Daredevil: Korkusuz!, Cilt 9: Kaideler

Daredevil (1998) (Collected Editions)

by Brian Michael Bendis

Bekleyiş sona erdi! Daredevil’in Kingpin olarak hüküm sürdüğü bir yıl boyunca gerçekte neler oldu? Hell’s Kitchen’da tatbik ettiği tarihi temizlik nihayet tüm kanlı ayrıntılarıyla ortaya çıktı.

On emir etrafında gelişen bu destansı hikâye daha önce gördüğünüz hiçbir şeye benzemeyecek.

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Graphic Novels, Superheroes, Crime, Fiction, Graphic Novels Comics

140 pages, Paperback

First published November 2, 2005

About the author

A comic book writer and erstwhile artist. He has won critical acclaim (including five Eisner Awards) and is one of the most successful writers working in mainstream comics. For over eight years Bendis’s books have consistently sat in the top five best sellers on the nationwide comic and graphic novel sales charts.

Though he started as a writer and artist of independent noir fiction series, he shot to stardom as a writer of Marvel Comics' superhero books, particularly Ultimate Spider-Man.

Bendis first entered the comic world with the "Jinx" line of crime comics in 1995. This line has spawned the graphic novels Goldfish, Fire, Jinx, Torso (with Marc Andreyko), and Total Sell Out. Bendis is writing the film version of Jinx for Universal Pictures with Oscar-winner Charlize Theron attached to star and produce.

Bendis’s other projects include the Harvey, Eisner, and Eagle Award-nominated Powers (with Michael Avon Oeming) originally from Image Comics, now published by Marvel's new creator-owned imprint Icon Comics, and the Hollywood tell-all Fortune and Glory from Oni Press, both of which received an "A" from Entertainment Weekly.

Bendis is one of the premiere architects of Marvel's "Ultimate" line: comics specifically created for the new generation of comic readers. He has written every issue of Ultimate Spider-Man since its best-selling launch, and has also written for Ultimate Fantastic Four and Ultimate X-Men, as well as every issue of Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, Ultimate Origin and Ultimate Six.

Brian is currently helming a renaissance for Marvel’s AVENGERS franchise by writing both New Avengers and Mighty Avengers along with the successful ‘event’ projects House Of M, Secret War, and this summer’s Secret Invasion.

He has also previously done work on Daredevil, Alias, and The Pulse.

Reviews

[Sam Quixote · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some Hell’s Kitchen residents form a support group in a church basement to talk about Daredevil, the new Kingpin, and how he’s affected their lives. But one of them has a terrible secret…

Daredevil, Volume 12: Decalogue is more of a short story collection than a single narrative and, like most short story collections, some stories are good, some are bad.

Daredevil saving the junkie girl from her crappy life and the dude whose dad was in prison because of Daredevil were pretty forgettable stories. His marriage to Milla Donovan was also meh - and you know it’d never last, poor Matt is doomed when it comes to the ladies! They’re not badly written, they’re just not very special.

The whole “Decalogue” thing (The Ten Commandments) didn’t really work either. For one thing this is five issues and the Commandments that were brought up weren’t memorably highlighted - I don’t know why Brian Bendis went the Decalogue route.

The weird little demon storyline though was interesting. It’s creepy and strange and a little disturbing too - Daredevil and horror aren’t a bad fit. The framing of the book had this Agatha Christie vibe to it that I liked and Alex Maleev’s art is good as usual too, particularly with the body horror stuff.

Decalogue’s not a bad Daredevil book - it’s readable and entertaining enough - but it’s definitely not as good as previous volumes in Bendis/Maleev’s run. A mediocre entry.

[ShamNoop · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very interesting setup, very disappointing execution.

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting narrative take on Daredevil during the time he was the top mob boss of Hell's Kitchen told from the perspective of several regular people in a trauma group, who have more intimate connections to one another than they realize.

As usual for the recent Daredevil artwork it's heavy in shadows and grittiness.

It's hard to discuss the merits of the story without spoiling it so I shall just say it was well done even if not perfect.

ARTWORK PRESENTATION: B minus to B; CHARACTERS/DIALOGUE: B plus; STORY/PLOTTING: B plus to A minus; WHEN READ: end of October 2012; OVERALL GRADE: B to B plus.

SPOILER: interesting that the villain and Daredevil are both in the support group at the end.

