Daredevil Annual (2016)

Charles Soule / Roger McKenzie / Vanessa R. Del Rey / Ben TorresMarvel Comics2016

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Series: Daredevil (2015–2018 Series)

Summary

This volume is the 2016 annual special of Marvel's Daredevil Vol. 5 (2015–2018) ongoing series—a standalone issue released with extra pages beyond the main title. At the time, the main series was written by Charles Soule, telling the story of Matt Murdock's return to Hell's Kitchen in New York, appearing in court by day as an assistant district attorney and fighting crime by night as Daredevil. The annual devotes its pages to two "old friends" of the Daredevil world: the first half, written by Soule and drawn by Vanesa R. Del Rey, tells of the return of Maya Lopez, the deaf heroine known as Echo, long falsely reported dead, who turns to Daredevil for help when the villain Klaw uses music to control hundreds of citizens; the second half, written by veteran Daredevil scribe Roger McKenzie and drawn by Ben Torres, is titled "Fragments" and pits Daredevil against the mentally unstable Gladiator, Melvin Potter, also touching on Turk Barrett and other familiar Hell's Kitchen faces. The annual carries no main-plot advancement; it is more a side collection centered on supporting characters, with Del Rey's surreal color palette forming a sharp contrast to Torres's cool tones.

Editor's review

年刊在美漫里通常是“正刊之外的一口喘息”：不加更主线，只给编剧和画师多几页篇幅去照顾那些在正刊里难得露面的角色。这一期《夜魔侠》2016 年年刊正是如此——封面打出“回响归来”的名号，玛雅·洛佩兹这位擅长模仿他人动作的聋人女英雄重新登场，与夜魔侠一同面对用声音控制人群的反派声魔；后半篇则回到更老的夜魔侠世界，由 1980 年代写过夜魔侠的罗杰·麦肯齐带来一篇以角斗士为核心的短篇。对追查尔斯·索尔主线（“地狱厨房唐人街”“盲点”等篇章）的读者来说，这本不是必需的一册；但如果你喜欢德尔雷那种浓烈、略带超现实感的画面，或者对回响、角斗士这两位配角有感情，把它当作一册独立小辑来读会很有味道。需提醒的是，本册为英文原版单期，收录于《Daredevil: Back in Black Vol.2: Supersonic》等合订本中，市面并无对应的中文正式出版版本。

Who it's for

A good fit for

追读查尔斯·索尔版《夜魔侠》正刊、想补全年刊番外的读者
喜欢“回响”（Echo）与“角斗士”等夜魔侠配角的粉丝
偏爱浓烈、超现实画面风格的美漫画迷
想以短篇为单位接触夜魔侠世界、不打算追长线的读者

Not a good fit for

只想看夜魔侠主线大事件推进、重视剧情分量的读者
刚接触夜魔侠、需要入门引导的新读者
只能阅读中文、需要正式中文出版物的读者

Reading tips

建议先读同卷正刊前几期，了解马特重回纽约、担任检察官与收下“盲点”作为学徒的背景。
把两篇故事分开读：前半篇关注回响与声魔的声音戏，后半篇关注角斗士的心理状态与打斗调度。
读完可对照《Daredevil: Back in Black Vol.2: Supersonic》合订本，看年刊在整卷中的位置。
若只想看画面，可重点留意德尔雷对“声音”的视觉化处理与托雷斯冷白色调下的红色战衣对比。

About the publisher

Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics is a publisher centred on comics that also extends into media tie-in novels and graphic novels. Its catalogue in this database contains 542 titles, with common categories covering children's books, comics and cartoons, premium fiction, social fiction, media tie-ins and art, reflecting an output aimed at both younger readers and adult comics fans. Representative titles include Journey into Mystery No. 642, Avengers (2013) No. 12, Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 104, Fantastic Four No. 645, Iron Man No. 17 and Captain America Vol. 5 No. 35, showing a strength in superhero series and long-running serials. Representative authors include Kieron Gillen, Matt Fraction, Al Ewing, Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley, reflecting its reliance on writer and artist teams for serialised creation. Public information on its founding background and scale is limited, so no inferences are made here.

