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Daredevil by Chip Zdarsky #9
Daredevil & Elektra, Vol. 2: The Red Fist Saga, Part Two
Chip Zdarsky continues his stellar work on Daredevil - both Matt Murdock AND Elektra!
The epic rollercoaster of the man and woman without fear, by Chip Zdarsky and Marco Checchetto, continues! Elektra and Matt Murdock, both now entirely consumed by their respective identities as Daredevil, turn their attention to the world...and making it a better place. But neither Matt nor Elektra have ever been known for their delicate touch, and as they unleash their unique brand of purging fire through the criminal element, they're met by resistance...both expected and not!
Collecting DAREDEVIL (2022) #6-10
The epic rollercoaster of the man and woman without fear, by Chip Zdarsky and Marco Checchetto, continues! Elektra and Matt Murdock, both now entirely consumed by their respective identities as Daredevil, turn their attention to the world...and making it a better place. But neither Matt nor Elektra have ever been known for their delicate touch, and as they unleash their unique brand of purging fire through the criminal element, they're met by resistance...both expected and not!
Collecting DAREDEVIL (2022) #6-10
112 pages, Paperback
Published July 25, 2023
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Chip Zdarsky
872 books860 followersChip Zdarsky is a Canadian comic book artist and journalist. He was born Steve Murray but is known by his fan base as Chip Zdarsky, and occasionally Todd Diamond. He writes and illustrates an advice column called Extremely Bad Advice for the Canadian national newspaper National Post's The Ampersand, their pop culture section's online edition. He is also the creator of Prison Funnies and Monster Cops.
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April 8, 2025
A good book. These books have taken a slightly different direction than I was expecting. The "prophecies and Gods plan" themes are a bit more than I think the story needed.
Daredevil and Elektra have rebuilt the order of the Fist, but like always, they do not seem to be on the same page of what it is they are trying to accomplish. Elektra's motivations are simple to destroy the Hand. Daredevil wants more of a society that rehabilitates more than punishes. However, to make this happen, they are going to need soldiers and breakers a number of laws.
The Fist has made more enemies than friends. Forget about winning. Can they even survive the attacks on all the fronts, including infighting among the soldiers. Not everything is set up for the conclusion. Personally, I would like to see more of Elektra. I especially would like to see Elektra unleashed not playing by Matt's rules and code. The book finishes with a varient cover gallery.
Daredevil and Elektra have rebuilt the order of the Fist, but like always, they do not seem to be on the same page of what it is they are trying to accomplish. Elektra's motivations are simple to destroy the Hand. Daredevil wants more of a society that rehabilitates more than punishes. However, to make this happen, they are going to need soldiers and breakers a number of laws.
The Fist has made more enemies than friends. Forget about winning. Can they even survive the attacks on all the fronts, including infighting among the soldiers. Not everything is set up for the conclusion. Personally, I would like to see more of Elektra. I especially would like to see Elektra unleashed not playing by Matt's rules and code. The book finishes with a varient cover gallery.
December 14, 2024
It’s still holding my attention even with the over the top storyline concerning gods and prophecies. It seems like this is going to mirror the recent Punisher series in which the characters origin is manipulated by mystical forces and he has been forced to fulfill an ancient prophecy. Hopefully this will end more satisfactorily than the Punisher.
June 15, 2025
PT Mais um volume sólido. Para ser honesto, estaria tentado a dar-lhe cinco estrelas, não fosse já estar cansado da luta interna constante do Matt Murdock. Tem sido um tema recorrente desde o início da série e começa a tornar-se um pouco irritante.
Dito isto, a escrita continua sólida e a arte é absolutamente deslumbrante.
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EN Another strong volume. Honestly, I’d be tempted to give it five stars if I weren’t so tired of Matt Murdock’s constant inner turmoil. It’s been a recurring theme since the beginning of the series, and it’s starting to wear thin.
That said, the writing remains solid, and the artwork is absolutely stunning.
Dito isto, a escrita continua sólida e a arte é absolutamente deslumbrante.
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EN Another strong volume. Honestly, I’d be tempted to give it five stars if I weren’t so tired of Matt Murdock’s constant inner turmoil. It’s been a recurring theme since the beginning of the series, and it’s starting to wear thin.
That said, the writing remains solid, and the artwork is absolutely stunning.
April 2, 2025
As Matt Murdock and Elektra Natchios, recently married and became king and queen of the Fist, broke into the Myrmidon Prison to recruit an army of villains, killers and assassins to their cause against the Hand, The Red Fist Saga reaches its second act.
Before their big battle with the Hand, now led by Frank Castle/The Punisher, we get to spend some time with the new recruits, including Bullet, Fancy Dan, Stilt-Man and Stegron the Dinosaur Man. Considering the eccentric bunch of villainy, each of which popped up in various superhero titles, Chip Zdarsky allows time for these characters to interact with not only the two Daredevils, but also former detective Cole North.
One scene earlier on cements Matt’s reason to break out these criminals, in which he speaks with Bullet, who has secretly hidden his son away from danger. Stripping away from his lawyer alter ego and just embracing the vigilantism, Matt, along with Elektra and Leonard Samson/Doc Sasquatch, wants to rehabilitate the criminals, who sees not as evil people, who can be redeemed beyond their evil deeds. However, as we all know from reading many Daredevil comics, despite his best intentions, there are always consequences for Matt’s actions, not least of becoming targets of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.
As the story advances the showdown between the Fist and the Hand, for every small victory that the First achieves, showing characters like Stilt-Man doing some heroics, the greater chance that the Hand will achieve more in the long run, fulfilling Aka’s prophecy that will take down the Fist for good. Despite the physical threat that is the Punisher leading an army of evil ninjas, Matt continues to be his own threat and his recurring inner monologue shows his true feelings, showing how he could lose control for the expense of his own army, as warned by Samson.
