Ultimate Daredevil and Elektra
Wednesday, 2. July 2008, 15:55:39
I must admit, I'm probably very unqualified to write a post on this story. Being part of the Ultimate-universe reboot of traditional Marvel characters, it's reinventing the story of DareDevil and Elektra - a famous, popular classic in the genre written by Frank Miller that I've never read.
For shame, I know.
Still, not having read the original, this miniseries written by Greg Rucka and with art by Salvador Larroca was decent enough. I was hardly blown away, but I don't require something to overwhelm me with awesome to say I like it. The story is about how the young Elektra experiences a spoiled, rich bully's reign of terror over her roommate and, since he doesn't seem to get to Elektra herself, her dad, and how she decides to take matters into her own sais.
Simultaneously, she starts dating the gifted, blind law-student Matthew Murdock. And his secret night-time-activities hold a differing code of ethics than Elektra's when it comes to the view of human life.
The story is a nicely crafted escalation of these different conflicts and relationships, culminating quite satisfactorily, and sending both main characters off in different directions - handily readying them for any upcoming stories with either or both Marvel could have in mind.
Elektra, indeed, has been seen elsewhere in the Ultimate Marvel Universe since, as she appeared as a much older girl in Ultimate Spider-man - as a cold-blooded assassin. A sequel to this story I'm now reviewing, called simply Ultimate Elektra, exists, but I haven't read it. Hopefully, it tells the story of how the idealistic girl of this story turned into the Elektra of USM.
For shame, I know.
Still, not having read the original, this miniseries written by Greg Rucka and with art by Salvador Larroca was decent enough. I was hardly blown away, but I don't require something to overwhelm me with awesome to say I like it. The story is about how the young Elektra experiences a spoiled, rich bully's reign of terror over her roommate and, since he doesn't seem to get to Elektra herself, her dad, and how she decides to take matters into her own sais.
Simultaneously, she starts dating the gifted, blind law-student Matthew Murdock. And his secret night-time-activities hold a differing code of ethics than Elektra's when it comes to the view of human life.
The story is a nicely crafted escalation of these different conflicts and relationships, culminating quite satisfactorily, and sending both main characters off in different directions - handily readying them for any upcoming stories with either or both Marvel could have in mind.
Elektra, indeed, has been seen elsewhere in the Ultimate Marvel Universe since, as she appeared as a much older girl in Ultimate Spider-man - as a cold-blooded assassin. A sequel to this story I'm now reviewing, called simply Ultimate Elektra, exists, but I haven't read it. Hopefully, it tells the story of how the idealistic girl of this story turned into the Elektra of USM.
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