Comic of the Week: Daredevil #501
October 13, 2009This week, I was itching to do a comic of the week feature from DC or maybe even IDW, should I find something interesting. Unfortunately, this week just so happened to see the release of the first issue of my favorite character ever under the pen of a new wordsmith and the pencil of a new artist. I really had no choice but to feature this issue instead of anything else.
Daredevil #501 is a new status quo, and one from which Daredevil may never be the same again. And this time, they aren’t kidding.
Daredevil #501
Writer: Andy Diggle
Artist: Roberto de la Torre
When Bendis passed the torch over to Brubaker, Daredevil was in a shitty place to be (dude was in jail), and the new writer was faced with a status quo, which was incredibly difficult to write and continue. Brubaker took the challenge and made it his prison bitch by creating one of the most exciting Daredevil runs I’d experienced in a while. Andy Diggle (The Losers) practically did the same damn thing.
Daredevil #501 not only rekindled my love for the character, but he set it ablaze with glorious invisible white flames. He also lit a fire under the ass of the series- not that it needed it, though. Return of the King, as Brubaker’s swan song for his Daredevil run, picked up slowly but ended with a shocker that would make grown men weep in passionate joy. Hell, I was throwing up the horns and crying like it was my son’s wedding for 15 full minutes after reading Return of the King. The Devil’s Hand, Diggle’s first arc, felt like I had ascended into a higher consciousness. It was just refreshing and exciting; it got my blood going. It was an amazing read.
My only problem with it, though, is the dialogue. Andy Diggle writes fantastic dialogue normally, as he did in Thunderbolts, which was, by far, the best series to come out of Civil War. Some lines were cheesy, to a point that if you read them out of context, you’d go “What the FUCK is he talking about?!” This might be a little spoilery, but “THE HAND IS THAT CAVE!” Lolwut?
I can’t say I don’t miss Alex Maleev’s or Michael Lark’s art, because I seriously do, but Roberto de la Torre’s art has a different twist to it, and it is a refreshing, welcome change. Daredevil is looking beefier and more menacing, which is exactly how I like my Daredevil in the morning. His style is less noir, and more gritty and dirty and dark and depressing. It’s perfect for the Daredevil mood.
I absolutely loved Diggle’s art on Iron Man. Now, if I recall correctly, Roberto de la Torre drew that most brutal fight between Iron Man and Mandarin last year. Imagine what kind of hell he could unleash upon the pages of Daredevil, with all those ninjas, kung fu and spandexed ass kicking. In later issues to come, I hope his art remains consistent.
This arc has me shaking in my bootsies. I haven’t been this excited for a Daredevil arc ever since Daredevil #82, when Bru picked up the book. This week is a good week for Daredevil fans. Where do we turn to, now that Daredevil has crossed a line he never should have? DUN DUN DUN!
I give Daredevil #501 a very astounding 5 out of 5 flying through the air Daredevils!
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