Some people might think the baby bit coming out of the mouth was silly but not me.

Very interesting perspective in which regular people show us how they perceive Daredevil and the events which have taken place.

[James DeSantis · Rating 4 out of 5]

A more mystical take, probably the most horror/mystical take for Bendis Daredevil run but it worked for being so different.

Basically a group of people meet in a church, almost like a AA meeting, but for how Daredevil effected their lives. And it starts simple enough, but evolves into a suicide/murder story with a tiny little dark arts baby creature that leans into the horror element. The ending works real well, especially with Matt's final speech, and made me see his point of view on all this crazy shit he's been going through.

[Gavin Abdollahi · Rating 3 out of 5]

The most disappointing of the Bendis/Maleev run yet.
A bunch of people get together in a church and talk about how DD made an impact on their lives, discovering a mystery that more than one of them is liked to...
The mystery wasn't that good, btw.
After this, there's only one volume left till the end of the run...
Hope it's good.

[Eve O. Spellman · Rating 4 out of 5]

HOLY COW THAT WAS AWESOME!!

I took a star away for a woman dressed immodestly and a butt-load of cussing. Normally, I would take off more stars but this was just an amazing story.

[emma · Rating 2 out of 5]

interesting concept but i had to see that weird baby thing WAY too many times

[Jaye Berry · Rating 2 out of 5]

I thought I wouldn't be into this after I wasn't that into the first issue and turns out!!! I was right lmao.

It is an interesting concept- a support group in a church for people to talk about Daredevil and how he personally impacted their lives. Each issue we get more of the bizarre story.

Like??? Wtf WAS THAT. First I was bored and then a little salty because Daredevil was barely even in this. Then I had to see people puke a weird demon baby creature way too many times. The way NONE of it was explained was insane?? Like what do you mean it doesn't matter what it is so then we don't get to know?? Nah, tell me about that thing or don't even have it. Cursed.

>shows up
>kills people
>pukes demon baby creature
>doesn't elaborate
>leaves

[Aaron · Rating 4 out of 5]

A support group meets in the basement of a church, made up of everyday people whose lives have been affected by Daredevil in the year since he took over as the "Kingpin of Hell's Kitchen". As more people share their stories, something sinister and terrifying begins to link all of them together. Something only the Man Without Fear can handle.

Coming back to Bendis and Maleev's Daredevil run from a long sequence of the Silver Age Avengers is like re-entering the real world from an overlong vacation at Disneyland. The story here starts out as a sequence of everyperson perspectives on DD, but one of their group has a disturbing story that's corroborated by another member. A sense of strange foreboding builds up, almost like a more subtle horror story, until near the end when a great twist turns the unraveling story of the support group on its head.

[Frédéric · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hard to rate this one actually. Somewhere between 2 (the twist) and 4 (all the rest). I'll settle for a half-hearted 3.
Good basic plot (a bunch of strangers found themselves in a church basement to discuss the effect Daredevil had had on their lives since he declared himself the new kingpin of Hell's Kitchen but found themselves more connected that they thought), solid storytelling, nice creepy atmosphere but the Hidden (as in the Jake Sholder movie) stuff just looked...goofy.
Though déjà vu this "room full of strangers" works pretty well and is perfectly adapted to Bendis & Maleev style. Each protagonist has a story to tell and tension grows when we discover some of them share theirs. This I really liked. The arcane-ninja-vomited-critter, much less.

[Mathew · Rating 5 out of 5]

An absolutely fantastic confessional style story told from the viewpoints of some people caught in the wake of Daredevils insane life. Each part has a micro theme told by one of the victims and eventually all tie together into a really great conclusion with a fun twist that had me go "wait, wait, wait!" and flip back to the first book to see that, yes indeed, there were hints all along.

In my opinion this book is probably the crown jewel in the Bendis daredevil series (So far), and what makes it so fantastic is the fact that he's used all the story and circumstance from his entire run to give us an amazing story with a fantastic conclusion.

The entire arc is well written, but this change up really shows Bendis' ability to write not only a good story, but a literary one. Matt's final monologue is especially good.

Most graphic novels are one and done for me, but I can see myself re-reading this every few years, it was that good.

If you've done even part of the Bendis run, this book should make you want to fill in the holes so that you can crack this one open!

[Fabi · Rating 2 out of 5]

What in the world was that?

