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Daredevil, Volume 1 (Daredevil Vol. III #1)

by Mark Waid, Marcos Martin, Paolo Manuel Rivera

4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 · rating details · 1,134 ratings · 104 reviews

THE DEVIL IS REBORN. RENEWED. RESURRECTED. With new enemies, new friends ... and that same old "grinnin' in the face of hell" attitude, the Man Without Fear is back in action and leading with his face! Mark Waid (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, IRREDEEMABLE, RUSE) joins neo-legendary artists Paolo Rivera and Marcos Martin for a new spin on Daredevil that will leave you gasping for air...more

Hardcover, 152 pages

Published February 8th 2012 by Marvel Enterprises, Inc. (first published September 2011)

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Apr 28, 2013 Serial Saudi_00 rated it 5 of 5 stars

daredevil has become a comedian ?

After frank millar ebic redefinition and bendis legendary run which was followed by ed brubaker awesome continuation . The man without fear have eaten the dirt over and over . as matt murdock witnessed his personal life crumble up side down till he reached the point of sanity . Not to spoil whatever happened in the previous Books . I was wandering how mark waid could add to the previews runs and fetch the series back to its high points . and last i heard that he...more

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Apr 19, 2013 Renata rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Daredevil has traditionally been a superhero I don't really know/care that much about? Except for how amazingly terrible his movie was? Like... so terrible.

Anyway, though, this was on ALA's best graphic novels for teens list so I figured I'd give it a try. I liked it OK? I like the visualizations of how Daredevil's powers work. I didn't like how, within the first few pages, Daredevil kisses the bride at a wedding he's trying to protect and says he couldn't help himself because he liked her perf...more

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Apr 06, 2013 Burgoo rated it 5 of 5 stars

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“It has been a miserable last few years and every time I thought I’d finally hit bottom, God somehow found me a bigger shovel. All this pain and all this loss and…and I just can’t bear the weight of it anymore and stay sane. I know that. So this is the way I’ve decided to be.”

Matt Murdock’s speech to Foggy is perhaps Mark Waid’s statement of intent with his run on Daredevil. Acknowledge the grimdark past of the comic, while offering a dramatic change of pace and tone. It’s perhaps a soft reboot...more

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Feb 03, 2013 Sam Quixote rated it 3 of 5 stars

In this revamp Mark Waid rejects the popular version of Daredevil as this overly dark and gritty character and returns him to his 1960s roots with a carefree attitude, smiling as he takes down bad guys, and basically being an upbeat and cheerful sort of chap who enjoys being both Matt Murdock and Daredevil. This is a refreshing take on the character especially as dark and gritty is really something that’s run its course in superhero comics and is generally something I’m sick of reading about.

Da...more In this revamp Mark Waid rejects the popular version of Daredevil as this overly dark and gritty character and returns him to his 1960s roots with a carefree attitude, smiling as he takes down bad guys, and basically being an upbeat and cheerful sort of chap who enjoys being both Matt Murdock and Daredevil. This is a refreshing take on the character especially as dark and gritty is really something that’s run its course in superhero comics and is generally something I’m sick of reading about.

Daredevil’s usual nemesis Kingpin is entirely absent from this book, instead the baddies he fights are long-forgotten villains only someone with an encyclopaedic mind of classic comics like Waid could remember and resurrect for his run. Villains like The Spot, a guy who uses spots to teleport about the place, or The Klaw, a guy who manipulates sound and would prove a challenge to someone like Daredevil who relies heavily upon sound to operate. There’s also a villain who likes to hit people called Bruiser. These villains are so-so. It’s not that I’m against Silver and Bronze Age creations, I like the silliness of them, their garish costumes and strange motives, but they’re very forgettable and insubstantial. Colourful obstacles but nothing more. It’d be good to see, not Kingpin, but at least a villain that can be built up over the series for Daredevil to fight, rather than these goofy guys.

As this is a first volume, Waid does his best to familiarise any new readers jumping onboard with Daredevil/Matt Murdock and his abilities. So there are a number of scenes where Matt is telling Foggy about his powers but the amount of times he talked about echolocation and how it enables him to be Daredevil became too many. It did lead to a good scene where he demonstrates how his superior hearing allows him to master a complex instrument like a violin almost instantly but, come on Waid, stop repeating yourself!