With Rafael de Latorre, Marco Checchetto and Manual Garcia on art duties, each have their own style and though it could have been jarring going from one artist to another, but their work has been so good throughout that it doesn’t matter. However, being the prominent artist throughout Zdarsky’s run, Checchetto continues to reign supreme with luscious artwork. Issues #8 and #10, in particular, allow Checchetto to flex his skills as along with colourist Matthew Wilson, each issue is devoted to their own battle sequence, providing some wild pages and panels. From the rain-soaked battle between the Fist and the Hand, in which the latter has their own dragon, to the snow-filled fight between the two Daredevils and the Avengers, there are so many great moments amidst the bloodshed, particularly an upsetting confrontation that Matt has with his friend Spider-Man.
For a rather dark climax to conclude the second act, The Red Fist Saga just plunges Matt Murdock into hellish territory and as the next volume serves as the conclusion of Zdarsky’s entire run, it’ll be interesting to see how this all wraps up.
Before their big battle with the Hand, now led by Frank Castle/The Punisher, we get to spend some time with the new recruits, including Bullet, Fancy Dan, Stilt-Man and Stegron the Dinosaur Man. Considering the eccentric bunch of villainy, each of which popped up in various superhero titles, Chip Zdarsky allows time for these characters to interact with not only the two Daredevils, but also former detective Cole North.
One scene earlier on cements Matt’s reason to break out these criminals, in which he speaks with Bullet, who has secretly hidden his son away from danger. Stripping away from his lawyer alter ego and just embracing the vigilantism, Matt, along with Elektra and Leonard Samson/Doc Sasquatch, wants to rehabilitate the criminals, who sees not as evil people, who can be redeemed beyond their evil deeds. However, as we all know from reading many Daredevil comics, despite his best intentions, there are always consequences for Matt’s actions, not least of becoming targets of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.
As the story advances the showdown between the Fist and the Hand, for every small victory that the First achieves, showing characters like Stilt-Man doing some heroics, the greater chance that the Hand will achieve more in the long run, fulfilling Aka’s prophecy that will take down the Fist for good. Despite the physical threat that is the Punisher leading an army of evil ninjas, Matt continues to be his own threat and his recurring inner monologue shows his true feelings, showing how he could lose control for the expense of his own army, as warned by Samson.
With Rafael de Latorre, Marco Checchetto and Manual Garcia on art duties, each have their own style and though it could have been jarring going from one artist to another, but their work has been so good throughout that it doesn’t matter. However, being the prominent artist throughout Zdarsky’s run, Checchetto continues to reign supreme with luscious artwork. Issues #8 and #10, in particular, allow Checchetto to flex his skills as along with colourist Matthew Wilson, each issue is devoted to their own battle sequence, providing some wild pages and panels. From the rain-soaked battle between the Fist and the Hand, in which the latter has their own dragon, to the snow-filled fight between the two Daredevils and the Avengers, there are so many great moments amidst the bloodshed, particularly an upsetting confrontation that Matt has with his friend Spider-Man.
For a rather dark climax to conclude the second act, The Red Fist Saga just plunges Matt Murdock into hellish territory and as the next volume serves as the conclusion of Zdarsky’s entire run, it’ll be interesting to see how this all wraps up.
March 4, 2025
This was pretty good. There's only one more to go. Hope the ending is good. This has been a strong series. The fights between the Heroes was a highlight.
Recommend.
Recommend.
October 24, 2023
Woah. DD goes D&D! (Come on, admit it, it’s a good one! Nah? Everybody’s a critic.)
Zombie ninjas, a dragon... There are so many reasons I should rate this book a half-hearted 2*. Yet, there’s something here. In Matt’s perpetual self-flagellation, in the dark and gloomy atmosphere, in the excessive violence, in the twist about 2 characters I never saw coming.
So I’ll do like Matt. A leap of faith. Because I want to believe this won’t end as a dud.
Zombie ninjas, a dragon... There are so many reasons I should rate this book a half-hearted 2*. Yet, there’s something here. In Matt’s perpetual self-flagellation, in the dark and gloomy atmosphere, in the excessive violence, in the twist about 2 characters I never saw coming.
So I’ll do like Matt. A leap of faith. Because I want to believe this won’t end as a dud.
July 22, 2023
This gets a little too high fantasy for me.
Daredevil goes head to head with the Hand run by Punisher. When they brawl it's big, they have dragons, they have ninjas, they have lots of carnage. It's all just okay though, none of it really hit me in an exciting way if you can believe that. I did however like the reveal on Foggy and Stick. Watching Matt lose it even more is both sad and exciting. I also enjoyed the last issue with the Avengers trying to stop both Daredevils. Spider-man's moments were great.
Overall, was solid but not great. Hoping last volume turns it around for me. A 3 out of 5.
Daredevil goes head to head with the Hand run by Punisher. When they brawl it's big, they have dragons, they have ninjas, they have lots of carnage. It's all just okay though, none of it really hit me in an exciting way if you can believe that. I did however like the reveal on Foggy and Stick. Watching Matt lose it even more is both sad and exciting. I also enjoyed the last issue with the Avengers trying to stop both Daredevils. Spider-man's moments were great.
Overall, was solid but not great. Hoping last volume turns it around for me. A 3 out of 5.
March 9, 2024
I enjoyed this, but honestly I like Daredevil much better as a hard boiled crime comic than as a mystical kung fu tale, which is what this title has turned into. Normally I love Daredevil/Punisher crossovers, but considering I'm not a big fan of this "Hand Punisher" even the crossover wasn't as good as I'm used to. Admittedly, Daredevil has always had some mystical kung fu vibes what the undead ninjas of the Hand and such, but this is taking things to another level.
Not bad, just not exactly what I look for in a Daredevil comic.
Not bad, just not exactly what I look for in a Daredevil comic.
August 12, 2023
Daredevil & Elektra vol. 2: The Red Fist Saga Part Two
In this volume of Chip Zdarsky's Daredevil run, we start in the secret island, where Daredevil is located, alongside Elektra, Stick and a lot of vigilantes that he freed from prison. There, they're trying to resurrect a group called The Fist, in order to stop The Hand from controlling the world. They find out that they're already controlling the world leaders, by killing them and resurrecting them as their own, so things are very hard. Daredevil takes a few of the vigilantes for a first "mission", at a house where the tenants are being wrongfully evicted by the police, in order for the building to be demolished. After they successfully stop the police, back in the island, they get attacked by The Hand. The fight is big, but they are able to hold them back long enough. Unfortunately, that pisses off the Stromwyns who sent a much bigger threat on Daredevil's island.
