Daredevil #21 Review

This issue concludes the this story arc in this Eisner award winning series. Mark Waid has had a fantastic 2012, and this book was a nice way to end it, with a very nice teaser for the first issue of the new year. Coyote and The Spot are both defeated in this issue, and the rest of the issue is pretty much filled with character moments. But we all know how Waid does character moments, so there are no complaints from me.

The Foggy-Matt relationship still remains unfixed at the end of this issue. Foggy is sorry for not trusting his friend when he came to him for help, but he still thinks that Matt is not right and maybe untrustworthy. This obviously annoys Matt, just as much as it would annoy anyone in what they consider to be a key friendship. I like how everything has changed in this relationship. It is now Matt who is annoyed at Foggy, so it is going to be fun to see if Foggy is going to come begging Matt for forgiveness, or whether Matt is even going to care about his one time best pal. I think that eventually they will once again become friends, probably through working on case of some sort together. However, for now I am really enjoying this as it adds real drama to each issue these guys are featured in together.

I also really liked the scene with Matt's letter to Milla. It showed just how much she still means ti him, as well as how bad he still feel for events that have happened. It was also sad to see that she is not actually receiving any of these letters as they are getting intercepted by her Doctors.
The big shock of the issue was in the last couple of pages, and I am going to avoid giving any spoilers away. Kirsten is seen talking to someone hiding in the shadows about taking down Daredevil. We then see this character as they repond to what they have been asked to do. It is clear who it is, and I am very excited to see this character appearing in the new book of this series.

Once again Mark Waid has delivered a nice solid book in this series which was a great way to end this story arc. Waid is great at writing issues that end one arc, while leaving so many questions and options left for him going into the next arc. Samnees' art was once again very nice. The understanding he has with Waid is superb, and it feels like he was meant to draw this book. That is a term I use a lot but I really think it is true when Samnee is involved. I cant wait to see where this book goes in 2013.


Rating: 8.5 / 10