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deadearbuds's review against another edition
3.0
honestly skimmed the beginning of this until issue 168
cmcrockford's review against another edition
4.0
A collection of groundbreaking comics by one of the best artists in the history of the medium - Frank Miller reinvented Daredevil (tho I suspect that will come later in the volumes) and as we can see here reinvented superhero comics and writing. By the time he started writing the scripts, Miller eliminated much of the Stan Lee style hyperbole and melodrama and kickstarted the "grim and gritty" style in comic books by making the writing and characters relatively meaner, creating a strong noir element mixed with black humor and tragedy. His issues as a writer would pop up here - his obsession with law and order bordering on fascism, treacherous/fetishistic women, and pretentious poetry - but his run on Daredevil is a hotbed of experimentation and dynamic plotting. His artwork, augmented massively by Klaus Janson, is extraordinary as well: Miller's shading is detailed, his characters muscular and powerful in every action (recalling both Kirby's huge actions and Eisner's eccentricities), and his understanding of panelling and angles is enormous, suggesting a great knowledge of cinema and the power of images. Miller is a deeply flawed artist whose work has become worse and worse as his racism and conservatism has deepened, but his writing and art for Daredevil is the work of a visionary.
jesselee's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Fun read. Despite it's general reputation for being "dark" it's got plenty of that old 70s comic book cheese. Story arcs lasted between 1-3 issues so nothing super dense or complicated, but plenty entertaining.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Kidnapping
Minor: Violence, Blood, Animal death, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Trafficking
Touches on some dark subject matter but under a notable layer of comic book cheesey-ness that may cushion the blows for somecarroq's review against another edition
3.0
I didn't like the first few issues in this set. They seemed to drag out and had too much exposition. After that it feels like Miller got a good handle on the character and made DD his own. There is some repetition in the later issues (mostly within the first few panels). Definitely not the best starting point, but worth checking out if you are a fan.
nagia's review against another edition
3.0
I think that Daredevil is the first impaired superhero. There were other characters who had vision problems but they were restored in one way or another. Daredevil is the first superhero that while blind continues to be active, able and effective. He rises above his imperilment and learns to live with it and compensate. Actually, not just compensate but turn it into an advantage.
With the exception of Batman, Daredevil is one of the loneliest superheroes. It isn’t just that he hides his identity from all his friends. It’s his nature. He is quiet and distant, borderline antisocial; he feels more comfortable observing rather than participating. He is also very collected and the least humorous superhero. The least talkative too. Whenever he engages in battle he is always calm, focused, ruthless, imaginative, clever, and almost never engages into pointless bragging.
He is also one of the 'darkest', grimmest superheroes, sometimes he looks positively tortured. Sometimes he sets off in a self-destructive path. He is so single-minded in his pursue and so proud that he will not retreat not even when that would be the logical choice, not even when he risks losing far more important thing in life. He has a harsh nature and ends up pushing everyone away, even though he hates his loneliness.
Daredevil is street-smart, he is comfortable in shady places and he uses the appropriate language. Yet, at the same time he is educated, accomplished and respected as a lawyer. He is one of the most well dressed, poised end eloquent superheroes. Sometimes he comes across a bit snobbish and sometimes he is just charming.
I really enjoyed the parts where we got to see a bit more that Daredevil kicking villains' ass. I enjoyed his comradery with spider-man and "Exposé" was my favorite story!
What really bothered me was the lack of decent female characters. Whenever a female entered the scene she was either a vapid, flimsy socialite or an extremely sensuous figure whose only purpose was to please the hero or follow him around. I was annoyed. Also if women have to walk around in those gigantic breast, why aren't their male counterparts equally unrealistically portrait?
With the exception of Batman, Daredevil is one of the loneliest superheroes. It isn’t just that he hides his identity from all his friends. It’s his nature. He is quiet and distant, borderline antisocial; he feels more comfortable observing rather than participating. He is also very collected and the least humorous superhero. The least talkative too. Whenever he engages in battle he is always calm, focused, ruthless, imaginative, clever, and almost never engages into pointless bragging.
He is also one of the 'darkest', grimmest superheroes, sometimes he looks positively tortured. Sometimes he sets off in a self-destructive path. He is so single-minded in his pursue and so proud that he will not retreat not even when that would be the logical choice, not even when he risks losing far more important thing in life. He has a harsh nature and ends up pushing everyone away, even though he hates his loneliness.
Daredevil is street-smart, he is comfortable in shady places and he uses the appropriate language. Yet, at the same time he is educated, accomplished and respected as a lawyer. He is one of the most well dressed, poised end eloquent superheroes. Sometimes he comes across a bit snobbish and sometimes he is just charming.
I really enjoyed the parts where we got to see a bit more that Daredevil kicking villains' ass. I enjoyed his comradery with spider-man and "Exposé" was my favorite story!
What really bothered me was the lack of decent female characters. Whenever a female entered the scene she was either a vapid, flimsy socialite or an extremely sensuous figure whose only purpose was to please the hero or follow him around. I was annoyed. Also if women have to walk around in those gigantic breast, why aren't their male counterparts equally unrealistically portrait?
spiides's review against another edition
1.0
you know that it breaks my heart to do this, it really does.
i love daredevil with all my being and imagine my surprise when i simply could not get into this story at all. i ended up DNFing the book but i still wanted to give this a star. i believe it was a bad move starting with a spider-man comic because honestly i could not careless about the storyline. the issue after that felt lacking with no seen development, sure, this was from ages ago but man things like this are supposed to be timeless, aren't they?
i think with such high ratings for this, it could be the case of 'it's not you, it's me' but at this point i think it's everybody's fault.
will still be trying the second volume though.
i love daredevil with all my being and imagine my surprise when i simply could not get into this story at all. i ended up DNFing the book but i still wanted to give this a star. i believe it was a bad move starting with a spider-man comic because honestly i could not careless about the storyline. the issue after that felt lacking with no seen development, sure, this was from ages ago but man things like this are supposed to be timeless, aren't they?
i think with such high ratings for this, it could be the case of 'it's not you, it's me' but at this point i think it's everybody's fault.
will still be trying the second volume though.
haileeawrites's review against another edition
4.0
Matt Murdock has the most extensive braille library in the world, his own art gallery, radar senses, he lives in NYC, he's a lawyer, he made the world's most perfectly balanced billy club and yet somehow he's not my bf???!!! ...sus