How the echolocation is represented through the art of Paolo Rivera and Marcos Martin is the best aspect of the book. Through innovative panels showing figures made up of a particular sound to illustrate how Matt “sees” them or through a kind of pop-art version of a street scene where words representing a sound or smell replace objects, they provide the reader with a unique and clever perspective on Daredevil. All this despite drawing Matt to look like Val Kilmer.

Waid does make a couple of questionable decisions that I felt were missteps. He takes Matt and Foggy from the courtroom and puts them in their office, coaching people who can’t afford their counsel to represent themselves in court. So while the defendants are in court, Matt and Foggy are sat in an office waiting for the phone to ring with the verdict. While morally admirable, I felt it detracted from a key image of the character, of Matt standing in court looking like the real life version of the statue of justice. Removing him from that setting feels wrong.

Waid also decides to keep to Brian Michael Bendis’ storyline of Matt Murdock revealing that he’s Daredevil and then tries to retcon it. So there’s a lot of “No I’m not Daredevil” dialogue from Matt throughout the book that I felt could’ve just been ignored. It was an idea that was explored but Marvel have clearly moved on so they should just pretend the storyline never happened and that, for this new run, everyone doesn’t know.

Despite these criticisms, this is a pretty decent take on Daredevil, it’s just not the game-changer I thought it’d be given the overwhelmingly positive response it’s received. Maybe it’s just because I’m not all that crazy about Daredevil as a character, but I thought this was a pretty average outing for the superhero. I might check out the next book in the series but the first book hasn’t impressed me as completely as it has so many others. (less)

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Oct 13, 2012 S rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Three and a half stars. Mostly a solid read with nice art and colouring, as well as a decent sense of humour, but a couple of things prevented it from being a truly enjoyable (and four star) read for me.

Like in the first issue, where Matt snogs a bride without her consent; I know most people will disagree with me, or point to the fact that she seemed quite happy afterwards as a justification, but I'd call that non-consensual behaviour and therefore sexual assualt. Which again, I wouldn't mind i...more

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Mar 26, 2012 William Thomas rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Frank Miller might just become a forgotten thing of the past if Mark Waid keeps up this kind of work on DD. I'd counted Waid out years ago, when he was doing all that work for Crossgen, but it looks like I couldn't have been more wrong. This is just too good a book to be true.

Not that I'm comparing them to one another, they aren't comparable in any way other than their brilliance. Frank Miller turned DD into a seedy, gritty, dark, avenging anti-hero only a few steps away from the ledge that Fra...more

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Jan 28, 2012 Rick Sand rated it 3 of 5 stars

I hadn't read Daredevil since Brian Bendis left the book and heard such horrible things about Shadowland, but when Mark Waid writes a book, I just have to check it out.

Waid takes Daredevil in a new direction. Instead of a Matt Murdock who is grim, gritty, down on his luck, self-loathing, and holds a grudge against life in general, we get to see a cheerful, playful, "devil" may care, determined to be happy Matt Murdock, and it's great. It makes the book a lot more fun.

This volume is incredibly a...more I hadn't read Daredevil since Brian Bendis left the book and heard such horrible things about Shadowland, but when Mark Waid writes a book, I just have to check it out.

Waid takes Daredevil in a new direction. Instead of a Matt Murdock who is grim, gritty, down on his luck, self-loathing, and holds a grudge against life in general, we get to see a cheerful, playful, "devil" may care, determined to be happy Matt Murdock, and it's great. It makes the book a lot more fun.

This volume is incredibly accessible for new readers. Waid keeps reminding readers of who Daredevil is, what his powers are, and the grim & gritty past that he's trying to let go. In fact, this book may be TOO accessible. Waid repeats these things frequently, leaving me to wonder how many times I'm going to have to hear how echolocation works during this series.

A plethora of background plots are the highlight of Waid's Daredevil: Matt & Foggy trying to salvage their law firm, the mysterious Fantastic Four artifact, and hints of a possible romance with a state prosecutor that won't stop calling Matt "Daredevil."

Daredevil Volume 1 is made up of two primary stories from Daredevil #1-6 (2011). The collection starts off with a strong first chapter that sets the tone and direction of the series. Issues 2 & 3 pit DD against Klaw, the master of sound, which is in theory a great villain for a hero with enhanced senses, but the script is a bit clunky, especially in issue #3. It doesn't have a good flow, there's a bit of technical jargon that doesn't make a lot of sense, and by the time the story was over I still didn't really know what the whole thing was all about.

