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Daredevil by Mark Waid #6
Daredevil, Volume 6
There was one man young Daredevil feared and now Matt Murdock is representing him in court. The minor demons of Matt Murdock's past lead to some Daredevil sized present problems.
Collecting: Daredevil 28-30, Indestructible Hulk 9-10
Collecting: Daredevil 28-30, Indestructible Hulk 9-10
112 pages, Hardcover
First published December 24, 2013
About the author
Mark Waid
3,244 books1,320 followersMark Waid is an American comic book writer widely known for shaping modern superhero storytelling through influential runs on major characters at both DC Comics and Marvel Comics. Raised in Alabama, he developed an early fascination with comic books, particularly classic stories featuring the Legion of Super-Heroes, whose imaginative scope and sense of legacy would later inform his own writing. He first entered the comics industry during the mid 1980s as an editor and writer for the fan magazine Amazing Heroes, before publishing his first professional comic story in Action Comics. Soon afterward he joined DC Comics as an editor, contributing to numerous titles and helping shape projects across the company. After leaving editorial work to focus on writing, Waid gained widespread recognition with his long run on The Flash, where he expanded the mythology of the character and co-created the youthful speedster Impulse. His reputation grew further with the celebrated graphic novel Kingdom Come, created with artist Alex Ross, which imagined a future DC Universe shaped by generational conflict among superheroes. Over the years he has written many prominent series, including Captain America, Fantastic Four, Daredevil, and Superman: Birthright, bringing a balance of optimism, character depth, and respect for comic book history to each project. Waid has also collaborated with notable artists and writers on major ensemble titles such as Justice League and Avengers, while contributing ideas that helped clarify complex continuity within shared superhero universes. Beyond mainstream superhero work, he has supported creator owned projects and experimental publishing models, including the acclaimed series Irredeemable and Incorruptible, which explored moral ambiguity within the superhero genre. He later took on editorial leadership roles at Boom Studios, guiding creative direction while continuing to write extensively. In subsequent years he expanded his involvement in publishing and digital storytelling, helping launch online comics initiatives and advocating for new distribution methods for creators. His work has earned numerous industry awards, including Eisner and Harvey honors, reflecting both critical acclaim and enduring popularity among readers. Throughout his career Waid has remained a passionate student of comic book history, drawing on decades of storytelling tradition while continually encouraging innovation within the medium. His influence extends across generations of readers and creators, and his stories continue to shape the evolving language of superhero comics around the world today through enduring characters imaginative narratives and thoughtful reinventions of familiar myths within popular culture and modern graphic storytelling traditions.
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September 29, 2015
“Matt’s a blind lawyer with super senses that he uses to fight crime as a vigilante dressed like Satan. Bruce is a brilliant scientist who turns into a rampaging green giant when angry. When they get together hilarity ensues on The Super Odd Couple! Coming this fall to NBC.”
Oh, come on. You know you’d watch that show. It’s gotta be better than Gotham, right?
This is one of those hodge-podge collections that pulls together some shorter stories from one or two issues including a couple from Indestructible Hulk. The primary one has Matt daredeviling his ass off as he tries to keep the law firm together while Foggy is out because of his cancer treatments. The bully who tormented young Matt now needs his help because an old affiliation with an evil group he once briefly belonged got him arrested, but the Sons of the Serpent try to kill the guy in court which puts Daredevil in the role of John McClain when the building is locked down. Then DD hangs ten with the Silver Surfer while chasing an alien criminal which is fun because Matt gets to ride the Surfer’s board, but sadly he never says, “Cowabunga, dude!” The final story has the Hulk and Daredevil teaming up to try and keep some super weapons out of the hands of Hydra.
Overall, it’s a good set of stories that highlight the less grim version of Daredevil even as he has to deal with some fairly heavy issues like helping Foggy as he fights cancer. It’s an entertaining read, but doesn’t hit the highs of the best of Waid’s run on the title.
Oh, come on. You know you’d watch that show. It’s gotta be better than Gotham, right?
This is one of those hodge-podge collections that pulls together some shorter stories from one or two issues including a couple from Indestructible Hulk. The primary one has Matt daredeviling his ass off as he tries to keep the law firm together while Foggy is out because of his cancer treatments. The bully who tormented young Matt now needs his help because an old affiliation with an evil group he once briefly belonged got him arrested, but the Sons of the Serpent try to kill the guy in court which puts Daredevil in the role of John McClain when the building is locked down. Then DD hangs ten with the Silver Surfer while chasing an alien criminal which is fun because Matt gets to ride the Surfer’s board, but sadly he never says, “Cowabunga, dude!” The final story has the Hulk and Daredevil teaming up to try and keep some super weapons out of the hands of Hydra.
Overall, it’s a good set of stories that highlight the less grim version of Daredevil even as he has to deal with some fairly heavy issues like helping Foggy as he fights cancer. It’s an entertaining read, but doesn’t hit the highs of the best of Waid’s run on the title.
March 10, 2015
Doing a buddy read is sometimes like running the marathon and being the guy who crossed the finish line dead last, two days after the marathon ended and everyone else has gone home. This was a buddy read with Anne and sometimes Kit Kat, but they finished weeks ago. So, I’m finally done. Go me. *Does weak Rocky dance and limps home and takes a nap.*
This is a bit of a letdown after the excellent volume 5, but not by much. It seems that attorney Matt Murdock will just about take anyone as a client: former bullies, aliens, Bruce Banner and these are the launching points for the three story lines contained here. The weakest of the bunch is a prelude to the Sons of the Serpents storyline that ends Waid’s run on Daredevil.
The unlikely Hulk/Daredevil team-up is excellent, but is featured in its entirety in Indestructible Hulk, Volume 2, which leaves the alien and the Silver Surfer. Having Daredevil navigate the Surfer’s surfboard throughout Manhattan is one of the great highlight’s of Waid’s entire run.