FAQ

这本“DDv5年刊”到底是哪一期？

指 2016 年 8 月 3 日上市的《Daredevil Annual》第 1 期，属查尔斯·索尔主笔的《夜魔侠》第五卷（2015—2018）连载期间推出的年刊特辑，与正刊分开编号。

本期包含哪两个故事？

前半篇由查尔斯·索尔编剧、瓦内萨·R. 德尔雷绘制，讲回响归来、与夜魔侠共同应对用音乐操控人群的声魔；后半篇《碎片》由罗杰·麦肯齐编剧、本·托雷斯绘制，主角是角斗士梅尔文·波特。

需要先读完正刊才能看懂吗？

不必，两篇故事基本独立；但只要知道马特已重回纽约当助理地区检察官、并收“盲点”为学徒，读起来会更顺畅。年刊不推进主线。

有中文正式出版版本吗？

目前未检索到对应的中文简体正式出版版本，市面常见的是英文原版单期，以及收录该期的《Daredevil: Back in Black》合订本。

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About the author

Charles Soule Author

Charles Soule is a writer active in American comics. Public information about his nationality and dates of birth and death is limited, yet the library holds as many as 76 of his works, which shows how prolific he is. Judging from his representative works, he has long written scripts for both DC and Marvel, working on team-up superhero titles such as Superman/Wonder Woman as well as street-level series like Daredevil, and he is skilled at building tight narratives and character conflict within established worlds. The library's categories cover comics and cartoons, film and television tie-ins, quality fiction, and social-science and children's books, indicating that his writing serves different readerships, from superhero stories for adults to adaptations suitable for younger readers. Overall, Soule is known for steady serial work and cross-genre adaptation, and he occupies a considerable place in output among contemporary American comics writers.

Roger McKenzie Author

Roger McKenzie is an author known on this Chinese book site for his scripting work on the Daredevil series; his nationality, dates of birth and death, and other biographical details are not widely available in public sources. The site holds eight of his works, nearly all centered on Daredevil, including multiple issues from no. 158 to no. 166 and the 2016 annual. Titles such as In the Hands of Bullseye, The Sign of the Murderer, Challenge the Demon, Till Death Do Us Part, and Dead End suggest stories driven by crime, confrontation, and tense turns in the characters' fortunes. Under the site's categories these works span art, film and television, and literature, readable as comics art and often regarded as source material for screen adaptation. His writing tends toward tight urban adventure and action narrative, building suspense and character conflict, and has a recognizable place in comics scripting.

Vanessa R. Del Rey Author

Vanessa R. Del Rey is a comics creator about whom relatively limited information is available. The library currently holds one work by her, the 2016 Daredevil Annual. This work indicates that her output is connected to the superhero comics tradition, particularly the Marvel character Daredevil and its associated themes. An annual of this kind usually presents a complete single-issue story or a combination of short pieces, often supplementing the main storyline with character relationships and everyday aspects, and it therefore places certain demands on the creator's narrative control and visual pacing. Because public information is limited, her nationality, dates of birth and death, educational background, and full creative career cannot be confirmed, and existing categories tend to place her work under literature and film/television-related headings. Readers may consider the actual content of the annual to observe her approach to characterization and pacing, rather than drawing excessive conclusions about her overall style or standing from a single work.

Ben Torres Author

Ben Torres is a creator about whom limited public information is available; his nationality, dates of birth and death, and specific personal experiences are not publicly recorded. At present, only two Chinese-language works connected to film and television adaptations can be found. The Daredevil Annual (2016), written by him, continues the narrative tradition of Marvel's street-level heroes, centering on Matt Murdock's struggle between justice and the law, with tight pacing and an emphasis on both visual impact and taut dialogue. Kingpin Volume 3 focuses on the power struggles within New York's criminal underworld, featuring intricate character relationships and presenting a grim, weighty gangster narrative style. Both works are categorized as literature, film and television, premium fiction, and film and television originals, suggesting that his writing tends toward re-creation within existing film and television worldviews, with attention to plot momentum and character development, giving him a certain recognizability among genre readers.