Daredevil #4 - Mobile Edition

Marvel Comics
Daredevil #4
By Hervé St-Louis
October 10, 2011 - 14:09

Marvel Comics
Writer(s): Mark Waid
Penciller(s): Marcos Martin
Inker(s): Marcos Martin
Colourist(s): Munsta Vicente
Letterer(s): Joe Caramagna
Cover Artist(s): Marcos Martin
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Daredevil is working on the case of a blind man unjustly let go from his employer because he overheard something. But the stakes are against him finding anything he can do to protect and reinstate his client as his lawyer Matt Murdock. But Murdock’s every move and every case is threatened because everyone thinks he’s Daredevil.

This is one of the better issues of the new Daredevil series by Mark Waid. So far, he’s reintroduced the character in every issue, redefining his already well-known powers, it seems with new metrics. For example, Daredevil monologues about the ways he distinguishes cries for help, how he got better at it now than when he started his career. There are a lot of little tricks, like Murdock couriering his suit to his client’s address before he can show there, because he knows he’ll be late. This issue is full of small moments which makes the series finally bearable and with a soul. Waid wrote mainly in the same way in previous issues, but there was no spirit to his work. It was well executed, but that was it. Now, there is finally a touch of something original and a an indication that Waid actually cares about this story and is willing to pour some of himself in Daredevil’s continuing narrative. It was about time. Now only time will tell if next issues, Waid continues his stride or if he limits his involvement with Daredevil, treating it just as another job.

Now that Waid is finally blooming on this series, Martin’s work is finally allowed to shine properly. Martin has been a great draftsman from the beginning, but with little inspiring material to work with, it all felt useless. Now he can tell the kind of stories that matter and that people will remember. It’s nothing crazy or groundbreaking, but the illustrations are just right and of course the storytelling works well for a character with so much kinetic energy, like Daredevil.

Rating: 10/10