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Daredevil Vol. 6: Lowlife

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This issue is a great stepping stone for the next volume. Again, Bendis makes the characters seem real. With the downfall of the Kingpin, it's a free for all in Hell's kitchen. The Owl is running a drug operation that sells mutant growth hormone that will supposedly give you Spider-Man's power temporarily. The Owl who has always seemed a silly villian to me actually seems more realistic to Bendis. Tired of losing to Daredevil, he beats vigilantes the way we would suppress vigilantes in real life: Using the law. That's right. He hires a lawyer and Daredevil can not legally touch him. We also see the semantic games that is played between the laweyer, the public, and daredevil since his secret is now out.

This third arc by Brian Michael Bendis is not a strong as the previous two, but it's still a lot better than what anyone else can do. Picking up where volume 5 left off, Daredevil's secret identity has been outed to the public. Even though it can't be proven, and he denies it the whole time, Matt Murdock's life comes under the microscope from everyone including the F.B.I. If that wasn't enough, we're introduced to Milla Donavan, a blind woman and possible new love interest for Daredevil. Also, the Owl comes back on the scene, looking to fill the role of Kingpin of crime. This time, he's selling MGH, or mutant growth hormone, the hottest illegal drug on the street. There's just one dangerous side affect: it turns all the users in super-powered maniacs who can't control themselves. How can Daredevil break up this drug ring, and put away the Owl when everyone is watching his every move?

While still facing the aftermath of having his identity outed by a tabloid, Daredevil must now face a former enemy who is trying to control the Kingpin's former territory. Meanwhile, after Daredevil rescues a blind woman from an oncoming truck, she decides to look Matt Murdock up.

For fans following the current storylines, this book is more of the same--great writing by Brian Michael Bendis and superb artwork by Alex Maleev and Matt Hollingsworth. Bendis' signature writing style is here: realistic dialogue and credible characterization. Alex Maleev's amazing visuals capture the urban grittiness of the setting perfectly, while Hollingsworth's dark colors help set the tone of the story. The only shortcoming is some of the action scenes that look somewhat disjointed.

For fans of Bendis or fans of Daredevil this is a must own. This is another great example why Bendis so reasonably earned an Eisner award on this title and why this is consistantly the best comic on the market.

(NOTE: Daredevil-Underboss and Daredevil-Out are prerequisites)

A decent enough Daredevil tale. Nothing to rush out and get in fancy format though. Save it for a cheap paperback reprint. I am not a huge Daredevil fan, so that may well be different if you are. This would be a 3.25 if possible in the rating system. Still better than your run of the mill superhero stuff though.