A review by iffer
Daredevil, Volume 1 by Mark Waid

3.0

Although I wasn't blown away by it, I really enjoyed Mark Waid's first Daredevil story arc. He had a tough tradition to follow with outstanding runs by Miller, Bendis and Brubaker. I think that one of the reasons that Waid's work has captured readers hearts is that it's lighter, but not too campy or fluffy, like some comics end up. Waid is quoted as saying that he was interested in "tweaking the adventure-to-depression ratio a bit and letting Matt win again," and he definitely succeeds at this. Waid also succeeds in playing both sides of the new happy-go-lucky Matt Murdock, because he highlights the fun and the adventure, while also setting up his run to explore Matt/Daredevil's need to make a conscious effort to be optimistic and fight darker impulses. I read a lot of dark and gritty comics, and I love them, but I'm glad to be able to add Waid's run to my list of fun, but still substantive, comics to read.