The new era of Daredevil, penned by Stephanie Phillips and artist Lee Garbett, has found a niche among fans of the Man Without Fear. The series bets on a dark and realistic tone, moving away from spectacle to focus on Matt Murdock as a law professor at Empire State University. A more restrained approach, but with just the right amount of tension.
Garbett's art and the visual narrative of darkness 🎨
Lee Garbett builds panels with a clean line that contrasts with the dense shadows of the setting. The use of close-ups and backlighting reinforces the claustrophobic atmosphere of a blind lawyer trying to teach while dealing with street-level threats. The color palette, dominated by gray and muted red tones, avoids the brightness of other eras and focuses on the texture of wet asphalt. A technical work that serves the story without fanfare.
Teaching or throwing punches? Professor Murdock's dilemma 🤔
Matt Murdock tries to explain jurisprudence, but his students probably learn more by seeing him show up with a black eye every Tuesday. The series poses a challenge: how to teach criminal law when your own life is a constant example of breaking and entering and assault? Phillips seems to tell us that the best teaching practice is to jump out a window and hit a thug with your briefcase. College education, Hell's Kitchen style.