Daredevil: Ninja [Paperback]

Brian Michael Bendis (Author), Rob Haynes (Author)

Book Description

Series: Daredevil | Publication Date: June 1, 2001

Nothing is more sacred to the Man Without Fear than the staff of his late mentor Stick. So how do you think he'll react when it's stolen? Who would take this seemingly worthless item and why? And to what ends will Matt Murdock go to retrieve it? From the mean streets of New York City's Hell's Kitchen to the neon spires of Tokyo, this breakneck paced story not only touches on story elements from Frank Millers classic Daredevil run and also brings events full circle to Guardian Devil, the DD saga written by acclaimed filmmaker Kevin Smith!

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Marvel Comics (June 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785107800
• ISBN-13: 978-0785107804
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,478,524 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Bendis is a better Daredevil writer than this, February 18, 2003

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M. Illarmo (Allston, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Daredevil: Ninja (Paperback)

Brian Michael Bendis is an excellent Daredevil writer. The other Daredevil trads "Wake Up", "Underboss," and "Out" are much better than this one. This one kind of eats in comparison to those really cool books.

"I hate this ninja crap," is what daredevil says when he learns he must reunite with the disciples of his former sensei, Stick, in order to defeat the bad ninja clan, The Hand. You get the feeling, though that Bendis hates this ninja [stuff] too. Bendis is best when he is writing gritty street stories and this story seems silly in comparison.

There are some good things to be said about this trade, though. The art by rob haynes and david self is excellent. They purposefully set out to have the comic book make the reader feel he/she is actually watching a movie. their use of panel layout, inking, and especially hsadow pull this off surprisngly well. In this way it's a concept trade. I wonder why more people don't try this. Inventive story telling is always good.

So, Daredevil is cool. Ninjas are cool. Daredevil stories with ninjas are cool, just not this one.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy this book!, August 20, 2004

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J. L. Castillo (Tegucigalpa, Honduras Central America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Daredevil: Ninja (Paperback)

First of all, let me tell you Brian Michael Bendis is one of my all-time favorite writers, and this is the first time he dissapoints me. His Daredevil run is stellar, but this story is mediocre. The art is VERY good in my opinion, even though its definately an aquired taste. Rob Haynes is a very unique artist, but the story makes this book not fun or interesting. Im a BIG DD fan, and of all the Daredevil stories ive ever read, this just might be the worst.

On the other hand, get all of Bendis' run on the Daredevil ongoing, which just keeps getting better and better, and is in my opinion even better that Kevin Smith's run and even Frank Miller's run. Read the following Daredevil trades for the TRUE Bendis experience: Underboss, Out, Lowlife and Hardcore.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful and new, September 30, 2001

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frangelico (Durham, North Carolina United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Daredevil: Ninja (Paperback)

Brian Michael Bendis is by now well-known in the comic industry as a brilliantly crisp and exciting story-teller. His dialogue is sharp and realistic, and his plots are compelling, even when they are simple, as this one is. Rob Haynes is too little known in my opinion, as his clear and cinematic artwork is setting new standards for the comic book. Wide panels that follow carefully from one to the next, he does a great job of conveying the motion of the story. Put these two together on a great character such as DD, and you have a shining example of how it can look when it's done right. The colors by David Self are refreshing and beautiful, and really contribute to the look of the book. I highly recommend this collection of the original three issue series, to which they have added an appendix of R. Haynes' sketches. I eagerly anticipate the reunion of these creators.