This was an alright volume, but certainly not the best. Very far from it. Once again, Daredevil is experiencing extreme emotional pain, like he has been doing for the entirety of Zdarsky's run. This time though it feels worse and stronger. Daredevil is in extreme agony and distress. It's honestly quite depressing seeing him like that. Also, in this volume, Daredevil is questioning his ideals as well as his approach to justice. So, by going to stop cops from evicting innocent people from their houses, he starts fighting for something different. One could call it social justice. I personally like this change. Daredevil has been always looking out for the poor, the oppressed and the unprotected, in one word, the working class, so this switch fits him very well and it showcases a great aspect of his personality. Furthermore, the narration in this volume is really great. Chip Zdarsky does a great job capturing Daredevil's fears and anxieties, as well as expressing them in a beautiful and poetic way.
Unfortunately, even though this was a very nice volume, it has a lot of negatives that make him the most disappointing one of the run so far. There's too much action that's not interesting. The stakes are very high, but somehow Chip Zdarsky fails to capture the reader's interest with these fights. Also, this volume became a bit to metaphysical for my taste. After reading the previous volume, I was afraid that this would happen and it did. In this volume there's everything from dinosaurs and dragons to ancient prophesies. In general, I don't have a problem with any of that, but it doesn't fit at all with the atmosphere of the story, which has drifted very far from the amazing noir-esque vibe of the first volumes. The story now steps on everything that was build in the previous volumes, but maybe in a wrong way and I really don't know where the story could go from here.
The artwork keeps having the same problem that it did since volume one. When Checchetto isn't the artist, it's very hit or miss (and usually it's a miss). Checchetto's artwork is amazing and it fits perfectly with Zdarsky's writing. It's realistic, but not too realistic, the characters look incredible, his use of perspective is great and every panel is a true pleasure to look at. Unfortunately, the other artists who work in this run, are many levels below him. This inconsistency in the artwork has been for me one of the biggest problems since this run started.
Overall, this wasn't a bad volume. Not at all. But I expected way more. I truly hope that Chip Zdarsky is gonna be able to wrap this whole thing up in a great way, to let this run be remembered as one of the best with the character.
7.5/10
In this volume of Chip Zdarsky's Daredevil run, we start in the secret island, where Daredevil is located, alongside Elektra, Stick and a lot of vigilantes that he freed from prison. There, they're trying to resurrect a group called The Fist, in order to stop The Hand from controlling the world. They find out that they're already controlling the world leaders, by killing them and resurrecting them as their own, so things are very hard. Daredevil takes a few of the vigilantes for a first "mission", at a house where the tenants are being wrongfully evicted by the police, in order for the building to be demolished. After they successfully stop the police, back in the island, they get attacked by The Hand. The fight is big, but they are able to hold them back long enough. Unfortunately, that pisses off the Stromwyns who sent a much bigger threat on Daredevil's island.
This was an alright volume, but certainly not the best. Very far from it. Once again, Daredevil is experiencing extreme emotional pain, like he has been doing for the entirety of Zdarsky's run. This time though it feels worse and stronger. Daredevil is in extreme agony and distress. It's honestly quite depressing seeing him like that. Also, in this volume, Daredevil is questioning his ideals as well as his approach to justice. So, by going to stop cops from evicting innocent people from their houses, he starts fighting for something different. One could call it social justice. I personally like this change. Daredevil has been always looking out for the poor, the oppressed and the unprotected, in one word, the working class, so this switch fits him very well and it showcases a great aspect of his personality. Furthermore, the narration in this volume is really great. Chip Zdarsky does a great job capturing Daredevil's fears and anxieties, as well as expressing them in a beautiful and poetic way.
Unfortunately, even though this was a very nice volume, it has a lot of negatives that make him the most disappointing one of the run so far. There's too much action that's not interesting. The stakes are very high, but somehow Chip Zdarsky fails to capture the reader's interest with these fights. Also, this volume became a bit to metaphysical for my taste. After reading the previous volume, I was afraid that this would happen and it did. In this volume there's everything from dinosaurs and dragons to ancient prophesies. In general, I don't have a problem with any of that, but it doesn't fit at all with the atmosphere of the story, which has drifted very far from the amazing noir-esque vibe of the first volumes. The story now steps on everything that was build in the previous volumes, but maybe in a wrong way and I really don't know where the story could go from here.
The artwork keeps having the same problem that it did since volume one. When Checchetto isn't the artist, it's very hit or miss (and usually it's a miss). Checchetto's artwork is amazing and it fits perfectly with Zdarsky's writing. It's realistic, but not too realistic, the characters look incredible, his use of perspective is great and every panel is a true pleasure to look at. Unfortunately, the other artists who work in this run, are many levels below him. This inconsistency in the artwork has been for me one of the biggest problems since this run started.
Overall, this wasn't a bad volume. Not at all. But I expected way more. I truly hope that Chip Zdarsky is gonna be able to wrap this whole thing up in a great way, to let this run be remembered as one of the best with the character.
7.5/10
November 6, 2023
Bom, já falei aqui que não entendo as pessoas que elevam Chip Zdarsky como um grande roteirista. Ele é um roteirista, ok, mediano, que algumas vezes cumpre com o que se propõe e outras vezes não cumpre. Essas suas duas fases no Demolidor são uma prova disso. Às vezes as historias são muito boas e muitas vezes elas não cumprem o estrondo que fazem sobre elas. O crossover Reinado do Demônio é um exemplo das histórias falhas de Zdarsky. Já este segundo volume de A Saga do Punho Vermelho, já é bem mais interessante que a maioria das histórias dele com o Demolidor, trazendo um confronto do Punho, liderado pelo Demolidor, contra o Tentáculo, que é liderado pelo Justiceiro. Isso irá envolver diversos super-heróis, bem como pretensos vilões regenerados que Demolidor e Elektra estão tentando manter no caminho da ordem e do Punho. Uma trama envolvente e boa de ler. Já os desenhos, variam, são três artistas cuidando da arte, se fosse somente um dele, daria um caldo mais encorpado.