The second story in issues #4-6 is better with a strong focus on may of the earlier-referenced subplots. DD's mission in this story is to help a young blind man who feels he was wrongly terminated from his job. A whole conspiracy is set into motion involving five terrorist organizations. It sounds like a leap, but Waid connects the dots in a way that flows naturally and it's a very good story.

Probably my favorite part of this volume is how reflective Matt is about his abilities and what he can do with them such as learning to play a musical instrument in a matter of moments or identifying individual strawberries by scent. There's also an awesome scene where Matt overthrows an entire hit squad with the flip of a switch.

One aspect of this book I can live without is the constant reminders that Matt Murdock isn't Daredevil. He is, obviously, but he's trying to cover up a leaked identity. This was a major story the last time I read Daredevil years and years ago. I can't believe it's still going on. The series really needs to move past this. It's stale.

At times I find the series to be uneven in pacing and energy. It may be because of the stale "I'm not Daredevil" reminders or repeats of details about echolocation. When I hit these scenes it's like someone tossed an anchor and killed the momentum. I also think forcing Matt out of the court room and turning him into a legal adviser works against one of the defining aspects of the character. (less)

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Apr 20, 2013 Justyn Rampa rated it 5 of 5 stars

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So Daredevil is lingering with me so strongly that I feel compelled to add another star and share some more thoughts.

I've always liked lawyers as characters and find the law fascinating. Not that Matt Murdock gets much legal play in this, in fact Mark Waid is trying to avoid getting stuck in a courtroom too long, but he does manage to find a creative solution to this problem. Regardless of how much of this volume is spend in the courtroom, Matt Murdock does grapple with the conundrum of justice...more So Daredevil is lingering with me so strongly that I feel compelled to add another star and share some more thoughts.

I've always liked lawyers as characters and find the law fascinating. Not that Matt Murdock gets much legal play in this, in fact Mark Waid is trying to avoid getting stuck in a courtroom too long, but he does manage to find a creative solution to this problem. Regardless of how much of this volume is spend in the courtroom, Matt Murdock does grapple with the conundrum of justice which I find fascinating. Again, not that we get a lot of that here, but moreso than say with X-Men or Spider-man.

Matt Murdock is blind. Comics are far from diverse and while I think it is a challenge we will always be fighting, it is important to support diversity in comics. Mark Waid does some amazing writing that really plays to the fact that Matt Murdock is blind in a very positive and empowering way. I couldn't help lament that fact that in the New 52 initiative, Gail Simone took Barbara Gordon out of the wheel chair and we lost Oracle, a strong character dealing with a disability with a mind that matched Batman's intellect. Regardless, I have been neglected supporting Daredevil and I think I will from this point on.

The nostalgia factor. So as I said, there is something refreshing about this comic. The art is incredibly bright and fluid and simple. So many times in comics today, we can see tendons and ripples and darkness and just an abundance of lines which don't get me wrong...are amazing! However, it is refreshing to see a comic that is so cheerful while still dealing with super heroic plights.

The more I think about it, the more I love Mark Waid's Daredevil! We'll see if it continues to Volume 2!

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I really enjoyed this! Mark Waid is adding a dash of whimsy to the character and Paolo Rivera and Marcos Martin and doing incredible work with the art.

The colors, the words, and the art all make this comic feel surprisingly nostalgic. Reading it feels incredibly refreshing to me.

I look forward to reading subsequent volumes! (less)

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Sep 01, 2012 Kurt rated it 5 of 5 stars

After decades of writers putting Matt Murdock through the wringer, tearing him down and building him back up, Mark Waid takes the book in a shocking and revolutionary direction - he lets Daredevil smile. This collection of stories is fascinating and joyful and a little terrifying all at once, as Matt Murdock returns to Hell's Kitchen with a fresh outlook on life and a refusal to acknowledge that in the last five or ten years, his secret identity has been made public and he's personally put his n...more After decades of writers putting Matt Murdock through the wringer, tearing him down and building him back up, Mark Waid takes the book in a shocking and revolutionary direction - he lets Daredevil smile. This collection of stories is fascinating and joyful and a little terrifying all at once, as Matt Murdock returns to Hell's Kitchen with a fresh outlook on life and a refusal to acknowledge that in the last five or ten years, his secret identity has been made public and he's personally put his neighborhood under ninja-enforced martial law, while anyone who has ever kissed him has been subjected to physical/emotional torture. This means, at one level, that we get an invigorating book that cheerfully answers the question, "If you couldn't see how high above the ground you were, wouldn't it be fun to swing around New York City?" At another level, of course, we see supporting cast members murmur to each other about how this happy face may actually be the worst thing ever happen to a character who has borne more than his share of burdens. It's amazing, and well worth a read for readers who slipped away from the book during the more wrist-slittingly serious years.

