Who knew Zdarsky could do more than just quip? Zdarsky writes a flawed, erratic Daredevil trying to cope with the fact his body still hasn't fully recovered from being hit by a truck at the end of Soule's run. He goes into a downward spiral when someone dies during a battle due to the fact he's not at his best. I loved how Zdarsky brought in the rest of the New York street level heroes, especially Punisher and Spider-Man. Marco Checcetto's art rivals his run on Punisher. It's that good. He's fan...

Daredevil is a special character to me.Why? Because even though he's one of the heroes in Marvel with no superpowers, his personal life has been an emotional rollercoaster ride! Also, he's a character that brings out the best in writers, and Chip Zdarsky's latest run on him is proof of it!In Know Fear, Matt Murdock is still healing from the accident that almost took his life at the end of Soule's run (which to me was not all that great), but is still determined enough to get back into his alter

A deliberately wild, out of control spiral into what can only be every superhero-lover’s worst nightmare: the realisation that the hero is not so far from the villain.The exploration of good and bad, black and white, and the very definition of morality by many characters throughout this volume was relentless. Watching Matt descend from disbelief to utter defeat was tragic. He started off with “I’m Daredevil. And I’m innocent.” and ended with “We’re all murderers.”There really isn’t much more to

Very good! So I have never really found a solid Daredevil run I could get into until this one! I was very sad when Netflix cancelled their groundbreaking Daredevil series which I really enjoyed, but like Jessica Jones: Purple Daughter, this series wisely feels like an extension of the Netflix series to fill the void! So the story has Daredevil accidentally kill someone and because of that he's ridden with guilt and has the police on a manhunt for him.To start with the pros, the writing is just c...

Chip Zdarsky and Marco Checchetto are the latest creative team to tackle Daredevil, and the first volume of their take on the character already has the potential to set them alongside Bendis, Brubaker, and Waid as one of the greats (I'm also a big fan of Charles Soule's run, personally).Coming off the back of his near-death experience at the end of Charles Soule's run, Matt Murdock makes a mistake and accidentally kills a petty criminal. Or does he? As he attempts to work out if he's actually go...

It's been a few years since I've read Daredevil. I dropped out sometime during the Waid/Samnee run. Since then, Matt Murdock seems to have been through the wringer a time or five, because he begins this volume at another low point, feeling physically spent and on the verge of another bout of soul searching as he finds himself on the run from the police and accused of murder.Zdarsky brings back some of the classic Frank Miller grit and street-level violence (which I read off the drug store spinne...

Although Spider-Man is probably Marvel’s golden child and is currently in safe heads with writers like Nick Spencer tackling the character, Daredevil has some of the best runs in Marvel history with some of the finest writers and artists putting their spin in the Devil from Hell’s Kitchen. Since Frank Miller’s redefining run in the 1980s, the majority of every subsequent creators has followed Miller’s approach of the flawed hero in the gritty streets of New York that rarely focused on superpower...

A common issue that I find with a lot of comics today is a considerable lack of coherent pacing. I can't tell you how many times I've sat down to read a book, only to put it down in disgust because of horrific pacing. There seems to be a trend in comics where writers and artists can't seem to come to a careful balance in terms of pacing, a lack of cohesion between fast paced action and the slower, more character driven moments. There's even writers that I like who can sometimes fall into this tr...

Daredevil is my favorite superhero ever. Not only do I believe he has the BEST runs ever but also the fact he's just one of the most compelling characters in any medium when done right. I even have a tattoo of him. So yeah, to say I'm a huge fan is a underestimated. However, it's been awhile since I loved a volume of Daredevil as much as this. So Matt just doesn't have a easy life. We all know that by now if you read just one issue of Daredevil before. However, just when you think it can't get m...

A semi-origin retelling which acts as a stepping stone into the world of Daredevil. Zdarsky establishes who his version of Matt is right off the bat, presenting a broken, conflicted man who is trying to reclaim his place in Hell's Kitchen. Whilst most of the story is consistently paced, there are a few fight scenes that feel rather rushed or misplaced structurally. Regardless, it's a solid start to a promising run.