October 18, 2024
Pretty solid, I’m bummed it took me this long to continue reading the run but one more to go now. 😈 👿
August 17, 2024
Daredevil versus Punisher conflicts are common in the Marvel Universe. Daredevil leading an army of reformed(ish) criminals against Punisher and his army of undead ninjas (and a dragon)? That’s less common. The second volume of The Red Fist Saga definitely delivers more on the promised showdown between Matt and Elektra’s Fist and Frank’s Hand. Any of the relative grounded realism and street level superhero content of the early part of Chip Zdarsky’s Daredevil tenure is done and in some way my thoughts of the volume’s content resembles Detective Cole’s. The high fantasy concepts are fine and Daredevil being tangled up in mystical battles happens all the time. I guess I was feeling like this volume was rushing a few things. Partway through we got the massive battle between the two armies but then it kind of just ended with Matt and Elektra in retreat. There was a subsequent battle with the Avengers but it didn’t feel as focused as it could be.
But in general the fighting was fun (i.e., seeing the criminals team up to take down the dragon) and there was some really engaging interactions and debates about what Matt is doing. It was kind of sad seeing Matt and Peter Parker come to blows over how far Matt has come/willing to go to take down Frank, the Hand, and the Hand’s financial backers (the rich trillionaires that caused so much pain in the first part of Zdarsky’s run). Other “emotional” moments did lack the necessary impact as these moments did though (i.e., ).
I won’t lie and say I didn’t enjoy a good part of this volume but it did feel a bit underwhelming compared to so much of Zdarksy’s other stories about Matt and Elektra. Here’s hoping the final volume of the Red Fist Saga and Zdarsky’s run of Daredevil sticks the landing.
But in general the fighting was fun (i.e., seeing the criminals team up to take down the dragon) and there was some really engaging interactions and debates about what Matt is doing. It was kind of sad seeing Matt and Peter Parker come to blows over how far Matt has come/willing to go to take down Frank, the Hand, and the Hand’s financial backers (the rich trillionaires that caused so much pain in the first part of Zdarsky’s run). Other “emotional” moments did lack the necessary impact as these moments did though (i.e., ).
I won’t lie and say I didn’t enjoy a good part of this volume but it did feel a bit underwhelming compared to so much of Zdarksy’s other stories about Matt and Elektra. Here’s hoping the final volume of the Red Fist Saga and Zdarsky’s run of Daredevil sticks the landing.
April 9, 2025
Let the poor guy get his cuddles and sunlight! That’s all he wants!
June 19, 2023
What did I just read
It’s kind of funny that my review of any Daredevil comic go against what the average is; this is a really well liked run. I don’t like it.
The pacing is extremely fast here. I don’t think a story like this could really be explored within only fifteen issues. I’ll give my likes and dislikes instead of unorganized thoughts.
LIKES:
- the “villains.” A lot of these characters are capable of real character development and we get a good taste for it. Never thought I’d see myself cheering for Stilt-man.
- the magic of the Fist is taking a toll, as expected. It really isn’t covered afterward, though.
- nice call-back (call forward?) to the Death of Daredevil alternate universe limited series with Matt losing his eyes. But was it necessary?
DISLIKES:
- what do you mean Foggy Nelson, best man to ever be in Daredevil, is dead. And what do you mean his body was possessed by a sleeper agent demon thing?
- So I’ll accept Foggy being a Hand puppet, but Stick? why would this man be HELPING Matt and Elektra if he was a Hand puppet? I mean, I suppose it’s the same logic as Foggy that he was a sleeper agent, but Foggy was just there for Matt’s morale. Influencing Stick could cause Matt and Elektra to destroy each other without even realizing it! But he helped mess up the Hand pretty good despite being a Hand puppet! He even destroyed the amulet that gave him life as a puppet!
- I didn’t think reborn Catholic Matt could be MORE ANNOYING than renounced faith Matt. Matt’s preaching is less Catholic and more Cultish. If someone told me that they would inflict healing on to me and mansplain my own trauma to me I think I would try to get as far away as possible
- Frank shows up, Matt starts to emulate him after fighting him, but real question, why didn’t we get ANY Frank scenes leading up to this? I don’t want to read the Punisher just to understand why the Hand picked him as their next Satanic sacrifice.
- Avengers drop experimental brain-damaging gas on Matt’s base, which is definitely a normal Avenger thing to do, I guess?
- ok I get that Captain America probably has a vendetta against Matt after the whole “Bucky went to jail for being a mind controlled terrorist but you didn’t” fight (which even then, he shouldn’t remember because the purple children wiped everyone’s memories) but you’d find me hard-pressed to believe that Cap wouldn’t side with Matt about government disillusion and reforming criminals. Come on. They made an entire movie about this.
It’s kind of funny that my review of any Daredevil comic go against what the average is; this is a really well liked run. I don’t like it.
The pacing is extremely fast here. I don’t think a story like this could really be explored within only fifteen issues. I’ll give my likes and dislikes instead of unorganized thoughts.
LIKES:
- the “villains.” A lot of these characters are capable of real character development and we get a good taste for it. Never thought I’d see myself cheering for Stilt-man.
- the magic of the Fist is taking a toll, as expected. It really isn’t covered afterward, though.
- nice call-back (call forward?) to the Death of Daredevil alternate universe limited series with Matt losing his eyes. But was it necessary?
DISLIKES:
- what do you mean Foggy Nelson, best man to ever be in Daredevil, is dead. And what do you mean his body was possessed by a sleeper agent demon thing?
