The Daredevils #10

 We're in the home stretch now - I think it's fair to see that the creators knew the end was coming, as the Captain Britain story is coming close to wrapping up. The Fury meets with our assortment of heroes, and has the upper stakes in the battle that kicks off, ending with a shocking fade to black for the final page. As ever, it's wonderful stuff, Moore and Davis working wonderfully as a team, and with an opening triptych that plays to Davis's strengths. I know I'm forty years after the curve, but I'm glad to have finally got around to reading this, 



As an extra this month, we have a strip called The Crusader by Davis and Paul Neary, apparently Davis's first professional work. It's another amusing parody of comic book tropes with our hero having been disturbed by the death of his parents, and deciding to become a superhero to avenge them. II'm not sure how it would have fitted originally in the pages of Rampage but it's an effective filler here, and as the editorial suggests, it offers an opportunity to see how far Davis has come. 

In Daredevil itself, Bullseye escapes from prison and, driven mad by a tumour, he sees Daredevil everywhere he goes. The two of them have a battle almost to the death, when DD drags Bullseye off of the rail tracks just before he gets run down by a train. As Detective Manolis tells him at the end, "He's gonna kill again, and next time it'll be your fault." 

There's an excellent Fury poster by Davis, and the conclusion of the Nightraven story. As a kid I'd have probably been amped up for the next issue - as a cynical adult, I can see that they are clearing the decks. It's still a terrific comic. 

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