It's wall-to-wall David Lapham (Stray Bullets) as the Eisner Award winner and indie sensation writes, pencils and inks two of Marvel's biggest icons! Daredevil and the Punisher vie for the soul of Hell's Kitchen as half the East Coast's underworld - in chaos since Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin of Crime, was deposed - scramble for a shot at the big chair. And as the city descends into chaos - as murder and intimidation become the staples of the day - Daredevil and the Punisher each seek to restore order in their own unique way. For Daredevil - who's anointed himself the new "Kingpin" of the city - this means dispensing justice at the end of a billy club. But for the Punisher, justice at the end of a billy club isn't justice at all. For the Punisher, justice for these animals is at the end of a shotgun. Featuring more Marvel villains than you can shake a stick at - including Hammerhead and the return of the nefarious... Jackal! Collects Daredevil Vs. Punisher #1-6.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Surprisingly good,
By N. Durham "Big Evil" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Daredevil vs. Punisher: Means & Ends (Paperback)
I'm not big on any team-ups or VS mini's from Marvel (just checkout the Wolverine/Punisher TPB, or rather don't), especially when it's anything involving the Punisher that doesn't feature the MAX imprint on the cover or Garth Ennis' name attached to it. However, writer/artist David Lapham's Daredevil VS the Punisher: Means & Ends is a surprisingly good take on both vigilantes and their opposing outlooks on the war on crime. Picking up from the events of Brian Michael Bendis' Daredevil run, Wilson Fisk AKA the Kingpin is gone, and Matt Murdock/Daredevil has declared himself the new Kingpin of the city. While he intends on dispensing justice the way he always has, the Punisher enters the game with his own plans of dispensing justice the way he always has, and Daredevil is in his sights, and vice versa. With a handful of villains and crooks in the mix, including the Jackal and Hammerhead, all with their own intentions; Lapham weaves a solid crime story taking place in the Marvel universe. Lapham, best known for his Stray Bullets series, is at his best here as he illustrates that the methods Daredevil and the Punsiher use to fight crime aren't necessarily right or wrong, and the line between the two becomes more blurred as this TPB reaches it's conclusion. Lapham's art is serviceable enough here, even though at some spots it looks too cartoony. Despite that though, Means & Ends is a surprisingly good take on the two title characters, and fans of both should give this a look.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good but nothing we haven't seen before,
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This review is from: Daredevil vs. Punisher: Means & Ends (Paperback)
Daredevil and the Punisher are too characters that have fought each other several times over the years. They not only physically fight, but fight over what Justice truly is. If its right for someone to take the law into their own hands or not. This book is a very good example of capturing causalities caught in battles, the thinking of both of these individuals and the art is very solid. While I do like this story I still think that Frank Miller handled this story better (The story I'm talking about is in Essential Punisher volume 2) but then again it is hard to fight Frank Miller when he's at the top of his game.
3.0 out of 5 stars
It was OK,
By danny boy "dbswongv" (Singapore) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Daredevil vs. Punisher: Means & Ends (Paperback)
The current and separate Daredevil and Punisher comics are enjoying unparallel success and have established the personae and motive of both characters. Thus one comes into this book with this sort of expectations.
In this comic, the Punisher, given his more violent methodology always comes off as the cynical world-wise veteran of a thousand killings and Daredevil is depicted as the clinically staid (read that as boring) upholder of pseudo-vigilante justice, taking down villains but without killing them. Thus when squared-off in a direct confrontation, the Punisher's sense of unmitigated justice always appears to be more satisfying than the lukewarm approach of DD. The storyline centres around one family threatened with a shakedown in Hell's Kitchen, DD's own backyard into which the Punisher has now ventured. The Punisher gets involved first by taking extreme measures on the gangsters and is taken to task by DD for doing so. The fight sequences remind one of territorial marking by dogs. DD's perception of vigilantism is somewhat convoluted; that it is the Punisher who brought grief to the family by meting out rough justice and acting as icon for the impressionable young man. Since either form of vigilantism and interference would ultimately lead to grief for this family (unless you absolutely remove the problem), this final pronouncement appears ridiculous. The drawings are too cartoony to convey any depth to the philisophical musings in this comic.
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