Daredevil: End of Days #2 Review

Daredevil: End of Days is a real downer of a book. It features great writing, stunning artwork and a killer story that all work in harmony to bum you out. Daredevil is dead and nobody cares. Nobody, except Ben Urich. The somewhat familiar structure works wonderfully in a dark, noirish tale. This book serves as a great reminder as to how grim and gritty can be done right in a superhero book.

As most of us know from his old, pre-Marvel work, Brian Michael Bendis truly excels with crime-centric stories. So far, Daredevil: End of Days is not much a superhero story and that is totally fine. The dialogue is great, Ben's inner monologue is brilliant and the pace is spot on. The only big question this series leaves us with is how it can possibly last eight issues? This formula could easily wear a little thin, but hopefully Bendis has prepared enough twists and turns to avoid any tedium.

Klaus Janson is a true legend in the world of comic book art. Add in finishes and paintings from Bill Sienkiewicz and Daredevil: End of Days quickly becomes a master class in comic storytelling. This issue is a true feast for the eyes. From the opening double-page spread to the final, tense confrontation, every single page nails it. Every page is a thing of beauty; each of them deserves to be hung in your dining room and the subject of awkward dinner conversations between friends and family. Daredevil: End of Days is so dark and bleak and heartbreakingly gorgeous that it'll make you want to throw up and cry with joy.

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Ben Affleck Turned Down Daredevil Reboot

Ben Affleck has revealed that he turned down the chance to reprise his role as blind superhero Daredevil in a franchise reboot.

Speaking to MTV, Affleck admitted that he had been approached to star in a new version of the much-maligned 2003 film, but couldn't see how it would make sense.

"They're rebooting it," he explained. "I got contacted about it, and I was like, 'That wouldn't be a reboot [if I was involved],' but I really hope they do a good job, because that's a great property and deserves something really, really good."

He didn't rule out donning spandex again in the future though, admitting, "I would love to do [a comic book movie] if it was the right one, if I thought I could do it well. I think you have to, with any movie, have an idea for it that's original and unique and committed to it, and that's a hard thing to find."

The current status of the Daredevil reboot is pretty murky. While Joe Carnahan was originally down to direct the project for Fox, there's a major hurdle to overcome in the shape of the film's rights returning to Marvel as of October 10. Whether the company will decide to pursue its own reboot once the property returns to its stables remains to be seen.

Affleck also revealed that he definitely won't be directing the forthcoming Justice League of America movie, saying of his wrongly rumoured involvement "I guess I should be flattered, and I'm sure it will be cool. I've seen some of the stuff from the new Superman movie, and that stuff is awesome."

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