Daredevil: Guardian Devil (Daredevil; The Devil Inside and Out) [Paperback]

Kevin Smith (Author), Joe Quesada (Illustrator)

Product Details

• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: Marvel (April 21, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078514143X
• ISBN-13: 978-0785141433
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 0.4 x 10.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #170,333 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars awesome, January 10, 2012

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Patrick M. Pigott Jr. "kempoist" (Lindenhurst NY) - See all my reviews
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this is a great comic book series it has a lot great art in int and a great great story

3.0 out of 5 stars Only half as good as it used to be..., December 13, 2011

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DC_Fan_52 "-Weasel!" (Texas) - See all my reviews
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Currently there are three listings for "Daredevil: Guardian Devil" on Amazon. The oldest is listed as "Daredevil Visionaries: Guardian Devil" and it's from the year 2000. Praise for the book back then called it the best Daredevil since Frank Miller. I'm a big fan of Kevin Smith's movies and his one man shows, and I've been reading Daredevil by Brian M. Bendis, which made references to this book. So, Guardian Devil has been on my radar for a long time. I finally read it and, man, it's disappointing.

Drugs explain away out of character moments, plot-holes are hand-waved out of existence, and most of it is overwritten. Sometimes the writing works with Mr. Smith throwing thinly veiled references to his film career and the moments with Matt's mom are great, but the ending feels like a gigantic cheat.

On the other hand, the art really saves it. This is the first time I've seen Joe Q's art and it's quite stylish: a mix of Frank Miller and Bruce Timm. The digital ink also gives the book some rich color that I've never seen on Daredevil. Even though he makes Daredevil look like a thumb, Black Widow is absolutely poured into her costume.

I'm becoming a Daredevil completionist. For completionist fans, I can only advise you to buy it later. Don't splurge and get it right away, wait until you have the extra cash. For the casual fans, I'd say skip it. If you were a fan of Bendis' run on Daredevil and want to get this because this was the launching point, I still say give it a pass. Bendis and Smith have clashing styles and you're not going to enjoy it. Other than "than one important thing," nothing is essential in this book.

I'm tempted to give it a 4, because the art is really stunning, but the writing doesn't hold up. It might have broken new ground ten years ago, but we've come a long way since then.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Set aside any hatred for Smith's movies and read a great book., May 31, 2011

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I've noticed most of the ratings for this book are directed at Kevin Smith himself and not the book. First I am a HUGE Smith fan, but I've also been a fan of Daredevil since I was 5 years old (30 now). The book is awesome, it is perfectly drawn and the writing is probably the best I've ever read. This isn't dick and fart jokes and there is isn't a huge amount of profanity. As a matter of fact this would probably pass the Comic Code Laws of 30 years ago outside of the development of one of the primary characters dealing with some pretty intense issues.