This is a bit of a letdown after the excellent volume 5, but not by much. It seems that attorney Matt Murdock will just about take anyone as a client: former bullies, aliens, Bruce Banner and these are the launching points for the three story lines contained here. The weakest of the bunch is a prelude to the Sons of the Serpents storyline that ends Waid’s run on Daredevil.
The unlikely Hulk/Daredevil team-up is excellent, but is featured in its entirety in Indestructible Hulk, Volume 2, which leaves the alien and the Silver Surfer. Having Daredevil navigate the Surfer’s surfboard throughout Manhattan is one of the great highlight’s of Waid’s entire run.
September 26, 2017
Three different stories are covered in this volume, and all of them are pretty good.
In the first one, Matt does some Deep Thought stuff when he helps his childhood bully out in court. At first, he wallows in the memories, but (like most of us) his memories are sort of one-sided, and there are always two sides to every story.
Overall, this is an ok plotline that involves the Son of the Serpents infiltrating a courtroom, and Matt using his sonar-sense to ferret out the liars.
There's also a cute team-up story with the Silver Surfer.
They Surfer is on the trail of some evil aliens who can do some sort of mind-control thing, and plan to Take Over The World. I forgot exactly how, but Matt and his crazy super-senses are the key to finding and shutting them down.
But that's not the cool part.
The cool part is that he gets to drive the SURFBOARD !
Last, but not least, is my personal favorite team-up with...
dum, dum, duuum
The Indestructible Hulk!
I'd already read this one in Indestructible Hulk, Vol. 2: Gods and Monster, but it was still very enjoyable the second time around.
The gist is that Matt is Banner's lawyer, and one of the few people that Hulk trusts. There's some missing Thor-level ordnance that may be loose in Hell's Kitchen, and Hulk's just about the only 'hero' who could withstand a hit from that sort of weapon.
Soooooo....
The best part of the story is the way Matt manages to keep Hulk from hurting him, or anyone else. It was nice to see that Banner has some real friends out there.
You know...the kind that don't shoot him off into space.
Overall, it's a very good volume, and I'm looking forward to reading more of Waid's run!
P.S. This was supposed to be a Buddy-Read with Jeff and Lono, but I guess they got sidetracked by their Knitting Club.
So this is for you guys...
In the first one, Matt does some Deep Thought stuff when he helps his childhood bully out in court. At first, he wallows in the memories, but (like most of us) his memories are sort of one-sided, and there are always two sides to every story.
Overall, this is an ok plotline that involves the Son of the Serpents infiltrating a courtroom, and Matt using his sonar-sense to ferret out the liars.
There's also a cute team-up story with the Silver Surfer.
They Surfer is on the trail of some evil aliens who can do some sort of mind-control thing, and plan to Take Over The World. I forgot exactly how, but Matt and his crazy super-senses are the key to finding and shutting them down.
But that's not the cool part.
The cool part is that he gets to drive the SURFBOARD !
Last, but not least, is my personal favorite team-up with...
dum, dum, duuum
The Indestructible Hulk!
I'd already read this one in Indestructible Hulk, Vol. 2: Gods and Monster, but it was still very enjoyable the second time around.
The gist is that Matt is Banner's lawyer, and one of the few people that Hulk trusts. There's some missing Thor-level ordnance that may be loose in Hell's Kitchen, and Hulk's just about the only 'hero' who could withstand a hit from that sort of weapon.
Soooooo....
The best part of the story is the way Matt manages to keep Hulk from hurting him, or anyone else. It was nice to see that Banner has some real friends out there.
Overall, it's a very good volume, and I'm looking forward to reading more of Waid's run!
P.S. This was supposed to be a Buddy-Read with Jeff and Lono, but I guess they got sidetracked by their Knitting Club.
So this is for you guys...
March 6, 2015
Volume six picks up with Matt being approached by one of his childhood bullies with a request that Matt represent him in court in a case against the violent white supremacist group, The Sons of Serpent. Once Matt gets past his anger and traumatic memories, he agrees to act as an advisor. Is the case legit or is a front put forth by the villainous faction as a way of enacting vengeance against a former member?
This was an interesting read that flips Daredevil’s original story on its head. I liked Waid providing a different account of Matt’s childhood than the character may remember. I usually hate being subjected to superhero origins again and again but this bit of flashback work was fine by me. Samnee’s art is exception and he might be my favourite artist working with Marvel at the moment – next to David Aja.
There’s also a storyline from two issues of Indestructible Hulk inserted in the middle of the book. It didn’t really do anything for me but it showcased some impressive art from Matteo Scalera.
The other standalone story involves Daredevil teaming up with Silver Surfer to track down a notoriously deceptive alien. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t anything memorable either. As far as I know, it was the first time Daredevil and Silver Surfer shared a story, so there’s that.
It’s a good transitional book that bridges the gap between volume five and the forthcoming volume seven, a book which promises to make several big changes for the characters.
Also posted @ Every Read Thing.
This was an interesting read that flips Daredevil’s original story on its head. I liked Waid providing a different account of Matt’s childhood than the character may remember. I usually hate being subjected to superhero origins again and again but this bit of flashback work was fine by me. Samnee’s art is exception and he might be my favourite artist working with Marvel at the moment – next to David Aja.
There’s also a storyline from two issues of Indestructible Hulk inserted in the middle of the book. It didn’t really do anything for me but it showcased some impressive art from Matteo Scalera.
The other standalone story involves Daredevil teaming up with Silver Surfer to track down a notoriously deceptive alien. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t anything memorable either. As far as I know, it was the first time Daredevil and Silver Surfer shared a story, so there’s that.
It’s a good transitional book that bridges the gap between volume five and the forthcoming volume seven, a book which promises to make several big changes for the characters.
Also posted @ Every Read Thing.
January 30, 2015
Most of this book was fantastic. It starts with Matt confronting his childhood bully, and realizing that maybe he wasn't that fun to be around as a kid. He still hates the jerk, but he'll help him anyways, because it's the right and moral thing to do. Watching Matt's reactions is surprisingly nuanced, and it's one of those times that Waid has made Matt feel like a three dimensional, fully realized person. Likewise, the Hulk crossover (which I'd already read in Indestructible Hulk, Vol. 2: Gods and Monster) is a really great look at an improbable friendship, something Waid has done really well on this book with Matt and Foggy and does just as well with Daredevil and Hulk. The Silver Surfer book is just plain fun to read, particularly when Matt gets to drive the board.