- So I’ll accept Foggy being a Hand puppet, but Stick? why would this man be HELPING Matt and Elektra if he was a Hand puppet? I mean, I suppose it’s the same logic as Foggy that he was a sleeper agent, but Foggy was just there for Matt’s morale. Influencing Stick could cause Matt and Elektra to destroy each other without even realizing it! But he helped mess up the Hand pretty good despite being a Hand puppet! He even destroyed the amulet that gave him life as a puppet!
- I didn’t think reborn Catholic Matt could be MORE ANNOYING than renounced faith Matt. Matt’s preaching is less Catholic and more Cultish. If someone told me that they would inflict healing on to me and mansplain my own trauma to me I think I would try to get as far away as possible
- Frank shows up, Matt starts to emulate him after fighting him, but real question, why didn’t we get ANY Frank scenes leading up to this? I don’t want to read the Punisher just to understand why the Hand picked him as their next Satanic sacrifice.
- Avengers drop experimental brain-damaging gas on Matt’s base, which is definitely a normal Avenger thing to do, I guess?
- ok I get that Captain America probably has a vendetta against Matt after the whole “Bucky went to jail for being a mind controlled terrorist but you didn’t” fight (which even then, he shouldn’t remember because the purple children wiped everyone’s memories) but you’d find me hard-pressed to believe that Cap wouldn’t side with Matt about government disillusion and reforming criminals. Come on. They made an entire movie about this.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 12, 2025
Just finished Daredevil & Elektra: The Red Fist Saga Part Two — this run just continues to rock. Zdarsky keeps the momentum and emotion rolling, and Checchetto’s art is phenomenal as always. Plenty of fun (and chaos) with the Fist, the Hand, and the Avengers squaring off against the King and Queen of Hell’s Kitchen. A blast from start to finish.
September 11, 2023
3.5 Stars.
Lost me a tiny bit by the end, but overall good.
Continuing from the last Volume, Matt and Elektra are taking The Fist to take out The Hand, once and for all. After defeating the Punisher (who had taken over as leader of The Hand) there mission continues, but gains the attention of The Avengers, who travel to their compound to stop him. They almost succeed in bringing in both Daredevils, but the island where they are is falling apart and they save their own lives and the lives of the nearby villagers. We end with Matt still on the island...
Can't wait to see how this all ends up. I'm sure it will end by getting Daredevil back to the heroic side, but it would be interesting to see if not.
Recommend, though obviously go back and read previous Volumes. Probably a good idea to know what is going on in the pages of The Punisher too.
Lost me a tiny bit by the end, but overall good.
Continuing from the last Volume, Matt and Elektra are taking The Fist to take out The Hand, once and for all. After defeating the Punisher (who had taken over as leader of The Hand) there mission continues, but gains the attention of The Avengers, who travel to their compound to stop him. They almost succeed in bringing in both Daredevils, but the island where they are is falling apart and they save their own lives and the lives of the nearby villagers. We end with Matt still on the island...
Can't wait to see how this all ends up. I'm sure it will end by getting Daredevil back to the heroic side, but it would be interesting to see if not.
Recommend, though obviously go back and read previous Volumes. Probably a good idea to know what is going on in the pages of The Punisher too.
December 4, 2023
Boy I hated this book. Zdarsky should have quit the Daredevil series after the Devil’s Reign “event” arc. Instead we’re left with a mystical Daredevil with supernaturally boosted powers and Elektra as his counterpart DD. They’re on an island, trying to reform Z-level Marvel villains, because as DD puts it in issue #8, “There are evil actions, but no evil men. Just people who have lost their way.” (Hitler evidently didn’t exist in this version of the Marvel Universe.) I don’t like the supernatural trend in comics these days. Batman in Detective Comics and World’s Finest seems to be heading that way, now here’s Daredevil—an urban, gritty, down-to-earth hero with an unusual power—going the same route. Maybe it’s all those James Tynion series where something is killing the children at the house by the lake or whatever, but it’s not for me. Checcetto’s art is still great—when he actually draws the book; it seems like only two of the issues in this collection are totally by him. Zdarsky has already ended his run on DD with issue #14, which means the third and final volume of this story arc—which features an also supernaturally-enhanced Punisher, who just wants to kill EVERYBODY—will be a slim four issues, for which Marvel will undoubtedly charge $15.99. I love Zdarsky’s work on Batman and Public Domain, and I enjoyed his noir series, Newburn. I’ll spring for the last DD trade, just to close the circle on his run on this character, but I doubt very much that I’ll enjoy it, sad to say.
January 13, 2025
Azuzado por los hechos de la etapa del Castigador de Jason Aaron que estipulaba a Frank Castle como nuevo líder de La Mano, la cual estaba actuando más directamente que nunca al tener la cruzada personal del Castigador como catalizador de sus planes y pleitesía a su Dios diabólico. El propositivo plan de Matt Murdock de aprovechar la ubicación secreta y medios del Puño para el rehabilitar a criminales, se ve pronto dinamitado por tener que atender a ese conflicto ancestral de las dos divisiones de guerreros místicos. Daredevil y Elektra actúan como reyes y generales contra las fuerzas de Castle y La Mano. Las cuales han arraigado en muchos ámbitos del orden mundial ante miradas de los mayores autoproclamados protectores del mundo como son Los Vengadores. Quienes solo ven a un ex compañero siendo "engatusado" por su amante. La reconocida asesina que acaba de quitarle la vida al presidente de los Estados Unidos en nombre de su visceral cruzada contra el culto de ninjas no muertos.
