Beyond Spider-Man : 2001 : Daredevil

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Date: Jul 11, 2001
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First, the good news. Daredevil just keeps getting better and better. If you love gritty, intelligent stories with complex art, then this is the Marvel comic you should be reading.

Daredevil (Vol.2) #19
 Summary: Spider-Man Reference: Doll in Timmy's Bag
 Arc: Part 4 of "Wake Up"
Aug 2001 : NM ($3.00) : SM Reference : Daredevil (Vol.2)
Editor:  Nanci Dakesian, Stuart Moore
Writer:  Brian Michael Bendis
Painter:  David Mack
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Plus, Spidey guests in the upcoming issue #20 in a backup story written by Stan Lee. Yay!

The bad news is - the Stan Lee backup story is a serious letdown.

Daredevil (Vol.2) #20
 Story: "My Brother's Keeper"
 Summary: Spider-Man Backup Story
Sep 2001 : NM ($3.00) : SM Guest : Daredevil (Vol.2)
 Review by Nathan Chattaway (1.5 Webs)
Editor:  Nanci Dakesian, Stuart Moore
Plot:  Kevin Hall
Writer:  Bob Gale, Stan Lee
Pencils:  Gene Colan, Phil Winslade
Inker:  James Hodgkins, Tom Palmer
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Here's the full review of My Brother's Keeper.

I was really disappointed with this backup story, giving it my all time lowest rating ever of one and a half webs! Stan Lee really has lost the plot in the last decade or so. I mean, have you read any of his soapbox columns lately? He seems to have no idea what a No-Prize even is! Frankly, he's so full of himself that he can't see what a desperate hanger-on he comes across as sometimes. A real shame, considering he gave us Spider-Man in the first place, with some fun and exciting stories that so perfectly suited the era in which they were published.