The writing isn't perfect, of course. I can tell that Waid doesn't like writing courtroom scenes, and as a lawyer, I respond by not liking reading his courtroom scenes (really, the next time I think I may lose a case, I may follow Waid's lead and just jump up during a direct examination to shout, "Objection! My opponent is Daredevil! And/or actually believes in the case he's presenting!" And of course the judge will just throw out the case at that point). Nevertheless, Matt Murdock's day job does go through some satisfying evolution, and it puts him in contact with new ADA Kirsten McDuffie, the best new supporting cast member in years. She's confident and flirtatious and talented, and I love what she brings to the book.

Which provides a transition to my turn to praise the artwork. Part of the appeal of McDuffie's character is that she is illustrated by artists who know how to convey complicated facial expressions. Rivera and Martin perfectly capture all of the character's subtext in the tilt of her head and the degree to which her eyes are closed. Their gorgeous artwork evokes a certain European sensibility, a refinement present even in silly action sequences with a bizarre luchador character. Panel layouts are surprising and challenging without losing storytelling clarity (there's a particularly effective grid of panels when Daredevil tries to sneak into a lion pen at the zoo to retrieve some evidence). The artists develop a haunting and beautiful method for translating Matt Murdock's radar sense to the reader (basically, to Daredevil, the world really looks like John Romita, Jr., draws it), and in a charming little backup story to introduce new readers to Daredevil, Martin put an enormous grin on my face by subtly drawing my attention to background details (there's a little box highlighting a truck's exhaust, for example, because that's something Matt Murdock would notice, and a little box around the aromatic waves rising from a hot dog cart - without the boxes, readers would just scan over those details, but Martin creates a delightful Easter egg hunt to draw us into the character's world).

This book is amazing, a revitalization of one of Marvel's oldest characters, and I recommend it for longtime fans (like me), new readers, and anyone who fell away in some of the character's darkest years.(less)

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Feb 08, 2012 Chris Lemmerman rated it 5 of 5 stars

After suffering through over 100 issues of depressing storylines that dragged him to the deepest bowels of hell and back (sometimes literally), Daredevil steps back into the light with a new creative team, a new lease on life, and some good fun stories to go with it.

Mark Waid breathes new life into the crimson clad crimefighter as he tries to put his past behind him and get back to his roots. It's a fantastic change after so many dark and dingy storylines and rings true to character as well; it'...more

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Oct 16, 2012 Jeff Lanter rated it 3 of 5 stars

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This could be the most conflicted review of something I've ever written. While I enjoyed the "new" version of Daredevil and think it is a good comic book, the comic book conventions and superhero nature of the story are the same thing that pushes me away from committing to this series.

First off, I loved Bendis's Daredevil. It is my favorite run on a superhero comic. The problem for me is that I love the realistic, noir, and gritty Daredevil. It is impossible not to root for that depiction of Mat...more This could be the most conflicted review of something I've ever written. While I enjoyed the "new" version of Daredevil and think it is a good comic book, the comic book conventions and superhero nature of the story are the same thing that pushes me away from committing to this series.

First off, I loved Bendis's Daredevil. It is my favorite run on a superhero comic. The problem for me is that I love the realistic, noir, and gritty Daredevil. It is impossible not to root for that depiction of Matt Murdock and if superheroes were real, there would be someone out there like him. I also loved the long-term storytelling that Bendis employed throughout that run. Things built off each other nicely throughout the entire run.

In the new Daredevil, I did actually like that Matt was a little lighter and his relationship with Foggy took precedence in this new version. It was nice to see him back in the courtroom as well. While it was jarring at first to not see Maleev's heavy shadows, I liked the echolocation panels and Paolo Rivera is a fantastic artist for this version of Daredevil.