The Serpent storyline that this is sort of a prelude for just doesn't really appeal to me. I can see where Waid pulled his inspiration from, and I have absolutely no issues at all with a superhero book trying to face issues of racial inequality. But the Serpents are just so over the top that they don't actually confront racism, any more than Doctor Doom speaks to lab safety.
The Serpent storyline that this is sort of a prelude for just doesn't really appeal to me. I can see where Waid pulled his inspiration from, and I have absolutely no issues at all with a superhero book trying to face issues of racial inequality. But the Serpents are just so over the top that they don't actually confront racism, any more than Doctor Doom speaks to lab safety.
July 15, 2016
28 - An asshole that used to torment Matt when he was a kid shows up looking for representation in a false arrest case.
Yeah, Mark Waid may not write a Hulk that I'm a huge fan of but he writes the shit out of Daredevil. I liked that Hackett had a different view of things when he and Matt were growing up. The ending was a shocker.
29 - It turns out the Sons of the Serpent have infested the legal system and want Hackett dead. Can Daredevil keep him alive long enough to get him to a hospital?
Pretty slick. I chuckled a little when Daredevil said "What am I, blind?"
30 - Kirsten McDuffie fills in for Foggy. Oh and an alien shows up in Matt's office looking for asylum on earth with the Silver Surfer on his trail!
It's simply amazing how Mark Waid can bounce Matt back and forth between street level crime and super hero stuff and make it all feel perfectly natural. Daredevil in control of the Silver Surfer's board was pretty bad ass.
Indestructible Hulk #9 - Bruce Banner and his lawyer, Daredevil, track down a stolen super weapon!
Daredevil and the Hulk seem mismatched at first but Hornhead knows how to handle the Hulk. Let's see how they handle Baron Zemo with an ultrasound cannon.
Indestructible Hulk #10 - Baron Zemo and HYDRA vs. The Hulk and Daredevil!
This was actually kind of a yawn, despite the carnage, until the Hulk went berserk and Daredevil had to control him. A Hulk in a China Shop indeed.
Closing Thoughts: Hulk issues aside, this was another kick ass Daredevil volume. The team-up with the Silver Surfer was one of my favorite moments of the series so far. Four out of five stars.
Yeah, Mark Waid may not write a Hulk that I'm a huge fan of but he writes the shit out of Daredevil. I liked that Hackett had a different view of things when he and Matt were growing up. The ending was a shocker.
29 - It turns out the Sons of the Serpent have infested the legal system and want Hackett dead. Can Daredevil keep him alive long enough to get him to a hospital?
Pretty slick. I chuckled a little when Daredevil said "What am I, blind?"
30 - Kirsten McDuffie fills in for Foggy. Oh and an alien shows up in Matt's office looking for asylum on earth with the Silver Surfer on his trail!
It's simply amazing how Mark Waid can bounce Matt back and forth between street level crime and super hero stuff and make it all feel perfectly natural. Daredevil in control of the Silver Surfer's board was pretty bad ass.
Indestructible Hulk #9 - Bruce Banner and his lawyer, Daredevil, track down a stolen super weapon!
Daredevil and the Hulk seem mismatched at first but Hornhead knows how to handle the Hulk. Let's see how they handle Baron Zemo with an ultrasound cannon.
Indestructible Hulk #10 - Baron Zemo and HYDRA vs. The Hulk and Daredevil!
This was actually kind of a yawn, despite the carnage, until the Hulk went berserk and Daredevil had to control him. A Hulk in a China Shop indeed.
Closing Thoughts: Hulk issues aside, this was another kick ass Daredevil volume. The team-up with the Silver Surfer was one of my favorite moments of the series so far. Four out of five stars.
November 15, 2014
Some of this book feels like story-arc filler at first, and I can forgive friends who feel like this should've been more meaningful.
However, for me I'll accept Waid's diversions into Murdock's deified past to get a different take on what Matt would've been like as a kid. Always put upon? That's certainly Matt's take. But what about from his classmates? How would they have seen him?
This probably stands out to me as I've re-examined my own insufferable past as the class smartie - the kid who always felt left out, but in truth was probably just alienating everyone else in class because I wouldn't shut up about how many more answers I knew than anyone else. Who wants to hang out with *that* dick, really?
Not as a direct strategy to combat this, but probably an emergent approach to the world as I get more comfortable in it, now I make a point when I'm anxious around people to probe in - to ask them to tell me their stories, and listen for where they're doing or thinking things I haven't. It's a fine line to walk, as it means I don't shine quite so immediately as if I'm the smartest one in the room - but it sure means I get to know a lot more people, and don't push them away with what they don't know.
On top of this, Waid shows us a side of Murdock we don't always see - he's bitter and angry towards his childhood bully, and yet despite himself he gets involved because of his strong righteous streak. (Righteous? Moral? How do you describe how much of a zealous OCD case Murdock is about The Law?) Matt's not magnanimous - he's still got the petty and bitter we all have - which illustrates his character *better* than simply a do-gooder interpretation would.
And in the middle of a random battle with a space-faring villain, Waid sucker punches Mr. Murdock. Well played old man.
Rodriguez and Samnee are still killing it in the DD book. Just beautiful pages.
Then we get to the Hulk issues, included here as much because Waid is writing both books as because there happened to be a crossover of sorts. This is actually duplicated - these issues also appear in the Indestructible Hulk vol 2 trade, and it's a rare occasion of Marvel pulling a DC - double-dipping in selling the same issues in two trades, even if they make some sense to appear here as well.
