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[ DARE TO DEAL ] |
TO QUOTE Lewis Grizzard: ‘The game of life is a lot like football. You have to tackle your problems, block your fears, and score your points when you get the opportunity’.
THE STORY:
Problems-Problems-Problems. Everywhere I look, somebody seems to be having some sort of problem. Wilson Fisk, for instance, has a problem with The Owl because he refuses to stop his attacks on The Libris Crime Family. Whereas Detective Cole North, on the other hand, has a problem with the web-headed wonder himself, Spider-Man, on account of his continued heroics. And as for Matt Murdock? Well, in his case, he has no problems whatsoever! Apart from being accosted by Elektra, being plagued by his past transgressions, as well as…
AAAAAGGGHHHH!
Wait a minute! Did you hear that? As it sounded like someone
wearing a Daredevil costume being
beaten up by a gang of corrupt cops! Who’s going to help him though? Who’s crazy enough
to jump into action and save the day? Matt? Foggy? Or somebody else? Either
way, to find out the answer, please pick up issue 11 and 12 of Daredevil today. In the meantime though, here,
check this out…
On the whole, I’d say these two episodes of Daredevil were a right delight to read, because Marco
Checchetto’s artwork was bold, well-paced, and very atmospheric on
occasion, whereas Chip Zdarsky’s story
was very engrossing, despite being moderately fractured (particularly in issue 11). Although, when I say fractured, what I actually mean by this is that the overall narrative was fairly fragmented in places, largely due to
the plot constantly shifting focus
between Matt’s story, Wilson’s story, and occasionally, Cole’s story, at a pretty rapid rate.
After a while, though, I got used to this continuous shift and became really captivated with what was going on! So
much so, in fact, that the only real way I can review this adventure is by
doing it, question and answer style...
1) Is Matt his own worst enemy? Yes, yes he is, and the main reason why I say this is because he can’t seem to control his own emotions! I mean, just take a look at the way he’s handling his affair with Mindy, for instance, as it looks like the logical side of his brain is telling him one thing, ‘Stay away, stupid! She’s a married woman who’s connected to the mob’, whereas his more emotional side is saying something else, ‘Go for it, pal! Shaft her before her old man shafts you’! Similarly, Matt doesn’t seem to be handling his predicament with Joey any better! Although, in this case, his emotions don’t derive from a sexual need, but rather, a redemptive need, because he accidentally killed Joe’s brother in issue 1. So, in a roundabout way, I suppose what I’m trying to say, is that he needs to keep his emotions in check, or else, he’s just going to experience more panic attacks and get himself into more trouble. Perhaps, some counseling might be in order? Or better yet...
2) Should Matt accept
Elektra’s help to train him? Yes, yes
he should; otherwise, he’s going to end up killing himself due to his lack of self-control and lack of physical prowess! Well, let’s face it; at
the moment, Matt doesn’t seem to be firing on all cylinders because he’s
suffering from anxiety and hasn’t
kept in shape. In issue 12, for
instance, we see him teaming up with Foggy
Nelson so they can both try to save someone who’s been kidnapped by a gang
of corrupt cops. In doing so,
however, it’s eventually revealed that Matt isn’t fast enough, strong
enough, or clever enough to
accomplish this task, despite starting off their quest in a very innovative fashion (by getting Foggy to
knock on their front door and then attempt to dupe them via legal means). So,
as far as I’m concerned, Matt has to acknowledge that he needs some help,
both physical and mental help, and then try to find someone who can advise him
accordingly! Someone like Elektra Natchios (physical help), Sister
Elizabeth (spiritual help), Foggy
Nelson (emotional help), or a certain wall-crawling vigilante that popped up in issue 11
(heroic help).

4) So what did
Anyway, that’s enough of that for this month, folks, as all I have left to say is that, yes, I did enjoy reading these two issues (written by Chip Zdarsky), yes, I am enjoying the down to earth artwork (drawn by Marco Checchetto), and yes, I can’t wait to see what happens next.
THE MUSIC:
For this month’s musical match-up, I’m going to align this
adventure with the Al Green song, ‘My Problem Is You’, simply because both
of these books are about people having problems with someone else.
As I’ve said before, everyone who stars in this story has
some sort of problem to deal with, and so that is why I’m going to compare it
to someone who might be able to resolve problems. Namely, a counselor, or someone else who works
within the problem-solving field!
THE CONCLUSION:
At the end of issue 12,
Wilson Fisk does something so, so shocking, that I think it would be a good
idea for you to guess what he does out of the following eight options! I mean,
does he…?
- Have
sex with a goat.
- Kill
someone.
- Dress
up as Daredevil.
- Come
out as transsexual.
- Lose
weight.
- Grow
hair.
- Commit
suicide.
- Become
a judge on a competitive reality show.
Nuff said.
DAREDEVIL #11 & #12
Reviewed by David Andrews
on
October 21, 2019
Rating:

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