lostlantern13's Daredevil: Cage Match #1 - Daredevil: Cage Match review

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    Ugh. Where Do I Start?

    THE GOOD:
    - Sean Chen's pencils were pretty good aside from two or three parts where Cage looks a bit cross-eyed. The proportions were spot-on, the backgrounds had nice detail, the lines were very clean, and overall I didn't get pulled out of the story for bad art.

    THE BAD:
    - In the set-up page, Power Man looks very true to the design. There's an afro. After that? There's no 'fro. Is it terribly distracting? Not really, but it does make that headband look a bit more ridiculous.
    - The colors were too bright for a street-level book. Daredevil looks ridiculously bright when it's on the street.
    - Not too big a fan of "untold stories from the past."
    - The set-up was kind of weak. Really? Daredevil throws a fit that Cage stopped the bullet from one gunman after DD took out 3 thugs? It just seemed really whiny.
    - Early day adventure? So why does Foggy Nelson know Daredevil's real identity? He didn't learn that for years.
    - The whole Turk storyline was kind of weak, and Foggy ends up saving the day. Yeah, Foggy.
    - What was the point? To show that they had respect for the other? This friendly fight in a gym was really the best way to show that? What about that solicit that said this would be brutal? Completely weak.

    OVERALL:
    You have a weak story with good pencils and bad coloring. It also adds nothing new whatsoever. Cage and Murdoch have mutual respect for each other? Yeah, I knew that. The why could've been more entertaining than a friendly fight in a gym because Daredevil was a bit whiny that Cage took out one guy with a gun. Save your money and avoid this one because there's really nothing worth seeing.    

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    deactivated-5c6600594117e

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    This book was just a waste of $2.99. I love both guys but it just felt like a waste of my time and cash.
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    Edited By lostlantern13
    @Jake Fury:
    Agreed. There's so many different stories to tell about two street-level heroes gaining respect for each other. I'm just dumbfounded that this was what they went with.
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    Edited By limezest78
    @lostlantern13:
    Soooo definitely agree w/ you. This was just BAD.
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    ...I didn't even know this came out......now I gotta go search the back issue bins....doesn't sound like much to look forward to, but......I like DD that much :p

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