[Brandon Daniels · Rating 4 out of 5]

Better than I remembered. I recall this arc being controversial, if for anything the name setting up an expectation of a ten-part arc when it’s actually only five, but I enjoyed it. I like the set up. I like when writers lean into the weirder parts of Daredevil’s world. Future writers would take up some of these ideas.

[beau · Rating 4 out of 5]

8.5/10

[Jamie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is on my top 5 graphic novels of all time; it's a story (or a series of stories) told by everyday citizens who have been affected by a super-hero. Besides Alex Ross' "Marvels," It's the only (good) comic to make you and me the central figure and the super-hero a minor one...and it works brilliantly.

[Néstor Vargas · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorite arcs in this run. I love when authors turn the common people and the city itself into the main character, and just use the superhero as the symbol it represents. The impact this crazy world must have on people will always be a fantastic idea to explore. Starts a bit slow but pays it off with a great execution.

[Murat · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5

[Krzysztof Grabowski · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dekalog jest wyjątkową historią na tle całego runu Bendisa, bowiem dostarcza nam coś czego się nie spodziewałem... Poczucia niepokoju. Tym lepiej, że nic tego nie zapowiada, bo zaczyna się od nietypowego spotkania pewnej grupy, zorganizowanej przez księdza. Grupy terapeutycznej.

To nie jest zwykłe kółko dyskusyjne, bowiem każde z uczestników w jakimś stopniu miało kontakt z samym Daredevilem. Jego działalność, a czasami udział w życiu tych osób wiązała się z pewnymi czynami, przeżyciami czy nawet stratą. I tak mamy tutaj tak na dobrą sprawę kilka mniejszych opowieści, które niejako stanowią zasłonę dymną przed tym co nadejdzie. Doskonały zabieg.

Mamy blondynkę, która przesadzała z narkotykami i brała udział w pewnym spotkaniu lokalnych męt, jakie chciały uszczknąć sobie trochę działki z tortu, jaki pozostawił po sobie Kingpin. Oczywiście w całe zajście butami wbije się Nieustraszony. Jest tu też syn jednego z mafiozów, który chcąc odzyskać "uczucie" ojca, postanawia wkroczyć w przestępczy świat. Tyle, że może zaryzykować i stracić wszystko co ma. Żonę, dzieci. Końcówka jego historii była dosyć zaskakująca. Mamy tu w końcu żonę, która nie miała pojęcia, iż jej mąż jest seryjnym mordercą. Dodatkowo zarzeka się, że nic nie widziała, aż do pewnego momentu, kiedy zobaczyła pewne "coś".

Coś, co szeptało do ucha jej męża. Tutaj zaczyna się ten wątek paranormalny. Nie wszystko jest tym czym wydaje się. Tym bardziej, że jedną z osób, jakie stawiły się na to spotkanie jest osoba powiązana z żoną Daredevila. Starsza Pani potwierdza wersję kobiety. Jej zmarła córka pozostawiła po sobie obrazki, które budzą tylko niepokój i konsternację... A potem okazuje się, że w grupie jest ktoś, kto ma w tym własny interes i ...

To trzeba zobaczyć samemu. Całość podobała mi się bardzo, choć nie wszystkie opowieści członków mi w całości tutaj podpasywały. Te strony czymś trzeba było zapełnić, szkoda że niekiedy taką sztampą. Jednakowoż końcoweczka jest doskonała. Mamy zarysowane, skąd i dlaczego, ale nie jest do końca wyjaśnione czym to jest. Wyśmienite niedopowiedzenie. Oby tak zostało. Magia ma przecież tyle zastosowań i tajemnic, a to co niezrozumiałe pozostawia pola na własne interpretacje... A to jest chyba najbardziej przerażające.

Maleev jak zwykle towarzyszy Bendisowi przy całej serii i wywiązuje się wyśmienicie. Odniosłem wrażenie, że cienie w tej historii były jeszcze głębsze niż te z wcześniejszych tomów. Niektóre elementy były przerysowane, ale to umyślny zabieg. Ten mix Daredevila z elementem grozy uznaję za udany. Oby więcej takich zaskoczeń. 4/5.

[Ben Perry · Rating 5 out of 5]

(4.75 stars)

Bendis shows how awesome an extended Daredevil as King Pin arc could’ve been, by going back to this amazing part of the run.