With that said, Daredevil now feels unrealistic and too much like a comic book, if that makes sense. The villains were not interesting or developed at all. In fact, they were silly or required a suspension of disbelief, because only in a comic book would a person like Klaw exist. There are also things Matt does because it is morally right, but the reader is never provided a real motivation for his actions.

I know people love Marcos Martin on other books, but he doesn't fit Daredevil to me. His style is too simplified and cartoonish to fit a book that should be based somewhat in reality.

I think many people will really enjoy this book and find that the change is refreshing. It is a good superhero comic and the dark part of Daredevil was out of control and a real burden on the character after Bendis and Maleev finished. In reading Daredevil, I learned that I cannot get into superhero comics that have a very limited or fluid use of reality or don't have fully fleshed out characters. There are just too many other graphic novels where I can find those qualities and finish a graphic novel feeling satisfied.(less)

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Apr 02, 2013 Brandon rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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When you think of Marvel's answer to Batman, you probably automatically think Iron Man. And why wouldn't you? Tony Stark and Bruce Wayne are both incredibly intelligent individuals who use their mental ability to compensate for a lack of "super power".

For whatever reason, in my eyes, I always saw Daredevil as Marvel's answer to Batman. They've both lost parents due to the actions of the criminal element, they both operate in seedy surroundings (Hell’s Kitchen & Gotham City) and both series...more When you think of Marvel's answer to Batman, you probably automatically think Iron Man. And why wouldn't you? Tony Stark and Bruce Wayne are both incredibly intelligent individuals who use their mental ability to compensate for a lack of "super power".

For whatever reason, in my eyes, I always saw Daredevil as Marvel's answer to Batman. They've both lost parents due to the actions of the criminal element, they both operate in seedy surroundings (Hell’s Kitchen & Gotham City) and both series have implored a dark and gritty atmosphere. Oh, and Frank Miller can largely be credited with reinventing the characters for a new generation. Since Miller’s run in the 1980s, writers like Kevin Smith and Ed Brubaker have hammered poor Matt Murdock with as much adversity and personal tragedy as possible. It’s been years since Daredevil has even had a modicum of rest.

Recently, the folks over at Marvel must have thought that the series needed to lighten up a bit. They had to be careful, they didn't want to lose those tendencies that made the character compelling in the first place. Enter Mark Waid, Paola Rivera and Marcos Martin. While Waid is shouldering the writing duties as well as infusing a new attitude into Daredevil, Rivera and Martin apply golden age visuals as well as their own style to create something altogether unique.

With Daredevil Volume 1, everything old is new again. Returning in this reboot of sorts, Matt and his alter-ego are given a more care-free attitude inside of a much lighter environment. Some forgotten villains return in the form of The Spot and Klaw while also introducing a behemoth known simply as "Bruiser". While Matt is dealing with these adversaries; his business model is changing. Rather than representing clients in the courtroom, Matt and Foggy begin to counsel those who are unable to pay for a lawyer, instead choosing to represent themselves.

While I did read both Miller and Smith’s run on Daredevil, I missed out on both Brubaker (one of my favorites) and Bendis. Keeping that in mind, I also have next to no experience with the pre-Miller era; therefore, it's easy to write off my opinion in saying that my exposure to the character is pretty limited. But above all else, I still know what I like and when you compare this to my only other Daredevil experiences, it doesn't quite measure up.

I'm not saying that there's anything drastically wrong with this book, it just has some stiff competition. The general story line isn't anything memorable and the characters are not really all that interesting. That being said, there is a cool scene involving The Spot (something which I thought I'd ever admit) in which he breaks the neck of a bystander in a pretty unique way.

I think I'm going to start reading this monthly along with Batman. What can I say, I'm a fan of the character. I'm also interested to see how Waid introduces key adversaries such as Kingpin and Bullseye. I'd say read some earlier Daredevil material before you give this a try.(less)

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Sep 23, 2012 Thomas rated it 3 of 5 stars

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I had heard a lot of praise for Waid's current run on Daredevil, and the blind lawyer was always a favourite of mine, so after a break from the series I decided to pick it up again here. And I have to say that I am somewhat disappointed.

Waid's take feels fresh (even if it is a throwback to older incarnations), but after this tpb I don't see the series heading anywhere particularly exciting. The best part for me was probably the Murdock bits. I hope he can get something going with the DD-charact...more

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Sep 18, 2012 Jeff Morris rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I like it because it's Daredevil, and the panel work kicks ass. But, overall, this new volume left me wholly unsatisfied with Mark Waid's new direction for Daredevil.