Chip Zdarsky sigue encarando este rumbo final a su etapa del Hombre Sin Miedo que se ha implicado en esa cruzada más ancestral sin perder de vista (sic.) su interés más benévolo y activo con el crimen de a pie y sus instigadores más atribulados que tienen más a mano una redención que para Murdock es más que un derecho social. Su fe católica vuelve a irrumpir con fuerza tras todo lo vivido en esta etapa que le ha hecho hasta pasar un tiempo entre rejas aceptando su responsabilidad ante aquella muerte, por muy accidental que fuese. Que le hizo ver todos los lados de las leyes humanas. Esto tiene a bien en aparecer ante un nuevo conflicto con el Castigador. Uno de los leitmotivs más continuados y apreciados del Diablo de Hell´s Kitchen desde que Frank Miller lo perfiló en la década ochentera. El que Frank lidere a un culto de asesinos en su visceral cruzada contra todo criminal pasa de aquella "llamada de atención" que Matt realizó en la colección del Castigador, a una batalla campal debido a que Castle se toma como afrenta personal el proyecto de Daredevil de reinsertar a (super)criminales. Esto ofrece al músculo gráfico de Marco Checchetto una nueva rienda suelta en una escala puramente épica (recordando que venimos del Reinado del Diablo o de ese inicial y brutal correcalles del inicio de la etapa que también implicaba a Frank Castle). Esto es algo que empaca bien el conjunto, pero también amarga la sensación de que este argumento de Matthew actuando de "profesor de vida" con esos criminales tenía más hilo del que tirar. También debido a que el conflicto con los Vengadores también se siente maniqueo en el aspecto de ligarlo a ese acto más que al asesinato presidencial que por lo que consta hasta en el texto final escrito en la edición española, ha sido más un pretexto para apuntar a los héroes más poderosos de la tierra también tras el Diablo Guardián, que un acto con verdaderas repercusiones geopolíticas (mientras Frank Castle vuela literalmente para asesinar a cualquiera que pueda asociar al crimen).
La recta final apunta a un nuevo salto más oscuro de esta guerra abierta entre La Mano y El Puño. Zdarsky aún tiene más que arrojarle a Matt Murdock.
Chip Zdarsky sigue encarando este rumbo final a su etapa del Hombre Sin Miedo que se ha implicado en esa cruzada más ancestral sin perder de vista (sic.) su interés más benévolo y activo con el crimen de a pie y sus instigadores más atribulados que tienen más a mano una redención que para Murdock es más que un derecho social. Su fe católica vuelve a irrumpir con fuerza tras todo lo vivido en esta etapa que le ha hecho hasta pasar un tiempo entre rejas aceptando su responsabilidad ante aquella muerte, por muy accidental que fuese. Que le hizo ver todos los lados de las leyes humanas. Esto tiene a bien en aparecer ante un nuevo conflicto con el Castigador. Uno de los leitmotivs más continuados y apreciados del Diablo de Hell´s Kitchen desde que Frank Miller lo perfiló en la década ochentera. El que Frank lidere a un culto de asesinos en su visceral cruzada contra todo criminal pasa de aquella "llamada de atención" que Matt realizó en la colección del Castigador, a una batalla campal debido a que Castle se toma como afrenta personal el proyecto de Daredevil de reinsertar a (super)criminales. Esto ofrece al músculo gráfico de Marco Checchetto una nueva rienda suelta en una escala puramente épica (recordando que venimos del Reinado del Diablo o de ese inicial y brutal correcalles del inicio de la etapa que también implicaba a Frank Castle). Esto es algo que empaca bien el conjunto, pero también amarga la sensación de que este argumento de Matthew actuando de "profesor de vida" con esos criminales tenía más hilo del que tirar. También debido a que el conflicto con los Vengadores también se siente maniqueo en el aspecto de ligarlo a ese acto más que al asesinato presidencial que por lo que consta hasta en el texto final escrito en la edición española, ha sido más un pretexto para apuntar a los héroes más poderosos de la tierra también tras el Diablo Guardián, que un acto con verdaderas repercusiones geopolíticas (mientras Frank Castle vuela literalmente para asesinar a cualquiera que pueda asociar al crimen).
La recta final apunta a un nuevo salto más oscuro de esta guerra abierta entre La Mano y El Puño. Zdarsky aún tiene más que arrojarle a Matt Murdock.
September 22, 2023
Con triste sorpresa uno constata que el gran run de Chip Zdarsky en Daredevil se ha ido desinflando desde el apenas regular evento "Devil's Reign" (2022). Acá tenemos a Matt y Elektra asumiendo como "reyes" de la agrupación "The Fist" que han crado para enfrentar a la criminal "La mano", ahora liderada por Punisher. Ambos, Matt y Elektra, están refugiados en una isla oriental, junto a un grupo de villanos a quienes liberaron de la cárcel, además de amigos como Stick, Cole y Foggy Nelson. Permanecen en la isla a la espera del gran enfrentamiento con "La mano", que quiere corromper a todos los líderes del mundo. Ese es el principal argumento. Pero, por otro lado, Matt tiene sus propias preocupaciones: ha liberado a los reclusos porque quiere reformarlos y que lo ayudan en su lucha contra "La mano". El asunto es: ¿En qué momento a Matt se le ocurrió que recurrir a reclusos sería una buena idea? Luego viene una lucha que pretende ser épica contra "La mano" -incluida una lucha contra un dragón, con lo cual la historia se pone aún más rara-, a lo que se suma la amenaza de Los Vengadores, quienes buscan a Matt por haber liberado a la fuerza a aquellos reclusos (¿Cómo pudo pensar Matt que nadie iba a perseguirlo?). Zdarsky introduce, además, un tercer elemento en la historia que tampoco logra hacer calzar bien: el del destino. En "La saga del puño rojo Vol.1" había establecido -bruscamente- la idea de que el destino de Daredevil siempre estuvo planeado, o al menos previsto, por Goldy, un antiguo compañero de universidad, lo cual, naturalmente, afligió a Matt (nadie quiere enterarse de que otra persona ha manejado nuestas vidas). Ahora bien, Goldy está entre los reclusos que Matt liberó de la cárcel. ¿Por qué? ¿Qué busca Daredevil con ello? ¿Qué tiene que ver el destino con la batalla contra "La mano"? Zdarsky no da ni siquiera pista alguna de la cual agarrarse, y ese es el problema. A diferencia de lo que ha ocurrido en la mayor parte de su etapa, uno siente que por primera vez a Zdarsky la historia se le ha escapado. A ver si logra recuperarla.