This is definitely a highlight of not only the Bendis run, but Daredevil comics in general. The premise is very interesting, and fresh, offering an engaging framing device for the story, as the support group people tell their emotional stories with the Ten Commandments as a title of sorts. Everyone’s lives were very compelling to read about for a variety of reasons; the starting ones, like the drug addict woman trying to kill her gangster boyfriend, or guy visiting his dad in prison being asked to kill Foggy, only to reflect on his abusive childhood and then kill his Dad’s friend who put him on the job; they were self contained adventures, but thoroughly enjoyable regardless, and do a fantastic job setting the tone and establishing the rollercoaster we’re in for. As the main bulk of the story gets introduced like the mystery of the demon baby, things get seriously interesting and depressing. I love how each story adds a new layer of information that confuses you, while being a great story in its own right, while simultaneously connecting with the rest, Milla’s friend was very tragic, and the revelation that her daughter committed suicide was a powerful moment, and then the big reveal happens! The explanation Matt gives about the ex Hand member causing all this chaos, making women murderers, putting demon babies in stomachs and just being a bit silly, was pretty cool, and the climactic confrontation between the 2 was entertaining, but overall this ending is the weakest aspect of the comic, not bad, but the rest was just way better. Also the bond he has with the support group people by trusting them with his secret identity was a very sweet moment, reminded me of Spider-Man 2.

The art continues to be incredible, it captures the raw emotion so unbelievably well, and balances so many styles together in a cohesive way. The fight sequences had a very memorable and distinct style to them too, and it highlights Daredevil effectively, framing him as a hero, and the focal point of these vignettes. Lots of designs and shadings make it all the more disturbing, and I’m not just talking about the demon baby, but simple stuff like how the bad guys throughout are drawn, caked in shadow.

If I’ve learnt anything this run, it’s that Bendis is really talented at writing Daredevil stories that barely feature him, and aren’t even about him most of the time (Wake Up, Out, Golden Age, and this being my favourites).

[Trevor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Issues #51-55 of Neil Gaiman's magnum opus The Sandman, collected in The Sandman, Vol. 8: Worlds' End, are about a group of strangers who find themselves seeking refuge from the storm in an inn called "World's End." Therein they each share a story from their life, each of which in some way features Morpheus. It's an odd arc, clearly inspired by The Canterbury Tales that is mostly stand alone but provides some hints of what is coming in the climax of the series, "The Kindly Ones."

This is Brian Michael Bendis's "World's End." Just when it feels like his Daredevil run should be at its climax, we get these five issues about a group of individuals who have gathered in the basement of a church for a support group for people whose lives have been impacted by Daredevil. Each issues one of them shares their story, each of which is loosely connected to one of the Ten Commandments (aka the Decalogue). I do wonder if this story arc, or at least its title and format, was inspired at all by Krzysztof Kieślowski's Dekalog, a series of short films each of which is also named after and loosely related to one of the Commandments. Like the stories in this arc, Kieślowski's stories tend to be morally complex and ultimately tragic.

Despite (or perhaps as a result of) my comparisons to Gaiman, Chaucer, and Kieślowski above, this arc, while good, fails to be great. I appreciate it for what it's trying to do, but I'm not sure it totally succeeds. Still, I enjoyed it quite a bit.

[David Ross · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brian Michael Bendis' prolific run on Daredevil begins it's final phase with Decalogue, as the series takes a different turn as Bendis reveals just what happened during Matt Murdock/Daredevil's reign as the Kingpin, and the effect it had on those living in Hell's Kitchen.

Decalogue begins with a gathering of people, all of whom had been effected in one way or another since Daredevil declared himself the Kingpin. Ranging from petty shots at crime to something unbelievably horrific, these people all have a reason to point a finger at the blind superhero, one of which knows more than he lets on, and knows quite a bit about Daredevil's history.

What makes Decalogue so different from Bendis' previous arcs is that DD isn't the main character of the story arc. Instead, he has become a recurring guest star or an urban legend as he is seen through the eyes of those telling their stories. It's a welcome change of pace for a mainstream superhero comic, and it's some of Bendis' best work since before he became Marvel's "it" writer. Alex Maleev once again supplies his usual great and moody art, and it's easy to see why he has been a fan favorite artist on the title.
All this sets the stage for a bold new direction for the much maligned character.

