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Shadowland - so far. 6/10

Ok the main canon was disoppointingly short and thin. But the Daredevil one was fantastic and Blood on the streets was surpsingly good, am about to read Thunderbolts and Moon Kinght with higher hopes. Spiderman and Shand-Chi wasnt all that good to be honest. Overall, shadowland is cool yes, but it had the capacity to be astounding and simply fell short. This is the conclusion I've come to so far as there are moments of really good charcter development which are completely missed if you only stick to the main canon

Highs:


 * Typhoid Mary is back and badass as ever, her Initiative training has made her a calmer and altogether more brooding villain - will she reform as an ambiguos hero, would this be good?


 * Paladin returns post-siege, still a killer, but an honest one. Where's that Spear of Odin???????


 * Lady Bullseye, in general. She is an interesting villain.


 * Dakota North, I was afraid she would vanish altogether like Milla Donavan, but she's still in Matt's life and is no pushover - an excellent non-superhero female character. Comparisons with Jessica Jones are many.


 * White Tiger - Undoubtably my favourite part of the Shadowland story arc, hence my recent update to her page. Her brief post-Civil War solo series had a lot of potential but fell terribly short, hence I belive writers salvaged her charcater by making her into a new villain. I was completely and pleasantly surprised. Angela, if nothing else, is twice as confident and kick-ass as a malcontent. I'd like to see more of her in future Daredevil titles, where other heroes grab a hold of her for her actions. Will it last though? Her villainy is a result of Hand/Snakeroot corruption just like Dardevil's was. Should it last as well, from a reader's POV it added a lot to the story. The only snag I can find with an evil White Tiger is that their are too many similarities between her and Lady Bullseye, in costume and behaviour. Although Angela's relish and ferocity are matched by Maki's quiet, patient deadliness, so who knows?????

Lows: The beast!!!!!!!!!! Most dissopointing turn ever, Dardevil falling as a result of the pressure finally getting to high, or childish revenge or that absolute corrupts would have all been more palpable and enjoyable storylines. A demonic entity seemed like a lazy plot twist, it would have been better if the existence of the beast had been hinted at and made all the more sinister in a build up to Shadowland.

Finally if nothing else, I think a big thick volume of the key shadowland titles arranged in chronological order, regardless of series would have made more a compelling and better-flowing read, like In Secomd Coming or Necrosha. But its early, there may yet be one in production.