The relationship Waid shows us between Hulk and DD is...nuanced, and shows a level of trust and dependence I wouldn't have expected. There's very nearly a tenderness from Hulk towards Murdock, which makes me wish there were tons of such relationships in comics. Reed Richards and Ben Grimm, Supergirl and Huntress from New 52 (Earth 2 varieties), Wolverine and Jubilee...and now I'm positively straining to remember more.
Why is that? In a world full of antagonism and brute force, why don't more of the heroes latch on to one another for moral support and maybe a trusted compadre to put your back up against? It would sure make a lot more readers feel a strong bond to their fave characters - sure makes me want to pledge allegiance to these particular personalities, warped as they are.
This particular story doesn't just trot out guns and villainous terrorists - it stands solid on relationships (both firm and arch) and a subtle moral foundation. Waid is a softie under his encyclopedic knowledge of many universes if comics, and a guy whose worldview (even filtered through superhero punching matches) I absolutely respect.
Matteo Scalera does a good job on the art, and I respect the hell out of him following on after Simonson the demi-god. Better than the later contributions of Yu to the last volume of Hulk even - cleaner, less confusing, very kinetic.
For a duplicate inclusion, this is a good pair of issues - if you gotta pay for something twice, there are far worse than this (Justice League, anyone?).
However, for me I'll accept Waid's diversions into Murdock's deified past to get a different take on what Matt would've been like as a kid. Always put upon? That's certainly Matt's take. But what about from his classmates? How would they have seen him?
This probably stands out to me as I've re-examined my own insufferable past as the class smartie - the kid who always felt left out, but in truth was probably just alienating everyone else in class because I wouldn't shut up about how many more answers I knew than anyone else. Who wants to hang out with *that* dick, really?
Not as a direct strategy to combat this, but probably an emergent approach to the world as I get more comfortable in it, now I make a point when I'm anxious around people to probe in - to ask them to tell me their stories, and listen for where they're doing or thinking things I haven't. It's a fine line to walk, as it means I don't shine quite so immediately as if I'm the smartest one in the room - but it sure means I get to know a lot more people, and don't push them away with what they don't know.
On top of this, Waid shows us a side of Murdock we don't always see - he's bitter and angry towards his childhood bully, and yet despite himself he gets involved because of his strong righteous streak. (Righteous? Moral? How do you describe how much of a zealous OCD case Murdock is about The Law?) Matt's not magnanimous - he's still got the petty and bitter we all have - which illustrates his character *better* than simply a do-gooder interpretation would.
And in the middle of a random battle with a space-faring villain, Waid sucker punches Mr. Murdock. Well played old man.
Rodriguez and Samnee are still killing it in the DD book. Just beautiful pages.
Then we get to the Hulk issues, included here as much because Waid is writing both books as because there happened to be a crossover of sorts. This is actually duplicated - these issues also appear in the Indestructible Hulk vol 2 trade, and it's a rare occasion of Marvel pulling a DC - double-dipping in selling the same issues in two trades, even if they make some sense to appear here as well.
The relationship Waid shows us between Hulk and DD is...nuanced, and shows a level of trust and dependence I wouldn't have expected. There's very nearly a tenderness from Hulk towards Murdock, which makes me wish there were tons of such relationships in comics. Reed Richards and Ben Grimm, Supergirl and Huntress from New 52 (Earth 2 varieties), Wolverine and Jubilee...and now I'm positively straining to remember more.
Why is that? In a world full of antagonism and brute force, why don't more of the heroes latch on to one another for moral support and maybe a trusted compadre to put your back up against? It would sure make a lot more readers feel a strong bond to their fave characters - sure makes me want to pledge allegiance to these particular personalities, warped as they are.
This particular story doesn't just trot out guns and villainous terrorists - it stands solid on relationships (both firm and arch) and a subtle moral foundation. Waid is a softie under his encyclopedic knowledge of many universes if comics, and a guy whose worldview (even filtered through superhero punching matches) I absolutely respect.
Matteo Scalera does a good job on the art, and I respect the hell out of him following on after Simonson the demi-god. Better than the later contributions of Yu to the last volume of Hulk even - cleaner, less confusing, very kinetic.
For a duplicate inclusion, this is a good pair of issues - if you gotta pay for something twice, there are far worse than this (Justice League, anyone?).
December 23, 2015
My first Marvel Unlimited storyline catchup! I've been hovering at the end of Vol. 5 forever...
This was read in single DD issues. I've already read the Hulk stuff from Hulk book, also by Waid.
3.5 stars, honestly, I want a poster of Daredevil with a shit eating grin on his face as he surfs through Hell's Kitchen on the Silver Surfer's board. A book this dark and serious, yet Waid is smart enough to include moments of joy and smiles, because when things are always gritty and dark, you can't tell the good from bad. It's more realistic. Great stuff...
This was read in single DD issues. I've already read the Hulk stuff from Hulk book, also by Waid.
3.5 stars, honestly, I want a poster of Daredevil with a shit eating grin on his face as he surfs through Hell's Kitchen on the Silver Surfer's board. A book this dark and serious, yet Waid is smart enough to include moments of joy and smiles, because when things are always gritty and dark, you can't tell the good from bad. It's more realistic. Great stuff...
October 24, 2025
Esse sexto volume do Demolidor do Waid, consegue finalizar esse arco mais voltado para o drama e a dor do personagem – conforme visto nos últimos 2 encadernados – e começa a trabalhar aspectos mais divertidos, leves e com espirito da Era de Prata dos quadrinhos.
Aqui, temos, enfim, o embate do Demolidor contra o inimigo que orquestrou todo o plano de acabar com sua felicidade, que estava protegido por Ikari e pela Mercenária, resultando em um embate difícil e cansativo para o Homem Sem Medo, mas que para o leitor, foi uma luta de tirar o folego. A estratégia de Matt para vencer o combate foi sagaz e cruel, podendo ser atribuída a um sentimento de vingança e com o “alivio” de resgatar sua vida novamente, agora que o vilão está com uma saúde ainda mais debilitada.