April 27, 2023
Just when you think this arc cant get more epic, it subverts your doubts and becomes even more epic but emotional also.
Like the way Matt is helping people here is awesome to see but you see maybe its not working and you can see valid questions being asked by Bullet and like I love the way Chip creates such questions and answers them in the same issues which leads to such awesome moments and evolution of Matt's character as a whole and we get to see the big arc vs Hand and Punisher!
The lead-up to the battle was awesome and it does not hold back on the gruesome nature of it, seeing Matt fight against these forces and like the victor.. who it turns out to be was a shocking decision but what that in turn brings and how it all ties the whole run together was so awesome.
This book has all the narrative beats of a great story and all continuity is being brought together in a fun way and I love that big twist with Matt and when
This book is probably one of my favorite Daredevil stories ever, it delivers on all front and keeps you hooked from beginning to end with great writing and even better art, Marco continues to be at the peak of his game here!
Like the way Matt is helping people here is awesome to see but you see maybe its not working and you can see valid questions being asked by Bullet and like I love the way Chip creates such questions and answers them in the same issues which leads to such awesome moments and evolution of Matt's character as a whole and we get to see the big arc vs Hand and Punisher!
The lead-up to the battle was awesome and it does not hold back on the gruesome nature of it, seeing Matt fight against these forces and like the victor.. who it turns out to be was a shocking decision but what that in turn brings and how it all ties the whole run together was so awesome.
This book has all the narrative beats of a great story and all continuity is being brought together in a fun way and I love that big twist with Matt and when
This book is probably one of my favorite Daredevil stories ever, it delivers on all front and keeps you hooked from beginning to end with great writing and even better art, Marco continues to be at the peak of his game here!
June 15, 2023
Wow!
Read this alongside (or after) you've read the recent Punisher run and you can see how two 'good' guys try and take on the system that has failed them both. We have Matt Murdock trying to fight for the light. Trying to be proactive and redeem the unredeemable. He's freed villains from the Raft and promised them a safehaven to break the cycle of violence and be at peace. There's a war being fought around them all, but he still believes that he has a choice in how he plays his part.
The other side has Frank Castle trying to wield the darkness as a weapon against those on an even darker path than his. It's a race to see if he can stay ahead of the corrupting influence of The Hand and continue on his mission to punish those that do horrible things in the world.
Does either man have all the answers? Doubtful. They WILL do anything to get to the finish line, though.
By the end of it all, you feel for both characters as they try and fight a fate that seems to be unavoidable. Great writing in this one. Can't wait to see how it ends.
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Bonus: If anything, Daredevil's team would make great Thunderbolts
Bonus Bonus: Can you challenge fate? Is it all already planned out for us?
Read this alongside (or after) you've read the recent Punisher run and you can see how two 'good' guys try and take on the system that has failed them both. We have Matt Murdock trying to fight for the light. Trying to be proactive and redeem the unredeemable. He's freed villains from the Raft and promised them a safehaven to break the cycle of violence and be at peace. There's a war being fought around them all, but he still believes that he has a choice in how he plays his part.
The other side has Frank Castle trying to wield the darkness as a weapon against those on an even darker path than his. It's a race to see if he can stay ahead of the corrupting influence of The Hand and continue on his mission to punish those that do horrible things in the world.
Does either man have all the answers? Doubtful. They WILL do anything to get to the finish line, though.
By the end of it all, you feel for both characters as they try and fight a fate that seems to be unavoidable. Great writing in this one. Can't wait to see how it ends.
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Bonus: If anything, Daredevil's team would make great Thunderbolts
Bonus Bonus: Can you challenge fate? Is it all already planned out for us?
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August 18, 2023I loved the Chip Zdarsky run so much that I binged the entire volume 6 in one sitting. The ending was perfect, as well as the art, characters, themes, and everything that makes a story suitable, although I think the Fist arc is easily the worst part. It's not bad by any means, but feels a little out of place in a Daredevil story, especially after the more grounded approach of volume 5, and Goldy felt like he originally had a bigger role but the writers didn't know what to do with him, so his screentime and conclusion feel a little disappointing.
However, as soon as they left the island the story gets amazing, I loved the last three issues, so even if the Fist plot could have been better, it's worth it just for the ending. Recommend reading the whole run, it doesn't matter if you have never read Daredevil in your life, although some elements from previous writers are mentioned (the purple children, Kirsten, Fisk as mayor, and so on). But the writing gives you enough context to understand what is happening, so you don't have to worry about it.
However, as soon as they left the island the story gets amazing, I loved the last three issues, so even if the Fist plot could have been better, it's worth it just for the ending. Recommend reading the whole run, it doesn't matter if you have never read Daredevil in your life, although some elements from previous writers are mentioned (the purple children, Kirsten, Fisk as mayor, and so on). But the writing gives you enough context to understand what is happening, so you don't have to worry about it.
July 21, 2023
More Zdarsky Daredevil? Sure, sign me up.
The Red Fist Saga rockets along as Matt and Elektra try to carve out a place in the world for themselves to prepare for their inevitable battle against the Hand. Of course, things go about as well as you'd expect, and when war actually breaks out, that's almost the least exciting thing going on. This feels like a definite turning point for the series as we head towards the conclusion next volume.
Artwise, we've got series artists Marco Checchetto and Rafael De La Torre, while Manuel Garcia shows up for an issue in the middle as well. Solid, as always, from all involved.
An ending and a beginning (of the end), as Chip Zdarsky drags Daredevil through even more shit only to find that there's an even bigger mountain of it on the horizon. In a good way. For us readers, at least.
The Red Fist Saga rockets along as Matt and Elektra try to carve out a place in the world for themselves to prepare for their inevitable battle against the Hand. Of course, things go about as well as you'd expect, and when war actually breaks out, that's almost the least exciting thing going on. This feels like a definite turning point for the series as we head towards the conclusion next volume.
Artwise, we've got series artists Marco Checchetto and Rafael De La Torre, while Manuel Garcia shows up for an issue in the middle as well. Solid, as always, from all involved.
