Art: Billy Tan
I really had high hopes for Shadowland when it was first announced. Daredevil slowly moving on to the dark side? I wouldn't say brilliant but it's the logical next step when looking at Daredevil's character. Unfortunately, with three issues in, the event is still pretty disappointing.
The subplot with the Kingpin and Lady Bullseye is probably the most interesting part of the event and I'm eager to see what happens next with the confrontation of Ghost Rider and Kingpin. At least we got the answer why Ghost Rider just suddenly appeared like that.
The main problem with this book is Daredevil himself. He's gone out of control without Diggle giving us a clear motive of why he's doing it. Of course there's the brief explanation in the first issue, but it just doesn't cut it. In this issue however, Diggle gives us an anti-climactic explanation. Apparently, Daredevil isn't himself, but being controlled by Snakeroot. Well, that explains the very first scene in the first issue. Honestly, the original idea of Daredevil going nuts is purely himself is better than having Snakeroot control him.
Another problem I see here is a lot of characters suddenly keep appearing. Diggle's been doing this since the first issue. However, I don't know if it's Diggle's original idea to have them like that or Marvel's idea so they could produce more tie-ins with this event. Either way, it's hurting the story.
Bullseye's resurrection is pretty much predictable considering he's a top villain in the Marvel universe and add to the fact that Diggle killed him immediately in the first issue.
Fortunately, Billy Tan's art helps the issue with the dynamism of his action scenes. Furthermore, the panels with Ghost Rider look beautiful with the flames looking natural.
This issue is definitely better than the first two. But still not as I expected it to be. I suppose introducing more characters in the middle of the arc is not a good idea.
Rating: 3/5
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