Após a finalização desse arco, mesmo com o tom mais leve voltando, ainda há toda a situação do Foggy com câncer, que está colocando a prova a amizade de Matt – no sentido de sua dedicação ao seu amigo – e fazendo com que o personagem fique mais sobrecarregado com o trabalho. É algo que, embora seja triste, é interessante ver como Waid está desenvolvendo o Demolidor diante desse cenário.
Com a finalização do arco supramencionado, temos um pequeno arco iniciando, envolvendo o passado de Matt Murdock. Sempre que seu passado é retratado, como um garoto enfiado nos livros e que sofre bullying, não há identificação de quem são os meninos que encrencam com ele, e aqui, Waid decide dar nome e rosto para esses agressores, tendo um como destaque e foco dessa história.
Matt então tem seu passado revivido, com esse garoto aparecendo em seu escritório - agora adulto – pedindo sua ajuda em um julgamento. O desenvolvimento e desfecho da trama são incríveis, com temáticas sociais envolvidas e bastante rancor por parte do Matt, por isso, é difícil falar algo além, mas vale muito a penas a leitura, não apenas para conhecer quem fez bullying com Matt na infância.
Ademais, temos uma história envolvendo o surfista prateado, que é bem descontraída e gera momentos de alegria para o protagonista. E por fim, há um crossover entre Hulk e Demolidor, que consegue mesclar seriedade e alguns momentos de descontração com a interação dos personagens durante uma investigação.
Aqui, temos, enfim, o embate do Demolidor contra o inimigo que orquestrou todo o plano de acabar com sua felicidade, que estava protegido por Ikari e pela Mercenária, resultando em um embate difícil e cansativo para o Homem Sem Medo, mas que para o leitor, foi uma luta de tirar o folego. A estratégia de Matt para vencer o combate foi sagaz e cruel, podendo ser atribuída a um sentimento de vingança e com o “alivio” de resgatar sua vida novamente, agora que o vilão está com uma saúde ainda mais debilitada.
Após a finalização desse arco, mesmo com o tom mais leve voltando, ainda há toda a situação do Foggy com câncer, que está colocando a prova a amizade de Matt – no sentido de sua dedicação ao seu amigo – e fazendo com que o personagem fique mais sobrecarregado com o trabalho. É algo que, embora seja triste, é interessante ver como Waid está desenvolvendo o Demolidor diante desse cenário.
Com a finalização do arco supramencionado, temos um pequeno arco iniciando, envolvendo o passado de Matt Murdock. Sempre que seu passado é retratado, como um garoto enfiado nos livros e que sofre bullying, não há identificação de quem são os meninos que encrencam com ele, e aqui, Waid decide dar nome e rosto para esses agressores, tendo um como destaque e foco dessa história.
Matt então tem seu passado revivido, com esse garoto aparecendo em seu escritório - agora adulto – pedindo sua ajuda em um julgamento. O desenvolvimento e desfecho da trama são incríveis, com temáticas sociais envolvidas e bastante rancor por parte do Matt, por isso, é difícil falar algo além, mas vale muito a penas a leitura, não apenas para conhecer quem fez bullying com Matt na infância.
Ademais, temos uma história envolvendo o surfista prateado, que é bem descontraída e gera momentos de alegria para o protagonista. E por fim, há um crossover entre Hulk e Demolidor, que consegue mesclar seriedade e alguns momentos de descontração com a interação dos personagens durante uma investigação.
July 3, 2014
The volume following the conclusion of a multi-volume arc is usually always a bit crap mostly for the absence of, and comparison to, a strong overarching narrative. But, while Daredevil Volume 6 is made up of one/two issue standalone stories, it’s a pretty decent collection.
Matt encounters his childhood bully who’s gotten himself mixed up with the Sons of the Serpent, your usual bad guy organisation with plans for world domination. He’s escaped them but been wrongfully arrested and needs Matt’s help in court. Except the Sons of the Serpent have infiltrated every layer of society and soon Matt and his defendant find themselves in a courthouse filled with people who may or may not be working for the Sons.
This was an exciting two-part story that had the paranoid “who to trust?” air of the last book while also being poignant in the childhood bully angle. Daredevil’s already a street-level character but that aspect made him even more relatable. Some people would laugh at the bully’s misfortune, think hey, that’s karma for ya!, and move on, but Matt helps him even if he wants to do the opposite – that’s why he’s the hero he is.
There’s a fun one-shot with Silver Surfer as the two search for a manipulative alien criminal in NYC. Matt “drives” the Surfer’s board in one of the best splash-pages of Chris Samnee’s Daredevil run – the look of glee on Matt’s face as he flies through the streets like a maniac is utterly delightful!
The book ends with a crossover with Hulk. If you’ve read Indestructible Hulk, Volume 2, you’ve already read this two-part story, as it’s collected in that book too, which is kind of a cheat. It’s still a pretty good story though as some bad guys steal Asgardian-level tech and Daredevil and Hulk have to stop them from giving it to Baron Zemo, with Daredevil tracking the high-pitched whine the tech gives off while Hulk barrels through anything in their way. People really seem to like Matteo Scalera’s art but I’ve always found it very average and he can’t draw mouths properly either – they’re always bizarrely huge black holes and look really awkward.
If I had to choose between a book-length, or multi-volume length, story and a collection of shorts, I’ll always pick the sustained singular narrative, but Daredevil Volume 6 has enough quality in its stories to make it worth reading.
3.5 stars
Matt encounters his childhood bully who’s gotten himself mixed up with the Sons of the Serpent, your usual bad guy organisation with plans for world domination. He’s escaped them but been wrongfully arrested and needs Matt’s help in court. Except the Sons of the Serpent have infiltrated every layer of society and soon Matt and his defendant find themselves in a courthouse filled with people who may or may not be working for the Sons.
This was an exciting two-part story that had the paranoid “who to trust?” air of the last book while also being poignant in the childhood bully angle. Daredevil’s already a street-level character but that aspect made him even more relatable. Some people would laugh at the bully’s misfortune, think hey, that’s karma for ya!, and move on, but Matt helps him even if he wants to do the opposite – that’s why he’s the hero he is.
