Daredevil Vol. 2: Parts of a Hole [Paperback]

David Mack (Author)

Book Description

Series: Marvel Knights | Publication Date: March 1, 2003

Collects Daredevil #1-15, plus extras. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Marvel Comics (March 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785108084
• ISBN-13: 978-0785108085
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #830,529 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, but ultimately futile., August 27, 2003

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Geoffrey M. Depew (NY, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Daredevil Vol. 2: Parts of a Hole (Paperback)

This is what a friend of mine would call a "moving a sofa" story - consult 'Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency' for the concept.

It introduces the new love interest for Matt Murdock, whose father was once the Kingpin's right-hand man, until the Kingpin killed him because he was 'too crazy'. Maya herself has the powers of the longtime Marvel villain the Taskmaster - anything she sees done, she can duplicate. She also is deaf.

The Kingpin takes advantage of Maya's questions about how her father died by telling Maya that Daredevil killed him. He also asks her to talk to Matt Murdock at his law offices about a few things, resulting in the inevitable "you're really Daredevil?" moment. Needless to say, when Maya finds out she's been tricked, she goes to deal with the Kingpin.

High points in this collection are a autobiography of the Kingpin, rendered as his thoughts to himself; a story placed at the end that would have broken the narrative flow, but is extremely well done and, I think, part of one of the 'special event' months at about that time; and Maya's - or as she's called, Echo - plan to deal with Daredevil's senses, especially his hearing, to give herself the edge.

Overall, though, it was disappointing. The art, however, is stunning, especially the rendering of Maya's thought balloons.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Daredevil drawn semi-abstract, November 25, 2009

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danny boy "dbswongv" (Singapore) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Daredevil Vol. 2: Parts of a Hole (Paperback)

Following on from Vol 1 in which Karen Page was killed off, DD encounters a mysterious young lady Echo who is out to kill him because she is told by the Kingpin that DD had killed her father. In the course of their civilian guise, DD becomes infatuated with her and finally manages to convince her that he is not the killer. Echo then goes off to kill the Kingpin.

Perhaps it is the brevity of the story, whatever, but the whole plot feels contrived. It would appear that David Mack was chosen for this story precisely because he had created and illustrated Kabuki, a teenage girl with ninja-like abilities. This exact character is introduced here as Maya, a teenage girl with ninja-like abilities. Mack brings his drawings and intersperses it with Quesada's cartoony images. The imagery screams Howard the Duck romping thru Freaky Fables and Bill Sinkiewicz backgrounds.

Not as good as Vol 1.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Hole, With Parts, July 5, 2007

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Gurman Singh Bal (San Ramon, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Daredevil Vol. 2: Parts of a Hole (Paperback)

This work is enjoyable reading with fantastic art by Joe Quesada. The David Ross inked issue is especially sharp. Mack's beautiful paintings are a great visual point as well.

The main hole is the antagonist: Echo. Her ability to challenge and battle Daredevil is not believable, nor is her VCR regimen. But despite this plot flaw, the book is well written and much more economical in its prose than Kevin Smith's Guardian Devil.