Daredevil by Mark Waid - Volume 1

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Also, unlike previous hardcover editions this book does NOT include metal engravings printed on the front and spine of the book that you can see when you remove the dustjacket. Mark Waids' run on Daredevil is an interesting divergence for the character but one which was probably necessary in the long run. Gone is the brooding, guilt ridden superhero that suffers a crap storm of abuse from just about all corners of his life. This comic makes a reasonable introduction, though it’s a bit obvious that it is an introduction — there’s a lot of ‘as you know, Bob’ type exposition about how Matt can see, his limitations and his background.

I'm not sure what every reader's history here in this community is but from my point of view, I kind of expect readers of Mark Waid's Daredevil to at least have exposure to Miller's, Smith's, Bendis' and Brubaker's runs. Meanwhile, writing his own life story has forced DD to face his darkest demons -what will his closest friends think of the man he is becomin The shocking climax of Mark Waid and Chris Samnee's beloved, Eisner Award-winning run! Waid is not only an historian of weird factoids about comic superheroes, but he's actually working hard to help us understand what life without sight must be like. Waid does a good introducing Daredevil to new readers, whilst also giving long-time fans a kick with the inclusion of wacky and neglected villains such as The Spot. Having devoured Smith, Queseda, Bendis' and Brubakers takes on Matt Murdock I've got to say I was a little disappointed with this collection.He is best known for his work on various DC Comics titles, most notably the Superman-related titles and THE POWER OF SHAZAM! Then, Spider-Man and Daredevil team up when Black Cat is arrested and Murdock is the only lawyer who will touch her (her case, we mean). It’s rather belied by the gruesome occurrences later in the series – a disinterment, a friend presumed to have hanged themselves – but there is a lightness of presentation long absent. The publicity preceding the original comics in which these stories appeared made much of Mark Waid’s view of Daredevil considerably diminishing the bleak noir outlook that had sustained Daredevil since the mid-1970s. I won't go as far as to say it's flimsy, because it's good quality material, but my main complain is that it lets you see through the pages a bit when the art features blank spaces in the page layout design.

I often wonder how the artists would be able to portray Daredevil’s senses through the art and it was done so beautifully in this volume as you can actually see the sound waves coming from the person that Matt senses which makes the reader actually feel the senses that Matt is sensing. Matt hasn't been proven to be Daredevil, so they can't remove his license to practice but any case inevitably becomes about him. I also find some of the body horror/scare type of stuff that Waid puts in to be very effective and creepy.I thought I would never say this but after artists like Klaus Janson, Michael Lark and Alex Maleev I thought Daredevil would never look better. The art is truly amazing, mainly featuring the talents of Paolo Rivera and Marcos Martin, as well as Kano, Khoi Pham and Emma Rios. Foggy accidentally makes an insensitive remark about sight and apologizes, but artwork implies that Matt's retort to this was actually obliquely referring to his double life as Daredevil.

It's reached the point where the term "swashbuckling" is almost as abused as the term "gritty" has been disparaged. I know it'll linger for a while yet - making it a great plot device to carry this run to an elevated mystique beyond the day-to-day DD fun we're getting. But due to outing himself as Daredevil, Matt is finding it more difficult to hide his secret identity as everyone at his law firm are starting to take advantage of this secret and making Matt give up various cases due to the court not supporting his secret identity as “Daredevil.I don’t really know much about Daredevil, beyond the fact that his real name is Matt Murdock, and that he’s blind. 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. I loved the way that Mark Waid made Matt Murdock into a more fun-loving and witty character as it had been years since we had seen a more laid back Matt Murdock and it really made reading about him more interesting and fun!

Now that there seems to be some interest in rolling back the dark black curtains and letting a little sunshine into comic stories again, it’s nice to see Matt Murdock smile. It’s a real shame because it’s one of the best Daredevil runs in years and one I’m happy to have in my library. The revealing of Matt Murdock and Daredevil being one and the same, which was the most popular consequence of the Bendis and Brubaker runs was given an interesting treatment by Waid. I was hoping to love it and now I have to deal with my OCD as my shelf has an incomplete set of hardcovers Am I the black sheep here in regards to this run? But he past creeps back as blind client holds the key to a global conspiracy perpetrated by some familiar foes.Daredevil is a great character, but has often been presented as too grim since the Frank Miller era. It's not very detailed but what makes it great is when he draws Daredevil's radar sense, it's really cool seeing how he perceives things.