There’s a fun one-shot with Silver Surfer as the two search for a manipulative alien criminal in NYC. Matt “drives” the Surfer’s board in one of the best splash-pages of Chris Samnee’s Daredevil run – the look of glee on Matt’s face as he flies through the streets like a maniac is utterly delightful!
The book ends with a crossover with Hulk. If you’ve read Indestructible Hulk, Volume 2, you’ve already read this two-part story, as it’s collected in that book too, which is kind of a cheat. It’s still a pretty good story though as some bad guys steal Asgardian-level tech and Daredevil and Hulk have to stop them from giving it to Baron Zemo, with Daredevil tracking the high-pitched whine the tech gives off while Hulk barrels through anything in their way. People really seem to like Matteo Scalera’s art but I’ve always found it very average and he can’t draw mouths properly either – they’re always bizarrely huge black holes and look really awkward.
If I had to choose between a book-length, or multi-volume length, story and a collection of shorts, I’ll always pick the sustained singular narrative, but Daredevil Volume 6 has enough quality in its stories to make it worth reading.
3.5 stars
April 9, 2026
2026 Review - closer to a 3. the first 3 issues are really solid. But the hulk issues were better left not included. Pointless team up.
2016 Review - 2.5
Again, another okay volume for Daredevil. The first half was fun, and some great moments (like Matt not being able to be in the same room as Foggy because of the smell but does it anyway). I also got a few giggles with Daredevil on Silver Surfer's board. However the rest of it (Mostly the end) was boring and silly. It feature the lovely green giant but none of it was really fun (except the bar scene) but the rest was boring. What was this? Some type of shitty crossover thrown to piss people off? Blah.
Mark Waid's run is by far the weakest run for me on DD but it's still has it's brilliant moments. So for that I read on, but shame to not see my hero as amazing as I hoped.
2016 Review - 2.5
Again, another okay volume for Daredevil. The first half was fun, and some great moments (like Matt not being able to be in the same room as Foggy because of the smell but does it anyway). I also got a few giggles with Daredevil on Silver Surfer's board. However the rest of it (Mostly the end) was boring and silly. It feature the lovely green giant but none of it was really fun (except the bar scene) but the rest was boring. What was this? Some type of shitty crossover thrown to piss people off? Blah.
Mark Waid's run is by far the weakest run for me on DD but it's still has it's brilliant moments. So for that I read on, but shame to not see my hero as amazing as I hoped.
April 23, 2025
Samnee draws a nice looking Silver Surfer. Javier Rodriguez is also a good penciled as well as a good colourist. I really liked the mystery in the court room arc he drew.
November 8, 2014
A collection of three stories in one volume: a great Hulk/DD teamup, Matt's surreal legal defense of a bully from his pre-blindness days, and a visit from the Silver Surfer.
I waffled between 4 and 5 stars on this one. Seeing Matt act as Bruce Banner's legal counsel was probably the highlight of the volume; in later scenes, Matt handles the Hulk like a rampaging puppy, which works like a charm - as long as they can hear and see each other. The story focusing on the old bully was just one more reason to like Waid's characterization of Matt; he does some serious introspection about how he behaved as a child and the genesis of his crimefighting name is even slightly called into question. The story ends with . Finally, against initial expectations, Waid gets the Silver Surfer to work in DD's world as they chase an alien embodiment of deceit. A single line uttered by the alien and its implications totally makes the whole issue.
I waffled between 4 and 5 stars on this one. Seeing Matt act as Bruce Banner's legal counsel was probably the highlight of the volume; in later scenes, Matt handles the Hulk like a rampaging puppy, which works like a charm - as long as they can hear and see each other. The story focusing on the old bully was just one more reason to like Waid's characterization of Matt; he does some serious introspection about how he behaved as a child and the genesis of his crimefighting name is even slightly called into question. The story ends with . Finally, against initial expectations, Waid gets the Silver Surfer to work in DD's world as they chase an alien embodiment of deceit. A single line uttered by the alien and its implications totally makes the whole issue.
June 19, 2023
This volume has Daredevil defending his bully from a courtroom conspiracy involving the Sons of the Serpent, the Silver Surfer shows up, and then we have a Hulk story. The Hulk story was a little disappointing, but overall not a bad volume.
August 29, 2017
A tiny step back to have some fun.
World: Art is good overall I like the emotions of the characters coming through and informing the story and it does happen here. The world building is mostly fun after the heavy stuff with Foggy and littered cameos. Silver Surfer and Hulk made for some simple and interesting pieces to play in this world.
Story: 3 simple tales that are overall consistent in tone. Fun. Simple. Cute. Pacing is good and dialogue and tone is snappy. This is a step back from the heavier stuff of last arc and there is no larger arc here. But what it packs in that is heart and that's what this feels like, a pallet cleanser.
Characters: Oh Matt your youth was a but of fun, your life with McDuffie was kinda choppy but the emotions were good and we got some nice little nuggets of development. The rest of the cast was here to play off of you and I found them to be solid as well.
A solid arc that takes a step back from the larger arc to just have some fun.
Onward to the next book!
World: Art is good overall I like the emotions of the characters coming through and informing the story and it does happen here. The world building is mostly fun after the heavy stuff with Foggy and littered cameos. Silver Surfer and Hulk made for some simple and interesting pieces to play in this world.
Story: 3 simple tales that are overall consistent in tone. Fun. Simple. Cute. Pacing is good and dialogue and tone is snappy. This is a step back from the heavier stuff of last arc and there is no larger arc here. But what it packs in that is heart and that's what this feels like, a pallet cleanser.
Characters: Oh Matt your youth was a but of fun, your life with McDuffie was kinda choppy but the emotions were good and we got some nice little nuggets of development. The rest of the cast was here to play off of you and I found them to be solid as well.
A solid arc that takes a step back from the larger arc to just have some fun.
Onward to the next book!
