| Daredevil: Return of the King |  | Author: Ed Brubaker
Creator: David Aja
Publisher: Marvel Comics
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Pages: 144
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Dimensions (in): 10 x 6.4 x 0.1
ISBN: 0785133402
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9780785133407
ASIN: 0785133402
Publication Date: October 28, 2009
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Nearly two years ago, the Kingpin left America to try to build a new life and find a new purpose for himself. Is that new life now coming to the attention of old enemies? And how does this connect to Matt Murdock and his troubles in New York with Lady Bullseye? Find out in Return of the King! Daredevil: Return of the King re-teams four-time award-winning writer Ed Brubaker with groundbreaking artist David Aja for the first time since their work on the cult sensation Immortal Iron Fist! Collects Daredevil #116-500.
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 The End of an Amazing Run on Daredevil May 28, 2010
Enrique Trevino (Cd. Juarez, Mexico)
Ed Brubaker is one of my favorite writers. His run on Captain America has been excellent, I love Sleeper, Incognito, Criminal and essentially anything I read by him. Daredevil is no exception. He started Daredevil in issue #82 with a fantastic storyline and while the middle of his run wasn't stellar, his last two story arcs have been fantastic. From the beginning of Brubaker's arc, Kingpin has been a main character. This story arc starts with a Kingpin centered issue that is absolutely heart breaking. It leads to the Kingpin coming back to New York and making a deal with Daredevil to do something about crime in New York City.
The art in Daredevil is fantastic. Michael Lark is really good at drawing things in the night. David Aja came on board for a bit too and he was also excellent, being a very good artist for movement.
The conclusion to the story was amazing and it got me interested enough to continue reading the title even though Brubaker is no longer at the helm.
Best issues of the Brubaker/Lark run May 4, 2010
Kurt Conner (South Hadley, MA USA)
Finally, Brubaker and Lark have produced a collection of Daredevil stories that lives up to the hype surrounding their run. I have been unimpressed with the series since Bendis and Maleev moved on, as Brubaker and Lark have taken Daredevil and entangled him with ill-advised adventures in Europe, a new character with an embarrassingly bad costume (Lady Bullseye wears a light coating of body paint while she flits about NYC doing ninja moves, and it's even closer to tasteless porn than most women's costumes these days), and a depressing affair with an otherwise uninteresting supporting character. In this arc, though, Brubaker is delivering solid material that stands up well alongside his legendary work on Criminal. From the prologue, with a tense and chilling tale of the Kingpin that breathes a bit of extra menace into what could have been a tired "Just when I thought I was out.." story, through the main story's betrayals and surprises, Brubaker churns out a real page-turner that both honors and expands Daredevil and his most important supporting cast members. I loved this collection more than any Daredevil story I've read in years, and I highly recommend it for fans of the character.
Good Run Finishes Strong January 7, 2010
Sean Rueter (Baltimore, MD)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
There's not too much to add - if you're a fan of Brubaker or the character of Matt Murdock, you're going to want this book.
I wanted to be sure to chime in on this volume, though, as I was a little critical of the preceding one, Lady Bullseye. While I still question the marketing decision to split the two books, the plot points raised in LB are quite satisfactorily resolved here. The promise of a new status quo and supporting cast is exciting, and there is even an in-story verbal jab about DD being a little too mopey that I enjoyed. Not the best of Brubaker or Marvel's critical flagship book, but pretty darn good.
Michael Lark and David Aja do great work here, as well. Until Aja gets another assignment, this is a good fix for those jonesing for more of his gorgeous art after his Immortal Iron Fist wrapped.
The Death of Matt Murdock, Lawyer December 24, 2009
Grant G. Thornley (Seattle, WA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I admire courage in writing, and there's plenty of that here. While each individual chapter may not be the best, the overall arc in this graphic novel is superb and ends in what some may see as a surprising new development for the future of the Daredevil books. I think it's the most exciting direction I've seen the books take since Miller's run lo these many years ago.
Dramatic end to a remarkable run December 5, 2009
Joe Sixpack -- Slipcue.com (...in Middle America)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"Daredevil: Return Of The King"
Written by Ed Brubaker
(Marvel Comics, 2009)
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In the years-long run of authors Brian Michael Bendis and Ed Brubaker, the Daredevil character has gone through a remarkable revitalization. The Bendis/Maleev stories were a singular experience, a long story arc that made a major superhero character more palpable and real than ever before, in which DD's personal life was torn apart, his secret identity publicly exposed and his security thrown into question. Ed Brubaker followed with a similar intent, but gradually moved DD back into more conventional terrain, particularly in the last dozen or so issues, in which the bad-ninja secret society called The Hand made its resurgence and once again became more central to the Daredevil mythos. In part this may be because Brubaker was positioning the character for another writer to take the reins, and wanted to leave him on familiar footing.
Nonetheless, this final collection of Brubaker-penned episodes has both a return to the past and a sense of "jumping the shark," and while it was an engaging and exciting read, with a few intriguing surprises, it also felt forced at times and not always true to form. The ending, although rushed, opens a big can of worms for future issues to explore -- I'm skeptical about a new writer being able to sustain the moodiness and stylishness of the Bendis/Brubaker years, but I'm certainly willing to give it a try. No other character in the Marvel universe has had such a strong transformation into something close to "adult" literature, and several characters in DD's world have emerged as worthy of deeper exploration. We'll see how the new guy does, soon enough. (Joe Sixpack, ReadThatAgain book reviews)
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