Book of Doom: Daredevil #100

Who doesn’t love an anniversary? My oh my, it’s already been a cool hundred issues since… uh… since Marvel last rebooted Daredevil. Woop-i-dee-doo! Well, the alternative choices for Book of Doom this week were the Black Canary wedding special (not that I’m against a female-oriented book, but man does that sound stupid) and the new Suicide Squad. I would’ve gone that route, but the art looks horrendous and I’m sure Dave Campbell will break out of his a-post-every-other-week habit to lay the Suicide Squad on extra thick this week.

Jeez, do I sound bitter or what? I’m just waiting to see if I get stuck with the Michael Turner ass smearage cover. See below.

Man, who doesn’t love a guy in red tights who thrusts out his package and has shoulders twice as wide as his hips? Cruelty to idiots aside, this is a fairly big moment for ol’ DD and a major issue for writer Ed Brubaker, in my mind. Since taking over for Bendis, Bru has kept up the high standard of this title. A lot of casual readers could use this as a jumping on point. Can Bru keep it going? Where’s the next surprise coming from? How can Matt escape Mister Fear? Will I be willing to pay $3.99 for yet another comic book?

Here’s what those money grubbing bastards at Marvel have to say for themselves:

COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC
WRITER: ED BRUBAKER
PENCILS: MICHAEL LARK
JOHN ROMITA SR.
GENE COLAN
LEE BERMEJO
ALEX MALEEV
MARKO DJURDJEVIC
INKS: STEFANO GAUDIANO
COLORED BY: MATT HOLLINGSWORTH
LETTERED BY: CHRIS ELIOPOULOS

THE STORY:
Daredevil fights for his life, facing his own worst nightmares come true! In a star-studded, triple-sized 100th issue, a red-hot roster of guest artists joins penciler Michael Lark to bring Matt Murdock’s history as the Man Without Fear to life, while DD struggles against that which he fears most! Don’t miss the first chapter of the groundbreaking third arc by the award-winning team of Brubaker and Lark–”Without Fear” begins with a bang! Featuring guest artists John Romita Sr., Gene Colan, Lee Bermejo, Alex Maleev, Marko Djurdjevic and more!!
104 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99