April 17, 2021
Tri jednohubky. V prvej sa Daredevil stretáva so šikanátorom z detstva a potom nasledujú dve týmovky. Jedna so Silver Surferom a druhá s Hulkom. Tu si kresbu vzal na starosť Matteo Scalera, ktorého štýl trošku pripomína Seana Murpyho, takže príjemné osvieženie. Veľmi svižný diel.
December 22, 2015
One great little story here about Daredevil not being such a fallen angel, and an unlikely couple duo. Stellar art by Samnee as per usual, and of course, beautiful, breathtaking work on the Hulk issues by Scalera, whose work on Black Science and his issue of Batman I truly adore.
Why not five stars, then? Well, the two runs don't really work together in a collection. You'd think they would, since they're both about Daredevil and Mark Waid is even writing both.
However, they're just two different tones and in different places. While the Hulk issues reminded me that I need to catch up on Waid's run as its own creature, they did not contribute cohesion to the volume overall.
Still, this is a prime Daredevil run. Stoked to see where it goes.
Why not five stars, then? Well, the two runs don't really work together in a collection. You'd think they would, since they're both about Daredevil and Mark Waid is even writing both.
However, they're just two different tones and in different places. While the Hulk issues reminded me that I need to catch up on Waid's run as its own creature, they did not contribute cohesion to the volume overall.
Still, this is a prime Daredevil run. Stoked to see where it goes.
August 7, 2022
Fun volume in what is so far the most consistent Daredevil run in modern age. Waid really has a great formula for the book locked down and he’s brilliantly sticking to what works. The art is sublime of course with the amazing Samnee and Rodriguez providing it. This volume weirdly includes two issues of Indestructible Hulk that, while having DD in them, really have nothing to do with the main DD book, the story contained does not cross over with the DD issues at all. They feature some sweet Scalera art though so it’s all good.
February 17, 2014
I think if they kept the same artists who had done such amazing work in the previous five volumes on-board, this book would have been MUCH stronger. Also subtracting the weak HULK story filler at the end as well, would have helped. I cannot condone such editorial failings, even though I have been so enthusiastic about Waid (and Co.'s) work preceding this mediocre offering.
Not good.
Not good.
March 8, 2014
The last volume was so strong this one comes off feeling like filler.
July 23, 2019
If volume 5 was peak daredevil then we're on the downslope now. It's to be expected after wrapping up a long exciting arc. This volume is fine, it just falls flat when read directly after a great one. The best parts were still Murdock dealing with foggy's crisis but it was also interesting to see dd play off of silver surfer. That was unexpected and fun.
January 20, 2024
8/10:
Daredevil teams up with Silver Surfer AND Hulk in this volume?? Sign me up!
Some really awesome stories all around with the highlight being the shift in narration to Hulk with Daredevil being the side character. It really added a lot to this section of Daredevil’s story!
I can’t wait to read the final volume of this run!
Daredevil teams up with Silver Surfer AND Hulk in this volume?? Sign me up!
Some really awesome stories all around with the highlight being the shift in narration to Hulk with Daredevil being the side character. It really added a lot to this section of Daredevil’s story!
I can’t wait to read the final volume of this run!
January 21, 2025
I love the story with Matt's past bullie, but they should have focused on that for a bit more, cuz Yeah I know this run is supposed to be a relative break for Matt, but man, having Matt struggle with the guilt of holding a grudge against someone who was bad but now is not, when he belives in the "forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us." would have been great
June 25, 2022
Bro you're confused, I'm confused. The white supremacists, the alien robot, Silver Surfer showing up and letting Daredevil drive? And why am I supposed to read a couple Hulk issues? Absolutely not??
The first storyline was okay- Matt gets a visit by his childhood bully that needs help but when they make it to the courtroom, things get wild. Then the second story is some alien robot dude shows up begging Matt to take him to his leader or something only for the Silver Surfer to drop in, and team up with Daredevil.
I can't even be mad because I was mostly confused what the cat hell these three issues were doing. It was such filler damn. The only good thing was seeing Matt be there for Foggy even though the chemicals they put in him make Matt sick.
The first storyline was okay- Matt gets a visit by his childhood bully that needs help but when they make it to the courtroom, things get wild. Then the second story is some alien robot dude shows up begging Matt to take him to his leader or something only for the Silver Surfer to drop in, and team up with Daredevil.
I can't even be mad because I was mostly confused what the cat hell these three issues were doing. It was such filler damn. The only good thing was seeing Matt be there for Foggy even though the chemicals they put in him make Matt sick.
April 27, 2021
Matt Murdock gets a new law partner to help with the caseload while Foggy Nelson is in the hospital with cancer. He also gets a new client, a childhood bully who gave Daredevil his name by teasing the young, sighted Matt for being bookish and non-confrontational. The bully has had a less than legal lifestyle but his latest arrest was a false arrest. Matt still has lots of negative feelings about the bully but decides to defend him anyway because a false arrest is an injustice, regardless of how crummy the person is. Turns out there's a lot more going on when they get to the courtroom and Daredevil has to fight his way out.
The book also has a minor adventure with the Silver Surfer and then a longer adventure with the Hulk. Matt Murdock is Bruce Banner's lawyer. And also his failsafe since Bruce made a deal with S.H.I.E.L.D.--they provide him with a high-tech lab, he provides them with Hulk muscle on missions. One mission takes out a shipment of high-tech weapons headed to a villain in New York City. One of the bad guys slips out, forcing Hulk and Daredevil to work together to hunt down the one missing gun. The story was so-so.
Mildly recommended. The series has only one more volume, so I'll finish it off.
The book also has a minor adventure with the Silver Surfer and then a longer adventure with the Hulk. Matt Murdock is Bruce Banner's lawyer. And also his failsafe since Bruce made a deal with S.H.I.E.L.D.--they provide him with a high-tech lab, he provides them with Hulk muscle on missions. One mission takes out a shipment of high-tech weapons headed to a villain in New York City. One of the bad guys slips out, forcing Hulk and Daredevil to work together to hunt down the one missing gun. The story was so-so.
Mildly recommended. The series has only one more volume, so I'll finish it off.
