Daredevil: Woman Without Fear - Bloody Reunion

by Erica Schultz, Michael Dowling (Illustrator), Ivan Fiorelli (Illustrator)

Collects Woman Without Fear (2024) #1-4 And Material From Daredevil (2023) #8.

The next thrilling chapter in the deadly life of Elektra Natchios! Daredevil's allies are more vulnerable than ever before, and it will fall to Elektra and Matt Murdock to protect the people they love the most as they're targeted by some of the most dangerous, violent elements the Marvel Universe has to offer! And they don't come more dangerous and violent than the Punisher! She has heard the whispers in shadows and dive bars, and now Elektra's worst suspicions have been a dangerous and violent new Punisher has been born - and Daredevil is dead in his sights!

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Marvel, Fantasy, Comic Book

120 pages, Paperback

Published March 18, 2025

About the author

Erica Schultz is an American comic book writer, letterer, and editor. She is the first woman to write a Spawn comic, and is best known for her writing work at Marvel on titles like Daredevil, X-23, and Hallows' Eve.

Reviews

[Bill Riggs · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fantastic art. The story, although thrilling for the most part, doesn’t really lead anywhere or add much to character development. The new Punisher was an interesting addition but again - what was the point?

[Khurram · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay, this is my own bias. I would give this book 3.5 stars, but because it was Elektra and action-packed I am rounding it up. No idea where the story is going or if there was any other reason to read this apart from Elektra kicking everyone's butt.

During the King in Black Elektra took in and trained a young girl. Now she has been kidnapped and Elektra decides to go to Madripoor, to confront the people responsible. However, is she after the wrong people and how does the new Punisher fit into all this?

The way to read this book is not to think about the story just enjoy the plentiful fights. I like that Elektra is still dangerous despite her vow not to kill, but that will be tested here, possibly strings to add to the Daredevil main series. I think there should be two Daredevil series one starring Elektra and one starring Matt.

[Paul · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.3 stars

[Pruett · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love Elektra as Daredevil and the way every artist draws her hair so much. Michael Dowling continues that honorable tradition so thank you Michael Dowling (who draws his female superheroes like normally proportioned non-sexualized human beings, which is sick!)

That is the only reason this miniseries is worth reading.

[Anna Quilter · Rating 3 out of 5]

apart from settling Alice's future and annoying me with a new Punisher..I'm not really sure what the point of this was.

[Marco · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read as single issues. This was okay, if a bit forced.
The confrontation between Elektra as DD and the new Punisher (who I care even less about than the old Punisher (even before Jason Aaron fucked up the character even more)) was completely unnecessary.
But then, so very many super "hero" fights are, initially.
I guess the point was showing two characters who were or are murderers (though I don't think one stops being a murderer just because one decides not to murder anymore...), juxtaposing who they are and how they came to be that way. If that is the case I would have liked to have a bit more effort put into the psychology of those two.
But what bugged me most was that the whole reason Elektra was where she was - did not exist and so didn't even have to be dealt with.
Bit disappointing, this.

[Frédéric · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5*

As I assumed after reading her tie-in to Gang War Shultz holds Elektra well and I appreciate her vision of the character and her inner monologues.

After that, if the plot here isn't as bad as Gang War, it's still not really good. Convenient, innocuous, with no real stakes. This is really where Schultz still struggles to convince me: she's mastered the characters but doesn't have much to say with them.

Dowling's drawing is really not bad, very much inspired by Alex Maleev. On the other hand, Cebulski once again confirms his mediocrity as an editor: he simply couldn't manage to get 4 whole issues drawn by the same artist and, to add insult to injury, managed to get a second-rate artist with a very different style to back Dowling up. This guy’s a fraud.

[Keegan Schueler · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not anything amazing but nice quick Daredevil story that uses the new Punisher in it in a call way.

[Jaye Berry · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story didn't really go anywhere nor was it groundbreaking but it was very actiony and I love my girl Elektra so I'd call this a win.♥️

[Chris Lemmerman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Elektra takes centre stage for her next solo Daredevil mini-series, heading to Madripoor to rescue her protegé.

This is fine, but it's mostly just fighting. There's something to be said for the silly misunderstanding that propels the plot forward, but it's not really that compelling overall - nor is the new Punisher, who I learned nothing about in this mini-series other than 'he is dumb'. The conclusion's okay, but it feels a bit like Marvel introduced a new character and then suddenly decided to just shift them off to one side again really quickly. The bonus story from Daredevil #8 is more fun than the rest of the book, involving Elektra tracking down some Heat members who stole someone's child-that-isn't-a-child.

The art's okay for the most part, but it feels a bit flat compared to Michael Dowling's other work. Ivan Fiorelli pencils some fill-in pages in the last two issues that stick out like a sore thumb as well.

Okay, not great - recommended mostly for the Count Nefaria/Silvermane bickering, honestly.

[Ross · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a 'tie up loose ends' miniseries...

We've got Elektra aka Lady Daredevil keeping Hell's Kitchen safe and she's...mentoring(?) a young orphan named Alice. Think of this miniseries as a sort of 'Batman and Robin: Year One' vibe. Elektra has been trying to show Alice how to be self sufficient, strong, and heroic. They spar, they punch and kick, etc etc.

Somebody takes Alice away (how they get into a secure loft is never explained) and Elektra ALSO gets a call from an old burner phone. Thinking the two are connected, she flies to Madripoor to find out who has taken Alice. It's Madripoor so we get cameos by Crossbones, Count Nefaria, and Silvermane. Oh yea, Punisher 2.0 makes a (much needed?) cameo to fill in for those that miss Frank Castle.

Things are never quite what they seem...(dun dun dunnnnn)
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Bonus: Joe Garrison as Punisher cameo? (remember him from ....stuff?)
Bonus: So many shots of Elektra's sais propelling their monouchi at villains heads... lol

[Craig · Rating 2 out of 5]

A bit pointless. Elektra goes to Madripoor to rescue her young protege and encounters a new Punisher (?), along with Silvermane and Count Nefaria, and there's a lot of fighting. The art is okay, but kind of off in places (particularly the sections when Elektra and this new Punisher are teamed-up briefly).

[Steven desJardins · Rating 2 out of 5]

A less-than-compelling version of Elektra fights the blandest, most completely generic version of the Punisher imaginable for reasons that rely on her being uncharacteristically dumb and incompetent. Meh.

[Fazun · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5/5

[meagan · Rating 2 out of 5]

loved the art style, plot was meh

[Velhala · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story great art, recommend reading