brubaker (Author), Michael Lark (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2, 2007

Daredevil's search for the truth leads him out of the country, on a swashbuckling noir adventure that hasn't been seen in the pages of DD for years! But is this the other DD, or the original? Only time will tell, as the hit new DD creative team of Brubaker and Lark dive straight into their second story. Plus: a special episode focusing on Daredevil's recently deceased best friend, Foggy Nelson. Did we really know all there is to know about Foggy? What remains hidden in the life of this man, that could still affect Matt Murdock's fate to this day? Collects Daredevil #88-93.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Marvel (May 2, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785122419
• ISBN-13: 978-0785122418
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 0.2 x 10.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #805,747 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An exciting, almost exhausting, read!, May 3, 2007

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Babytoxie (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Daredevil: The Devil, Inside and Out, Vol. 2 (Paperback)

I'm not sure why only volume 2 is available on Amazon, but I'll just combine my reviews for both volumes and be done with it...

I have avoided Daredevil like the plague for quite a while, having been unimpressed with the work of Kevin Smith, Joe Quesada, Bendis, and others. Things just didn't seem right to me, so there was no way Marvel was getting any more of my money on this character. That changed when, on the frenzied advice of my local comic merchant, I picked up DAREDEVIL: THE DEVIL INSIDE AND OUT Volumes 1 and 2 - seems that the new creative team of writer Ed Brubaker and artist Michael Lark were doing something interesting with the character that hearkened back to the days of Miller and Mazzuchelli. So I bought it and was knocked out of my seat. Finally, the Daredevil I knew and loved was back.

These trades collect Daredevil # 82 - 93, in which Matt Murdock has been confined to Rykers' Island Penitentiary. He's incarcerated until he can be brought to trial, accused by federal prosecutors of being Daredevil and acting outside the law. Folks both inside and out don't know what to think about Murdock. At first, he does everything he can to misdirect those around him, for how could a blind man really be the Man Without Fear? Represented by his longtime law partner Foggy Nelson, Matt does everything he can to stay isolated in the protective custody wing; however, a horrifying event leads Matt to welcome his move to general lockup, as he's ready to bust heads. After a prison break, Matt is off to Europe following a tip on who set him up, and what he finds at the end of the trail shocks him, leading him to a painful confrontation with his greatest foe.

This story is pure tension, from start to finish. I can't say when the last time was that I read a comic that made my pulse race. Brubaker masterfully captures the claustrophobia and helplessness of prison life and being on the run, and even though it's a good bet that Matt Murdock will be okay in the end, I still found myself fearing for his life. Michael Lark's realistic pencils are perfect for this gritty story. These books equal a home-run and are a welcome change of pace. So here's to Brubaker and Lark - thanks for making Daredevil exciting again!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Brubaker's DD heads off to Europe and gets a little goofy., June 9, 2009

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S. Penrose (Small Town, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Daredevil: The Devil, Inside and Out, Vol. 2 (Paperback)

I liked this. Really. I did. But sitting here thinking back to what I read seeing the Matador and Tombstone (In Europe for some reason) was kind of off-putting. It seemed goofy. Having Matt whine about long-dead Karen was also a little over the top. The art is exactly what you expect from a DD book but the sketchiness takes away from the reveals at times. But I liked it. Seriously. I guess.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Excellent Quality Continues!, June 12, 2007

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Scott William Foley (Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Daredevil: The Devil, Inside and Out, Vol. 2 (Paperback)

I'm a tremendous fan of Brian Michael Bendis' Daredevil, so when the news arrived that he was leaving the title, I found myself distraught. Before Bendis' run, I'd never really cared much for the character. And though many criticized the level of deconstruction he brought to the line, I always found his work riveting and more than entertaining.

That being said, Bendis left Daredevil in enough of a predicament that I wanted to see how this fella--Ed Brubaker--tied up Bendis' loose ends. Brubaker's The Devil, Inside and Out Vol 1 impressed me, but Vol. 2 left me in awe.

Brubaker has somehow, somehow, tied up the many dangling plots left behind by Bendis (I believe they agreed upon this, by the way; Bendis wasn't leaving a mess for someone else to clean up) in a way that was both satisfying and quite cleansing. New plot possibilities have organically arisen from the old, and while everything isn't exactly back to normal for Matt Murdock (is it ever?), I do feel as though Brubaker has set the stage to move on with his own agenda for the character and has successfully exorcised the benign ghost of Bendis.

So, in summation, I would like to recommend the entire current run of Daredevil. Kevin Smith got us off on the right foot, Bendis brought consistent quality and depth to a character I had never before respected, and Brubaker seems to keep all of the best aspects of what Bendis did, but has now brought his own brand of action and noir, further enriching an already rich hero.

~Scott William Foley, author of Souls Triumphant