January 13, 2016
Easily the weakest installment of Waid's recent Daredevil work. The first story in the book felt like generic filler, the second part with a guest appearance from the Silver Surfer felt like filler sloppily written on a tight deadline, and the third portion taken from Indestructible Hulk felt like wildly haphazard filler that also disregarded Daredevil's entire gimmick. The Hulk story is easily the worst of the lot; how does a blind man whose other senses are so acute that he can "see" the world around him not only manage to be in proximity to a ultrasound-based weapon, but use it, get hit by blasts from it, and be right next to it when it explodes with barely any problems? Daredevil should have been utterly crippled any time he was near said weapon, but the worst results seem to be him letting out generic shouts of pain. It's an incredibly poorly thought out bit of writing from Mark Waid, whose handling of Daredevil's senses in past volumes demonstrates that he knows better. This hardcover is also one comic book issue's worth of material shorter than the previous volumes yet retains the $19.99 price, which stings all the more when the reduced quality of the work is factored in.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 26, 2015
2.5 Stars. Certainly the low-point in the collected series so far, though it suffers mostly from only having 3 issues of Daredevil in it. The first storyline is an interesting 2-parter that retcons some of DD's origin story, but only a little. And it's enough to be an interesting enough read. The art suffers a bit here too.
The middle story gives us more of the wonderful-ness that is Chris Samnee. This is a tale that on the outside seems like: "Whoah! Silver Surfer and Daredevil team up? I've gotta read this!" but woefully only comes and goes with the reader thinking, "What was the point of that team-up?" This was just another attempt by Mark Waid to try new things with Daredevil's powers. Hey, sometimes it works.
The last two issues are from the latest Hulk series, with DD as the guest star. Since this wasn't a crossover I don't really know why it was included in here other than to make the next volume (the last volume of this series) seem more substantial.
I'd hate to look at my shelf and see volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7, so I in that regard I'm happy to own this one.
The middle story gives us more of the wonderful-ness that is Chris Samnee. This is a tale that on the outside seems like: "Whoah! Silver Surfer and Daredevil team up? I've gotta read this!" but woefully only comes and goes with the reader thinking, "What was the point of that team-up?" This was just another attempt by Mark Waid to try new things with Daredevil's powers. Hey, sometimes it works.
The last two issues are from the latest Hulk series, with DD as the guest star. Since this wasn't a crossover I don't really know why it was included in here other than to make the next volume (the last volume of this series) seem more substantial.
I'd hate to look at my shelf and see volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7, so I in that regard I'm happy to own this one.
January 27, 2015
Here comes Daredevil and Indestructible Hulk are gifts from Mark Waid to us Fanboys of the greater Marvel Universe. I said this in my previous Daredevil review, but Waid's Daredevil is distinctly different from the Daredevil who had been around for twenty years prior.
Mark Waid's Daredevil is Mark Waid, as a cocky lawyer.
Mark Waid's Bruce Banner is Mark Waid, as a cocky scientist (with a hulk hiding inside).
This book features a crossover between the two books, and it was only through the melding of the two that I realized that Waid has such a distinctive voice. I have read a lot of his blog posts, and Matt Murdock and Bruce Banner sound just like him. Other characters that he has written about (Superman, Captain America, Flash) they don't seem as similar in tone to his actual way of talking as Matt Murdock and Bruce Banner. It just goes to show that these books are extremely close to his heart, and he is having a blast writing them. Thank you, Mr. Waid, because I am having an absolute blast reading them!
Mark Waid's Daredevil is Mark Waid, as a cocky lawyer.
Mark Waid's Bruce Banner is Mark Waid, as a cocky scientist (with a hulk hiding inside).
This book features a crossover between the two books, and it was only through the melding of the two that I realized that Waid has such a distinctive voice. I have read a lot of his blog posts, and Matt Murdock and Bruce Banner sound just like him. Other characters that he has written about (Superman, Captain America, Flash) they don't seem as similar in tone to his actual way of talking as Matt Murdock and Bruce Banner. It just goes to show that these books are extremely close to his heart, and he is having a blast writing them. Thank you, Mr. Waid, because I am having an absolute blast reading them!
February 7, 2015
Reading this volume of Daredevil is always a joy, because on each page we are reminded how much a master of his craft Mark Waid truly is. Regardless of where we are editorially, whether it's a several issue epic, or a single issue one-off story, it is always solid, with perfect pacing, and always a worthwhile adventure. Every artist involved does their part in keeping Daredevil at the very top of Marvel's must-reads. The stories contained here pay homage to the larger set-pieces at play, while providing valuable background, and meaningful arcs to well loved and long lived characters. We do get the odd inclusion of some Hulk issues in the back though, that while heavily featuring Daredevil, will be retreads for the unfortunate trade collectors who keep up with both titles.
Volume 6 is an inconsistent mop-up trade, bridging the gap between arcs, but it's executed so well and with such careful skill, that it never felt like a waste of time or space. (unless you've already read Indestructible Hulk #9 and 10)
Volume 6 is an inconsistent mop-up trade, bridging the gap between arcs, but it's executed so well and with such careful skill, that it never felt like a waste of time or space. (unless you've already read Indestructible Hulk #9 and 10)
March 27, 2015
It's safe to say that I've been thoroughly enjoying Mark Waid's run on Daredevil, but this particular volume doesn't live up to the rest. Three storylines are collected here, and the first, where Matt's childhood bully comes looking for legal help, is actually quite good. It's the two that follow that are the problem. Clearly meant to draw attention to two other ongoing series (Silver Surfer and The Indestructible Hulk), they ultimately feel like distractions from the newly arisen Serpent Society plotline, and the more heart wrenching storyline surrounding Foggy Nelson's cancer. I also wasn't hugely fond of the artist for the Hulk comics.
Daredevil, volume six is a very uneven addition to the series. But since I've enjoyed the previous volumes so much, I will push on to volume seven.
Daredevil, volume six is a very uneven addition to the series. But since I've enjoyed the previous volumes so much, I will push on to volume seven.
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