Daredevil (Marvel's Finest) [Paperback]

Kevin Smith (Author), Jimmy Palmlotti (Illustrator), Joe Quesada (Illustrator)

Product Details

• Paperback: 86 pages
• Publisher: Marvel Entertainment Group (January 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785107150
• ISBN-13: 978-0785107156
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,572,192 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kevin Smith's Daredevil is a modern masterpiece!, August 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Daredevil (Marvel's Finest) (Paperback)

For anyone who is a longtime fan of DD, or even for those just discovering the "man without fear," this collection is a MUST HAVE! Kevin Smith's writing is nothing short of Brilliant, and is perfectly complemented by Quesada and Palmiotti's moody art! Check it out!

22 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Incomplete and Inconsequential, July 5, 2001

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Michael Kaiser (Gilroy, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Daredevil (Marvel's Finest) (Paperback)

Though a huge Kevin Smith fan, I found his work on Daredevil to be more or less unoriginal. The stories didn't cover any ground not already explored by Daredevil veteran Frank Miller. But Kevin Smith's Daredevil not in the same league as the legendary Frank Miller's is hardly an offense! Were that the only problem with this trade paperback, I would most likely recommend it to Daredevil fans. I have two more grievances however, one slight and one serious.

Though considered to be a "hot" artist amongst comic fans, I cannot sink my teeth into Joe Quesada's rendition of Daredevil. Where Daredevil should be sleek and balanced, Quesada's Daredevil is cartoony and awkward. He tries very hard to imitate his obvious hero, former Spider-man artist Todd McFarlane, with his use of funky, impossible proportions and hundreds of feet of chaotic rope no person could possibly manage. He should have studied the styles of Dave Mazzuchelli or even John Romita Jr. to see how it is done. Trying to turn Daredevil into Spider-man didn't fly.

Most serious of all, however, is that this trade paperback does not complete its intended story. Rather it reprints only 3 of 5 issues, leaving us not only dangling, but forcing us to purchase another trade paperback containing all 5 (3 of which we've already purchased). So, if you do not agree with my opinions of Kevin Smith and Joe Quesada, at the very least heed my warning not to purchase this incomplete tale, and instead pick up a copy of the completed version contained in MARVEL'S FINEST: DAREDEVIL VISIONARIES.

5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars More hype then story, August 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Daredevil (Marvel's Finest) (Paperback)

I think this series of Daredevil stories caught more attention because Kevin Smith wrote it, not because long time DD readers wanted to see a good story with Daredevil in it. Indeed this story is quite over-written with a story that goes no where but in endless circles. Several supporting DD cast members get trashed in this story and you might be repulsed by how out of character Daredevil is in this book. In one scene, he throws a child off the roof. I don't care how much praise has been given to Smith. He can not make good movies and he can not write comics. I hope a future writer is able to repair the damage caused by Smith and make Daredevil a great comic again.