SHADOWLAND #1

This is the new, mega-event about Daredevil. Yes, I'm surprised that they gave Daredevil an event, too. But I guess that Marvel figures that every superhero should get an event sometime. Hulk got a few in the last couple of years. The X-Men always have something going on. I even remember The Punisher having an event that was in The Punisher and The Punisher: War Journal where he went to Europe (it was actually pretty cool, shockingly). I wasn't hyped for this or anything because I stopped reading Daredevil after Andy Diggle took over. Diggle just didn't make the book exciting. This is the big stage, though, and Diggle delivers: Daredevil kills Bullseye on the last page. Normally that would be a big deal, but this is Marvel, which brings back everyone from Kraven to The Green Goblin to Elektra. They even killed off The Punisher last year, and he still has two monthly books. The plot is a little silly, but it does have Spider-Man and Thor and Iron Man and Iron Fist and a slew of other heroes and villains. The premise is that Daredevil has built a big, Japanese-looking home base in the middle of Hells Kitchen. Yes, it looks silly. Daredevil is the new leader of The Hand, an ancient army of ninjas. Is Daredevil slowly turning evil? Sure. So this epic is kind of Dardevil being evil and everyone fighting. If you didn't think Marvel was greedy and loves money, look out how many books are a part of “Shadowland”: There are 30 books from July to November that are officially part of “Shadowland.” Thirty books? Are you nuts? At $3.99 apiece, that's $126.90 with PA tax. This better be good. So far...it's just okay. **1/2