Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil, Vol. 12

Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil #12

by Marv Wolfman, Tony Isabella, Bob Brown (Illustrator)

The Man Without Fear's life is about to change forever. Bullseye is coming. The countdown begins when Daredevil, Black Widow and Nick Fury unite to battle a renewed Hydra. In the aftermath, Black Widow leaves and a new love interest, Heather Glenn, enters, but Matt Murdock's growing obsession with his life as Daredevil puts their budding relationship at risk. The drama continues with Death-Stalker, the Torpedo, a destructive day in court for Man-Bull and the opening of Murdock and Nelson's storefront law practice. Last, but certainly not least: Marv Wolfman, Bob Brown and iconic Daredevil inker/finisher Klaus Janson unleash one of comics' most iconic adversaries. It's first appearance of Bullseye, the madman with perfect aim and no mercy.

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Superheroes, Graphic Novels Comics

263 pages, Hardcover

Published January 23, 2018

About the author

Marvin A. "Marv" Wolfman is an award-winning American comic book writer. He is best known for lengthy runs on The Tomb of Dracula, creating Blade for Marvel Comics, and The New Teen Titans for DC Comics.

Reviews

[Gianfranco Mancini · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bullseye's first appearance ever was a must read one, but mostly of the issues collected here were just a not aged well at all chore to read, in my opinion.
☆☆1/2 rounded up.

[Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

The darker ‘grim and gritty’ tone Frank Miller gets all the credit for actually starts here, when Marv Wolfman takes over the writer’s chair from Len Wein. Wolfman boots the Black Widow off the book and introduces Heather Glenn, Matt’s first pro bono legal clinic and, perhaps most significantly, Bullseye.

The tone shifts visually here, too, when Klaus Janson starts inking Bob Brown’s previously rather mediocre pencils, giving them a darker edge. Brown definitely responds to Janson’s arrival by upping his game; his compositions improve, his work has more energy and the storytelling is better, too.

I’d actually give this volume 3.5 stars if I could but I’m rounding up due to the historical significance of these issues.

My next book: What Abigail Did That Summer

[Little Timmy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This volume introduces the man that has one of the greatest impacts on Daredevils life, Bullseye. This begins one of the best run of storylines of the Daredevil's series to me. Nice silver age art and stories. Recommended

[Dave · Rating 3 out of 5]

An okay collection of DD stories covering issues #120-#132 featuring rather mid-level characters and/or opponents like El Jaguar, Dreadnaught, Torpedo, and Man-Bull. The best two stories would have to be the first appearance of Bullseye in #131 - #132. So the best was saved for last in this collection. It was neat to see Black Widow with DD in the early stories. We also get introduced to Matt’s new gal pal Heather Glenn in issue in issue #126.

[Christopher (Donut) · Rating 2 out of 5]

I might have given this three stars for "old times' sake," but three stars means "I liked it," and I didn't really like it.

I have been pretty disappointed by every revisit to the bronze age comics of my youth, the stellar exception being Warlock: The Complete Collection. In part, this is because the comics look worse on slick white paper than they did on the off-white (at best) pulp paper for which they were intended.



My advice to anyone drawn to that cover is: buy the Bullseye debut (131, 132) separately, Then you don't have to wade through the Torpedo, Copperhead, some Voodoo dude (Brother Zed), this mess:



and whatever else.

The F.O.O.M. material in the back of this collection is rare and interesting.

[Mike · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great bunch of DD stories from the 70's

[Brent · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5

Good stuff. I was impressed with the writing here. Sure, it's ultimately average but it was a strong and consistent average. I can appreciate that.