An ending and a beginning (of the end), as Chip Zdarsky drags Daredevil through even more shit only to find that there's an even bigger mountain of it on the horizon. In a good way. For us readers, at least.
January 11, 2024
Part two of the Red Fist Saga turns things up to 11. Daredevil and Elektra have their band of reformed villains mostly trained, mostly in-line, when they're suddenly tasked with defeating Punisher and his Hand minions (also: did not know I needed to be reading Jason Aaron's Punisher series with this?).
The battle is big, brutal, and beautiful - and over really quickly. With the battle cleanup barely complete, the Avengers arrive on the scene to take down Daredevil and Elektra since, y'know, they broke all those villains out of prison. This leads to another huge battle with a devastating conclusion.
The Red Fist Saga moves at top speed in this volume (and, honestly, still doesn't make much sense), but it looks great and is can't-stop-reading material! Big improvement on the first volume.
The battle is big, brutal, and beautiful - and over really quickly. With the battle cleanup barely complete, the Avengers arrive on the scene to take down Daredevil and Elektra since, y'know, they broke all those villains out of prison. This leads to another huge battle with a devastating conclusion.
The Red Fist Saga moves at top speed in this volume (and, honestly, still doesn't make much sense), but it looks great and is can't-stop-reading material! Big improvement on the first volume.
February 19, 2024
Alright some payoff from vol one! I am hot and cold on what Zdarsky is doing here, as bits of this work for me, like the ongoing conflict with the hand, but including so many C list villains, as well as dragging Cole and Foggy into his magical ninja war seems a tad....tonally off.
You'd think a big confrontation like it's building up would last longer than one issue but still. Matt is either a true victim of fate or a complete self sabotage.
I also do appreciate Matt and Spidey's dynamic, it's a good friend and colleague back and forth. It's a shame, despite being married by circumstance as Matt and Elektra are, they feel so much more detached than before. Maybe these final few volumes were a rush job, cuz pacing and character beats feel off.
You'd think a big confrontation like it's building up would last longer than one issue but still. Matt is either a true victim of fate or a complete self sabotage.
I also do appreciate Matt and Spidey's dynamic, it's a good friend and colleague back and forth. It's a shame, despite being married by circumstance as Matt and Elektra are, they feel so much more detached than before. Maybe these final few volumes were a rush job, cuz pacing and character beats feel off.
August 29, 2023
This storyline picks up with Daredevil and Elektra’s fight against the Hand, lead by Frank Castle. As they prepare their army of recently escaped criminals, Matt continues to question is purpose and what their actions will bring about. The battles are instead, Matt’s guilt is at one of its highest points, and the Avengers show up right after Matt receives wholly devastating news. This arc does a great job examining Matt’s faith (through the Hand and through Goldy), his conflict being doing good and his often not good actions, and how his actions always bring about worse consequences. Zdarsky crafts Daredevil is a layered, complex and accessible way that no one else has matched.
March 22, 2025
The story gets a bit more interesting in this volume, but not by much. I didn’t follow Punisher’s run, but I think he makes a good villain. Frank Castle is a really complex character. Elektra lost all the momentum she had in the previous part of the run. Using Foggy like that again is just boring and feels like a rehash. I also didn’t like Manuel Garcia’s art in that story. I’m surprised he got the chance to work on it.
The battles are the best part, especially the epic fight against the Hand and the arrival of the Avengers (where they mostly win, as they should). And Chip’s/Chechetto’s Spidey is always a win for comics.
The battles are the best part, especially the epic fight against the Hand and the arrival of the Avengers (where they mostly win, as they should). And Chip’s/Chechetto’s Spidey is always a win for comics.
May 4, 2025
"He'll pull the knife out, but he won't heal the wound. He'll pull the knife out but he never asks himself why the knife was used in the first place."
Wow, no me esperaba el giro de cuestionar el sistema penitenciario y la actuación policial que ha tomado el plot.
LO SIGUIENTE ES SPOILER LO SIGUIENTE ES SPOILER LO SIGUIENTE ES SPOILER LO SIGUIENTE ES SPOILER
"God is dead. He gave us his only son, and we killed him. And on that day, God himself died from heartbreak. Because we know no other way except for violence."
(la tragedia continuada ha roto definitivamente al nene y yo tengo ganas de llorar)
Wow, no me esperaba el giro de cuestionar el sistema penitenciario y la actuación policial que ha tomado el plot.
LO SIGUIENTE ES SPOILER LO SIGUIENTE ES SPOILER LO SIGUIENTE ES SPOILER LO SIGUIENTE ES SPOILER
"God is dead. He gave us his only son, and we killed him. And on that day, God himself died from heartbreak. Because we know no other way except for violence."
(la tragedia continuada ha roto definitivamente al nene y yo tengo ganas de llorar)
October 20, 2023
I love that this is called Daredevil & Elektra like be still my beating shipper heart.
But also this is continuing a storyline I don't really like so I didn't really like this one either unfortunately.
It just got too fantasy, too crazy. There's a big fight with ninjas and dragons and lots of violence oOoOoOh and it was just not what I'm into.
The art was slaying as always and I loved the little moments between Matt & Elektra. Some Avengers come after them and I loved that but otherwise this wasn't it for me rip.
But also this is continuing a storyline I don't really like so I didn't really like this one either unfortunately.
It just got too fantasy, too crazy. There's a big fight with ninjas and dragons and lots of violence oOoOoOh and it was just not what I'm into.
The art was slaying as always and I loved the little moments between Matt & Elektra. Some Avengers come after them and I loved that but otherwise this wasn't it for me rip.
January 30, 2024
Strong, fast-moving story. Like others, I wasn't aware this was going to dovetail with the Punisher-led Hand stories from Jason Aaron's run, but they fit together pretty well (except for the fact that Aaron basically writes the Punisher as unbeatable and Matt fares pretty well against him here). Then, once the big Hand/Fist battle is over, here come the Avengers to mop things up. Strong artwork, though issue #9 suddenly took a drop off in overall quality. Looking forward to seeing how this all wraps up.
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