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Here, check out my review – http://www.comicbookandmoviereviews.com/2011/10/daredevil-4.html

The new series is a joy: one of Waid’s finest efforts in years (ever?) and the art is astounding. I’m flabbergasted that anyone could find it lacking–though I can understand a longtime fan’s negative reaction to the tone, after all those years of serious gloom. The book has the same light touch as the best scripts by Jeff Parker and Greg Pak/Fred Van Lente for the company, perfectly capturing the fun “Marvel” vibe of Stan’s heyday, but updating it and making it their own. With the latest Hercules series ending, I’m very glad there’s still going to be a funny, playful Marvel comic for me to read.

I think Waid has done a wonderful job taking everything that happened before and coming up with a fresh new take that still acknowledges those earlier events.

Plus, I love the images of DD leaping into danger with that adventure-loving grin on his face. As I think Waid put it, it’s fun to see Daredevil acting like an actual daredevil again!

Happily I live in a world where I can have both Bendis and Waid writing Daredevil, possibly the most consistently well-written character in Marvel’s stable (at least since Miller).

Doug, I think you’re underestimating one of the greatest modern writers of superhero comics. Waid knows what he’s doing, and I’d take any of his work over Bendis’ never-ending chatter and nihilism ANY day. And yeah, I do think this is the best run of Daredevil yet, since I was never interested in any of the previous. As you say, since you’ll buy the book no matter what, Marvel did the right thing trying to attract more readers like me, since they have readers like you no matter what they do. But thank you for the good wishes!

As for the art chores of Paolo and Marcos, I can’t be more displeased. The art of both these two seem like forced attempts to replicate mazzucchelli’s brilliance year’s ago, but fail miserably on every level to even come close. By comparison they seem childish at best.

I will continue to follow this book and character though, because I always do. Through the good times and the bad. At least someone out there thinks these are the good times… so enjoy.

Go check out the Previews cover of issue #6, the December issue: Matt making a snow angel on top of a water tower.

This is just such a fun read, it obviously has a history but it doesn’t seem overly bogged down by it. It isn’t all light, there are some serious themes here. Yet I found myself smiling while reading it which is rare for comics these days from big 2.