The first story in this collection of tales taking place during the Marvel event, War of The Realms, features Daredevil and is entitled ‘The God Without Fear’. Written by Jason Aaron (Thor, Doctor Strange), this tale is the third chapter in ‘The God Without Fear’ story arc wherein Daredevil takes on the shattered powers of The Bifrost as he battles Malekith. Beyond the iconography and mythology of the Marvel world, Daredevil has also, always, been about his Catholicism and this story tackles Matt Murdoch’s realization that even an all knowing god must prioritize and so he comes to grip with some of the anger he has had with God’s inability to stop bad things from happening. The art by Andrea Sorrentino (Green Arrow, Old Man Logan) is professional and well done, although it can be sparse at times. That said, some of the ink work done on Daredevil’s face in particular is top drawer and brings a level of emotion and depth to the character. Unfortunately, Mathew Wilson’s (Conan, The Unstoppable Wasp) color fails to complement Sorrentino’s artwork and lacks depth and nuance. It appears washed out and detracts from her strong pencils and excellent inking; lending a pallid, staid air to much of the proceedings.
So that brings us to my bugaboo, the third story ‘The Face of a Warrior’. Let’s address the writing right off the bat. I don’t think it’s particularly bad per se. However, I don’t understand why, why, valuable space in an event book is
So, what to score a book that has one average experience, one pretty good experience, and one that will probably scar me for the rest of my life. I don’t know, you can see what I gave it below but I’m damn glad I didn’t fork over good money to open up the book and see that. In good conscience I can’t recommend this book because I can’t ask anyone who reads my review to throw away one third of their money.
Overall
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The God Without Fear
Writing – 4 of 5 Stars
Art – 3.5 of 5 Stars
Color 2.5 of 5 Stars
Overall – 3.5 of 5 Stars
A Rose For Victor
Writing – 4 of 5 Stars
Art – 4.5 of 5 Stars
Color – 3.5 of 5 Stars
Overall – 4.25 of 5 Stars
The Face of A Warrior
Writing – 2.5 of 5 Stars
Art – .5 of 5 Stars
Color – 1.5 of 5 Stars
Overall – 1.5 of 5 Stars
Editor – Wil Moss
Associate Editor – Sarah Brunstead
The God Without Fear
Writing – Jason Aaron
Art – Andrea Sorrentino
Color – Mathew Wilson
Letters – Joe Sabino
A Rose For Victor
Writing – Christopher Cantwell
Art – Cian Tormey
Color – Dan Brown
Letters – Joe Sabino
The Face Of A Warrior
Writing – Charlie Jane Anders
Art – Simone D’Armini
Color – Federico Blee
Letters – Joe Sabino
Author Profile
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Nemesis is a poet, writer and author of the upcoming novel The Long Game. He is a writer of science fiction and supernatural thrillers. Besides novels and short stories he writes for UK based ASAP Comics developing new stories for Level 8 and OPSEC. Nem is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and tries to bring those experiences into his writing.
He lives and works out of his home in Riverside, California with his wife and three children. When not writing he enjoys reviewing comic books and graphic novels for ComicCrusaders.com and living the Southern California life with his family.
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