SuperHeroBooks - Daredevil Vol. 3: Wake Up
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Manufacturer: Marvel Comics
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9780785109488
ISBN: 078510948X
Label: Marvel Comics
Manufacturer: Marvel Comics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 96
Publication Date: 2002-07-01
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Studio: Marvel Comics
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Summary: This was great.
Comment: As someone who grew up on comics and then took a very long hiatus, this story arc was the one that got me back into them. The art in these books is breath-taking. It reminds me of the havok/wolverine stories from the 80's only better.
When I was a kid I thought Daredevil was pretty lame. I could never get into the characters (granted I was more into mutants and giant robots but...) This story arc totally converted me. I really enjoyed the art, particularly when Mack mixes media like watercolor, pen and ink, and what looks like acrylic. It's fantastic.
Moreover, the next run of several story arcs by Bendis and Maleev is amazing. If you like superheroes but want stories with a more mature feel you should get these books.
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Summary: Bendis's First Run on Daredevil is Magnificent..
Comment: I will not deny that Bendis is my favorite writer putting material out these days for Marvel. Loeb,Pak, and Strazynski would have to be runners up. And these guys are Bendis's dust as runners up. This collection in Wake Up is Daredevil 16-19, which is out of print by the way. It's Bendis's first run on the series, and with the outstanding art by Mack, it is a brilliant start. It is a sad story, dealing with both Daredevil and Murdock, but it's much deeper than that. I don't want to give away a lot, but this isn't just superhero stuff here. This is real life tragedy that deals with kids and it is not lighthearted by any means. Way to go. I know that Bendis ended his run and Brubaker took over, but it was Bendis that really made Daredevil the book that it is today. Peace and Love, Jake.
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Summary: Surprisingly, one of my favorite Daredevil story arcs
Comment: Why would that be surprising? Well, for starters, it doesn't have a lot of Daredevil/Matt Murdock in it; at least not on the surface. Secondly, as a reader who usually goes more for the writing than the art, this is a story that I love more for the art than anything else. That's not to say that the writing is bad (good art usually can't save bad writing), but that the art is so stunning as to be a very rewarding experience in and of itself. As far as the writing is concerned, this is a very gripping and emotional story told from the perspective of Ben Urich who through his narrative really brings to life the "real" people of the Marvel Universe. Beautiful! Highly recommended.
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Summary: Good
Comment: 3 and a half stars.
"Wake up" is the first, 4 issue, Daredevil arc that Bendis did before he got the regular job, with art provided by David Mack (who wrote the DD arc "Parts of a Hole", and then helped Bendis get this, and later, job's apparently).
Wake up is an interesting DD tale in that it really doesn't involve Daredevil, as a character, all that much at all, who doesn't appear until the third issue, and is featured prominently only in the last (so if your expecting lots of cool action/fighting, try some other recent DD tpbs like "Hardcore" or "King of Hell's Kitchen" or "The Murdock Papers").
Rather the story focuses on one long standing DD character, Ben Urich, an investigative reporter and long time friend of DD and his investigation into what happened to a traumatised little boy, who happens to be the son of (a new) Leapfrog. Thus it's a character exploration of Ben Urich, which is fascinating of your unfamiliar with the character or love the character or boring if you really don't give a damn about him (I'm about half of both).
The story itself of what happened to the little boy is strangely slim (ie. the mystery could have been set up and solved in one issue) and well trodden (ie. plenty of similar stories within comics and literature/films etc.) but manages to be individually compelling at the same time. Still the whole arc could have been shortened to two issues without losing it's strength, but this IS Bendis.
Overall this arc is a interesting piece on Ben Urich and a involving investigation into a boy (who I believe is meant to be parallel of DD character). They may be more to it, but I'm just too dumb to figure it out.
The art by David Mack is fantastic and features very unique layouts and many different styles such as pencils (to imitate Joe Quesada cartooney style) inks, paints, black and white, crayons etc. , however I found myself laughing at some of his realistic faces such as Peter Parker, the boy wonder (a youthful DiCaprio) and other's that look way too young. However his art I feel suits this particular story. Unique and different pretty much sums it up.
I myself kinda regret getting this, as I wanted some ninja kickarse DD action, but it stands well on its own, trust me.
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Summary: Good read, with very artsy presentation
Comment: I picked this book up at the tail end of a Brian Michael Bendis bender -- once I'd read all the "Powers" collections, what was left...? And having read it, I'm looking forward to the rest of his "Daredevil" stories...!
I think this was the start of his stint scripting DD (in issues 16-19) and while the overall story has a bit of a been-there, agonized-over-that feel to it (a child abuse victim goes into catatonic withdrawl, until the adults can catch up to what he's been through...), Bendis manages to hit the right notes to give this story some punch. Bendis and illustrator David Mack work together on many levels, with the art complimenting and commenting on the text and the story arc in various ways... Mack slips and slides between a photorealistic presentation and a more disjointed chicken-stratch style that accentuates the chaotic inner dialogue of Timmy, the little boy who's mental health is at risk. The artsiness of the illustration is distracting through most of the book -- Mack's work calls a lot of attention to itself, and you are frequently made aware of his Technique, with a capital "T", but in the revelatory climactic sequence, the interplay of the constrasting styles really pays off. The story is told from the vantage point of newspaper reporter Ben Urich, so there's not a lot of the Matt Murdoch/Daredevil character in here, which actually is fine; it's a nice change of pace.
Overall, this a good story, well worth checking out, and an appropriate entry point into the Bendis-penned DD storyline. Recommended!
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Ben Urich, investigative reporter for the Daily Bugle, should be covering the Kingpin's trial, so why is he spending all his time with a two-bit super-villain's catatonic son and questioning his journalistic integrity?
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