Only a writer like Bendis could take something so mundane as a bunch of talking heads, and make it so completely riveting. Another must-read!

[47Time · Rating 2 out of 5]

The story begins with a group of snowflakes who are depressed because Matt scared them. They try to make sense of how their lives were affected by Deadpool. Even the ones that were helped felt traumatized by their encounter. This one has magic in it and tiny monsters that can possess people and make them do bad things. Yeah, basically it sucks hard as soon as Daredevil/Matt touches it. It's almost passable before that. Also I'm not liking the artwork any more.

One of them in Don the Bomb's kid. He offers to do a job for his imprisoned father - to kill Foggy with a car bomb. One of the women was saved in a parking lot from the serial killer husband of another woman in the group. A third woman was friends with Milla and later had her daughter saved from the Jester. The daughter was also traumatized and soon killed herself.

Out of the blue, one man named Lawrence Powers laughs at the others' stories and reveals that Matt is one of the most skilled ninjas alive. So advanced is his skill that only that one man noticed Matt himself sitting in the same room with the group. But then Matt reveals that during his latest fight with the Jester, he encountered some Japanese demon or other. Lawrence bought it and set it loose. He tries to run away, with Matt in tow, but then the tiny demon tries to exit his body and just shoots himself and it. It's a pretty crap scene.

[Surly Gliffs · Rating 4 out of 5]

Daredevil has Batman problems. I don't mean that Daredevil has a problem with Batman, or that his title has the same problems as the Batman books (tho' they kinda do). I mean that Daredevil has all the same neuroses: the daddy issues, the sadomasochistic relationship with his rogues gallery. On a practical level, the only difference is that Daredevil is Catholic, so he's much more guilty about it.

In this Decalogue we get less lawyer-cough-detective and more guilty Catholic-boy vibes. And while I'd ordinarily detest too much magical-supernatural shenanigans in a Daredevil book, the Catholic mythos supplies a very nice frame here. Bendis makes it work with a series of finely crafted vignettes, less about the superheroics and more about the lives of ordinary folks in Hell's Kitchen: strivers trying to beat the odds and avoid the vices and brutalizations of poverty (pretty explicit for comics).

The story is elevated by Maleev's art. It reminded me, weirdly enough, of Bendis' own early work on Powers. Lots of angular shadows and limited color palettes, which Maleev executes in a clean and painterly style. Bendis kept his scripts lean, with Maleev doing an excellent job of letting the pictures do the talking. A solid and mature take on a classic Marvel character, well recommended.

[francesco · Rating 5 out of 5]

In the context of the run I think this was spectacular. I don’t really get the top reviews negative complaints, sure the first two issues seemed useless but I think they balance the negativity that daredevil is fighting in the last two issues - and has been fighting throughout the series.

Without those first issues where we can see the change daredevil has made, daredevils mental and territorial battle which he believes he is losing seems like it is actually being lost, when in reality he is making positive change throughout the city as could be seen by the first two stories.

I do agree though not sure about the Decalogue naming.

Realistically if Goodreads had half stars I’d give it a 9/4.5

[Bassie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a nice little story about what it means to live in the vicinity of Daredevil. I liked the various background stories, and how they were intertwined with each other. I also did not see the story twist coming. Maleev’s art was great, I liked the various art styles he used. All in all, this book was a return to form for me.

[Jean · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this a lot better than most fans do. I think it might be lowered expectations, having already read it and there being quite a few years between then and now. I understand that the promise of learning what happened in the "missing year" was far too intriguing, and the actual payoff being something like the Doctor Who episode Love & Monsters was ultimately disappointing for most readers. But, for me, the result was a personal story, and a fairly bizarre one--one of the stranger one, actually, in Bendis' run. An enjoyable, standalone story that I like considerably more than most of fandom.

[Kirilov Katsura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un hermoso tapiz, un sentido homenaje a quién es, a lo que es, Daredevil, Matt Murdock.

Imprescindible.

[Breiner · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 ⭐

[Cyril · Rating 3 out of 5]

i liked it but the supernatural element was not the best ending
3.49 stars

[IamT-Rex · Rating 4 out of 5]

8/10
Matt is in full catholic guilt mode. People are gouging out their eyes cause of an ugly baby while others yell at each other in the St.Patricks Cathedral. This is my jam