Daredevil: Predator's Smile

By Christopher Golden

Book Overview

As a lethal arsonist stalks the city, Daredevil is forced to join forces with his deadliest foe, the Kingpin of Crime, to stop a ruthless crime boss out to seize control of the New York underworld and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572970103
• ISBN13: 9781572970106
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

Top 3 Marvel prose of all time

My title is not hyperbole. It is legit top 3 on every super hero novel list for the overwhelming majority of Marvel fans. It's personally my favorite. Paying almost $20 for the paperback seems steep but it is worth the ticket to ride. I would also recommend the audiobook. I gave it a listen on Hoopla couple years back and it held up to the experience. The story takes place around the Born Again era where Karen Paige sold out Matt and he is rebuilding his life after the Kingpin dismantled him. You could read this seamlessly along with the issues it takes place and it would fit like a glove. Christopher Golden is a comic aficionado. There's a good reason why he is Mike Mignola's one true co-writer on all things Hellboy. Chris nails everything about Daredevil. He nails tone, atmosphere, personality, and all the action inside the book

Best Daredevil story around.

The book was very well written. Golden describes his characters well and the book had a nice flow. It's probably the best Daredevil story around. Essential for any Daredevil fan.

Daredevil finally gets some respect...

This is a really tight book. Daredevil has always been a cool character that no one (besides Miller) ever really seemed to "get" (and the lackluster movie won't help). But Mr. Golden really gave it to him. This is book is constantly exciting and tense. I would have liked to have more with the Kingpin, but he isn't a main point of the book. The Gladiator sub-plot feels useless, as there is no real meaning to it and the reasoning behind it is weak. But, this book DOES have Bullseye (one of the coolest characters EVER), and that always means it'll be interesting. Here are my rankings:1) Daredevil: Predator's Smile2) Hulk: What Savage Beast3) Fantastic Four: To Free Atlantis4) Iron Man: Armor Trap (forgot about this one last time, sorry)5) Ultimate Spider-Man6) Spider-Man: Carnage in New York7) all the other ...ones

Absolutley Astounding! D.D. kicks a$$ in "Hell's Kitchen"

This book was incredible! I read a few reviews on this book and it sounded decent. I picked it up at the local public library one morning... and finished it that night! Golden does an excellent job with character development. I liked that D.D. must reluctantly go to the one man who nearly destroyed his life and wrecked his Law Firm for help...Wilson Fisk a.k.a The Kingpin! Bullseye is portrayed as he should be,heartless and ruthless. Golden colorfully depicts the human aspects of Matt Murdock/D.D. and his inner turmoil between his dual identities. Great cast of characters Karen Page, Foggy Nelson, Kingpin, Bullseye, and... a reformed "Gladiator". The climax is gripping and wraps up the story in a nice, tight package. Very intense, bloody fight between 'ol Hornhead and Bullseye in the end. I now own this book. It's out of print and can be hard to get, but you MUST, AT ALL COSTS, read this book! Daredevil fan or not, it will NOT fail you. If you can, buy it. You WILL read it more than once! I have.

Bullseye is THE VILLIAN

Bullseye just plain rocks. I usually only read Daredevil stuff with Bullseye in it for that simple reason, it has Bullseye in it. Bullseye, is undoubtedly, the coolest villian out there and this just shows how plain ruthless he is. The book now has me hooked to Daredevil and I am an avid fan of the comic book. The Prologue will have you hooked in mere minutes and you will remain hooked until you have finished it. A Daredevil classic.

One of Golden's Marvel Master Pieces

This is a thrilling non stop great book. I dont care if you are not a DD fan read this book its awsome. This was my first encounter with DareDevil and now I am a fan for life. Golden's a master at bringing chracter's to life and writing great storys. Other recomended Christopher Golden books are the X-Men:Mutant Empire Trilogy.

Daredevil shines in this new story.

This saga of Daredevil is very gripping in the terms of its realsim and portrayal of the main characters. Golden's take on all of the Marvel characters in this book and others coincide directly with the way they are portrayed in the comics. I think his books are very good