Daredevil Vol. 5 No. 14

Charles Soule / Ron Gani2016

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Series: Daredevil Vol. 5

Summary

This is issue 14 of the 2015 Daredevil series, the concluding chapter of the "Dark Art" storyline, written by Charles Soule and drawn by Ron Garney. The story follows from what came before: a series of horrifying "art installations" appearing in New York are in fact the work of the serial killer Muse, created from the blood and body parts of his victims. Daredevil's protégé Blindspot, whose real name is Samuel Chung, is captured by Muse while investigating him and taken to his hidden workshop. In this issue, Daredevil follows the "absence" in his own senses to Muse's lair and confronts the mad artist, who can evade human perception; the intervention of the Inhuman security force then makes the course of this confrontation delicate and grave. This is the most emotionally oppressive issue of the entire storyline: the trauma Muse inflicts on Blindspot is irreversible, and Daredevil's self-reproach as a mentor and helplessness as a prosecutor are both pushed to their peak. Writer Soule continues the theme of his run—the tension between the lawyer and the vigilante identities—while artist Garney and colorist Matt Milla use heavy black shadows and hard-edged panels to turn the manhunt into an urban noir. This is a single issue, the 14th of the series; for the full story, it is best to start from issue 10, the opening of "Dark Art."

Editor's review

如果只挑一期来体会查尔斯·索尔版《夜魔侠》的气质，第14期是很有代表性的选择。它不靠大场面取胜，而是把恐怖感做进日常：凶手用鲜血作画，城市把它当成可以买票参观的展览，夜魔侠却只能眼睁睁看着自己带出来的人在眼前被毁掉。这一期最动人的地方在于“失败”。马特·默多克白天是助理检察官，晚上是义警，两条路他都没能救下盲点——法律太慢，拳头太迟。索尔把这种结构性无力写得很克制，没有煽情独白，只有沉默和废墟。罗恩·加尼的画面同样值得细看：大面积黑色、极少高光、缪斯工坊中散落的残肢以近乎静物的方式呈现，恐怖感来自秩序感而非血腥量。上色师马特·米拉用冷绿与暗红压住整期色调，让整本刊物像一场漫长的夜。对于刚开始接触美漫期刊的读者，这一期的阅读门槛也不高：主线冲突清晰，人物关系在前几页交代得干净。读完若被吸引，再回头补第10期起的“暗黑艺术”全篇，会更能体会索尔埋下的伏笔。

Who it's for

A good fit for

喜欢都市黑色风格、偏悬疑追凶的超级英雄漫画读者
已读过《夜魔侠》2015年连载，想补齐“暗黑艺术”故事线的人
对漫威街头英雄、异人族设定感兴趣的读者
想研究美漫编剧如何用单期刊物塑造反派的研究者

Not a good fit for

希望读到独立完整故事的读者，本期是故事线收尾而非开篇
对血腥犯罪场面、暴力描写较敏感的读者
偏好轻松幽默风格超级英雄故事的读者

Reading tips

建议先读第10至13期，否则会错过缪斯的登场与盲点被抓的经过。
阅读时留意加尼如何处理阴影与留白，这是本卷视觉语言的核心。
读完可接着看第15期起的后续故事，观察盲点创伤对夜魔侠的影响。
若想系统了解本卷，可按“暗黑艺术—后续法律线—回归红制服”的顺序通读。

FAQ

这是夜魔侠哪一版连载的第14期？

这是2015年由查尔斯·索尔编剧、罗恩·加尼作画的《夜魔侠》第5卷第14期，属于“全新全异漫威”时期的连载，与2011年马克·韦德版、2014年版并非同一系列。

没读过前面几期能直接看这期吗？

可以读，但体验会打折。本期是“暗黑艺术”故事线的结局，缪斯的登场、盲点被抓等前情都在第10至13期；建议至少先补第10期再读本期。

“暗黑艺术”故事线一共包含哪几期？

该故事线为第5卷第10至14期，后被收录进《Daredevil Vol. 3: Dark Art》合集，本期是这一合集的最后一期。

这期的主要反派是谁？

主要反派是连环杀手缪斯（Muse），他以受害者的血与肢体创作“艺术”，并拥有让夜魔侠雷达感官“读不到”的异能，是夜魔侠感官能力的天然克制者。

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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.

Ron Gani Author

Ron Gani is a comics author with limited documentation in Chinese-language book records: little is publicly known about him, and neither his nationality nor his dates of birth and death are confirmed. Nineteen of his works are currently held in the database. Judging from the credits, he mainly contributes to superhero comics featuring classic characters such as Spider-Man, the Hulk, Thor, Daredevil, and Captain America. Representative works include The Amazing Spider-Man issues #535 and #537, Son of Hulk volume 1, Thor: God of Thunder volume 3, Daredevil V5 issues #1, #5, and #14, and Captain America volume 3 issue #1. These titles fall largely under comics and cartoon art and film and television tie-ins, while also appealing to children's and general fiction readers, indicating that his work draws on established comic-book universes and is characterized by serialization and cross-title continuity.