Now, I will say, things improve greatly in Vol. 2, where Daredevil teams up with Spider-Man and, for the first time in a while, the comic feels fun. However: I felt much of Daredevil Volume One was an introduction to Waid's new take on the character, instead of a stand-alone work with good character development, convincing villains...more

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Feb 08, 2012 Martin rated it 4 of 5 stars

Daredevil's back! After over a decade of being beaten silly by "gritty" and "street-level" drama and tragedy, starting with Kevin Smith, through Brian Michael Bendis and Ed Brubaker, ending with Andy Diggle (and suffering through a cruel mini-series by the name of Daredevil:REBORN), Daredevil gets a fresh start and a new/old attitude: that of a swashbuckling, [and dare I say] happy-go-lucky hero.

Mark Waid's been getting some much-deserved praise for his work on this series. He seems to "get" Dar...more

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Aug 08, 2012 Sean rated it 5 of 5 stars

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This is character-driven swashbuckling pulp at its best. It is also the best superhero comic currently being published. If that interests you at all, you should read this.

Waid brings a joy and vibrancy to Daredevil that belies the tragedy of the characters past. Instead of falling into despair, Matt Murdock chooses to embrace his role as Daredevil, throwing himself back into the world with style.

Waid's prose is matched by the ridiculously good art of Martin and Rivera. They eschew total realism...more

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Nov 14, 2012 Adam Graham rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Daredevil's back and minus the load of depression. After three decades of gathering gloom, with the last dozen or so years being particularly intense in gloom, Daredevil is reborn under new writer Mark Waid.

While Marvel began the Waid run by relaunching the numbering system making this Volume 3 of Daredevil, Waid doesn't write the book as if the past dozen or so years of pure misery for Daredevil didn't happen. He acknowledges it.

In this collection, Matt Murdoch's got a spring his step. He's no...more

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Apr 12, 2012 Sonic rated it 4 of 5 stars

I almost can't believe how much I liked this! Fortunately the cover art thrilled me more than my dread at seeing Waid's name on the cover.
This was the guy who wrote the aptly named "IRREDEEMABLE" after all.

But after Andy Diggle successfully killed the momentum and mystique that had been built up by Bendis & Maleev and also Brubaker & Lark. Diggle made the first UNREADABLE DAREDEVIL comics in years! Culminating in that awful unfunny joke "SHADOWLAND" (I could not even finish the Daredevi...more

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Apr 20, 2013 Lesley Arrowsmith rated it 3 of 5 stars

I enjoyed this story, and I'll probably be looking for more Daredevil in the future.
I first came across the character in Neil Gaiman's 1602. In that story, Matt Murdoch was a blind Irish minstrel, with a devil-may-care attitude that I rather liked. I'm very much a beginner with graphic novels, though, so I knew nothing about the character that Neil Gaiman's take on it was based on.
This Mark Waid story is a pretty good introduction - there's obviously a lot of back story to the character, but it...more

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Feb 06, 2012 Mark Johnson rated it 5 of 5 stars

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I've never really been a Daredevil fan. i like the character but I've never really gotten into the book before. Maybe it's because ever since Frank Miller's run in the '80s it seems like every writer who comes on board tries to put the character through a darker, more hellish experience than the previous one.

Thank God for Mark Waid. Finally we have a more optomistic, light-hearted approach to the character, easily accessible to new or lapsed readers, which doesn't ignore the darkness that's com...more

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Feb 10, 2012 Travis rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Mark Waid has scraped twenty years of gritty noir and angst off of Daredevil and found there was a superhero buried underneath.

The legal drama and angst is still there, but Matt Murdock has stopped whining and decided to do something about his life. While Daredevil acts like a super hero and fights actual super villains.
Not a single ninja in any of these stories.

The legal matters, sub-plots and real world issues are still there, but they don't take over the story.
Amazing how Waid is getting pra...more

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Feb 26, 2012 Aaron rated it 4 of 5 stars

Such a breath of fresh air after the garbage that was Andy Diggle's run. Waid takes Daredevil back into the light (albeit a little abruptly) for 6 very fun, stylish issues.

The art is very specific, which may be a weird way to describe it. But I like that Rivera is actually going for something unique. It's got some Tim Sale mixed in with some more classic John Byrne style stuff, and comes across a little more classy than previous rough, noirish Daredevil art.

