Daredevil #34 – Review

By: Mark Waid (story), Javier Rodriguez (art), Alvaro Lopez (inks)

The Story: Daredevil dips a toe into the world of radio broadcasting.

The Review: Superheroes, as we’ve seen, are best directed towards obvious, rampaging foes, the kind that present a visible target for them to punch/blast into submission.  It’s the covert, unseen threats that superheroes aren’t equipped to deal with.  Look at Batman trying to respond to the Leviathan invasion in Batman Inc.  Despite a global network of master vigilantes and resources to beat the band, even he only managed to limp his way to victory.

Daredevil faces a similar scenario here.  True, it’s on a much smaller scale, but then he’s also more limited in his means and support network.  Nevertheless, he’s compelled to call upon their help, as the Sons of the Serpent have become too widespread and too well-concealed for one Daredevil to deal with.  While he doesn’t strike a mortal blow to the organization, he does sap a lot of their power, a feat made all the more impressive by his choice of allies.