Reading this made me miss the harsh at...more

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Aug 24, 2012 Rajinder rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: New Comic Readers

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This is the only Daredevil comic I've read, ever, but it's very welcoming to new fans. Besides the parts where everyone knows Matt Murdock is DD, one doesn't need to scour every DD comic ever to understand and enjoy the story. The humor was great, as well as the easter eggs (30 Rock!?). The art is just amazing, and the way Rivera depicts Murdock's radar sense is wonderful to look at and creative (I am not sure if it's always been this way...?) It is fun to see how Daredevil gets himself into (an...more

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Apr 14, 2012 M rated it 3 of 5 stars

Following Matt Murdock's corruption by the demonic entities of the ninja cult known as the Hand, our resident swashbuckler is back to his roots in this new volume. Opening with an epic battle against the Spot (who really should get more use as a deadly assassin - check him out!), Daredevil is swinging back into action. A minor dustup with Captain America and subsequent mistrial due to his Daredevil connections ae reminding Murdock that things are not yet status quo in Hell's Kitchen. The new spi...more

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May 14, 2012 Tanmay Tathagat rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is good comics, man. I had sort of was done with Waid after reading Kingdom Come for like the 4th time (because after a while, Waid's kind of romanticism starts to really get on my nerves). But this is so fresh, especially after reading what DC has done with its Justice League. Here is a superhero who is facing REAL problems, is not a loudmouthed brat and totally in control of himself. Daredevil seems like a real person with a real life, a feeling you never get with superhero comics. I real...more

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Feb 07, 2013 Abby rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Daredevil has just never appealed to me as much as the other Marvel characters (aside from Captain America who I find just plain dull - sorry). This story was interesting. The plot went in unexpected places. But for a volume 1, it hinted at issues with Captain America and then dropped them, almost as if they were only there to fill pages. Foggy is a great character and I would love to see more with him. I wanted more development of Matt as a character. He felt pretty flat as a character. I was t...more

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Aug 02, 2012 Alberto Carlos rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Y esto, señores, es todo lo que debe ser un buen cómic de superhéroes.

Mark Waid tiene pensada una historia a largo plazo y la va desarrollando poco a poco a través de historias muy buenas, emocionantes y sensacionales y la nueva dirección de Daredevil tras su época "uberoscura" es deliciosa.

Y en el apartado gráfico Rivera y Martin hacen maravillas donde no cabe comparación. Técnicamente son impecables, sobre todo con el manejo de la composición de página, viñeta y narrativa... de hecho mientras...more

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Jul 26, 2012 Brian rated it 4 of 5 stars

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An exceptionally well crafted superhero comic. I picked this up because an issue took the single-issue Eisner Award last week. Mark Waid writes a good Matt Murdock; he's a bit lighter in tone than the Frank Miller "doomed ronin" that everyone remembers, and that's a welcome change. But it's Paolo Rivera's art that you'll remember. Rivera uses the page to portray the blind hero's world better than anyone I've ever seen. Look at that cover; instead of the tired "concentric rings" shorthand for DD'...more

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Mar 08, 2012 Noah Soudrette rated it 4 of 5 stars

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So I was a little wary when I first saw issue one of Waid's new Daredevil. I had loved the Bendis run on the story, with all its darkness and grit, and wasn't sure if I wanted to read something that looked so lighthearted. Well, first off, it's not a lighthearted as it appears. Waid does a great job of adding a bit of swagger and fun back into Matt Murdock, but the past is always lurking beneath the surface. The other stunner here is the great art by Rivera and Martin.

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Apr 07, 2013 Myke rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: comics, graphic-novel

Originally i read these first 6 issues individually, i recently bought this first volume in trade to see if it would make any difference.

This was alright for the first six issues of a new writer on the Daredevil title. Gone is the dark grim and gritty take that pretty much everyone has been writing this character as since Frank Miller's Daredevil, instead we have some bright artwork and a lighter writing tone to the whole thing.

Mark Waid is rarely a writer i'm interested in but i feel that Waid...more

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Mark Waid (born March 21, 1962 in Hueytown, Alabama) is an American comic book writer. He is best known for his eight-year run as writer of the DC Comics' title The Flash, as well as his scripting of the limited series Kingdom Come and Superman: Birthright, and his work on Marvel Comics' Captain America.

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