Know Fear collects issues 1-5 of Daredevil by Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto, and Sunny Gho. And it's pretty damn spectacular.Daredevil has been one of my favorite super heroes in recent years. I loved Mark Waid's lighter run on the character and Frank Miller's Born Again is a masterpiece. I passed on Charles Soule's run but decided to give this a shot after enjoying Zdarsky's recent Spider-Man book.Anyway, this is great stuff. Matt Murdock returns to his role as Daredevil a little too soon, set...

A random thug dies after an encounter with Daredevil. Is hornhead being set up, or did he just accidentally cross a forbidden line?After Daredevil's last run where we got things like magic swords, mysterious clones, invisible side kicks, and the whole world being mind-wiped, it's very refreshing to get back to plain old street level adventures. In other words, this really feels like a proper Daredevil story.Extra bonus points for all the fun cameos that pop up here and there throughout these fiv...

Daredevil is kinda too earnest & whiny for my taste. Just beat some ass and move on, man. I'm not sure that there is an actual problem is with him, but I do think he's for a more introspective reader than me.I'd heard this was a good DD run, though, so when it popped up as a freebie on Hoopla I thought I'd take a chance and check it out. Could this be the run that puts Daredevil on my list of favorites?Nope.There's nothing wrong with the storyline, but by the end of the comic, I disliked the cha...

There are a lot (probably too many, tbh) books about Matt Murdoch reaching the end of his rope. Maybe more than any other hero I can think of, writers seem to enjoy pushing him psychologically to the edge of breaking. It's always personal, it's always painful and it's always about a fight for his soul. (It also makes me wonder what Batman would look like if Bob Kane and Bill Finger decided he would be Catholic.)In this book Chip Zdarsky surprised the hell out of me (pun intended) by really plumb...

This is amazing!! Great tormented Matt. Cool action, perfect characterisation and great art. This is a must read.

Now THIS was some very solid Daredevil-ry, reminiscent of the ill-fated Netflix series in many ways but also boldly pushing into fresh territory with the whole, "What if Matt straight up committed Manslaughter while apprehending some perps?" storyline and everything that spills out of it. The answers don't come easy, and it's hard to believe Our Hero will be quite so devil-may-care in the following volume(s)...

Daredevil is the most human of all of Marvel's flawed heroes. His enhanced senses notwithstanding, the physical trauma from his vigilante crusade adds up eventually, losing the surgical precision he needs to avoid the accidental that inevitably comes from the punishment he dishes out on a regular basis.The artist is really good, this is easily a 5 star book just for the art alone. The writer is no slouch, and it shows in his deep understanding of the guest star from issue 5. It is easily one of

"If I disappear, it's guilt. The costume stays on. People need to see it. To see me. I'm Daredevil. And I'm innocent." -- Matt 'Daredevil' MurdockAwesomely bleak but action-heavy initial volume with the Big Apple's super-heroic crimson-clad vigilante being accused of murder he did not commit while interrupting an armed robbery, and then being pursued by a tenaciously tough-as-nails police investigator who just relocated from Chicago. Additional complications include his long-running antagonist W...

Still recovering from injuries, Matt Murdock’s not in the best shape, but Daredevil needs to be seen patrolling Hell’s Kitchen so he pushes through the pain and forces himself out. Which leads to Matt making a mistake he can’t take back: in stopping a robbery by three guys, he accidentally causes fatal head trauma to one of the robbers. Daredevil is officially a killer. Is it time for Matt to finally walk away from the vigilante life? Chip Zdarsky’s first Daredevil book isn’t as impressive as I’...

Chip Zdarsky is slowly but surely becoming Marvel's low-key best writer right now. Which is weird to admit, because his early writing efforts were middling at best, but between this Daredevil run and the still ongoing but absolutely amazing Spider-Man: Life Story it's really a shock how much he's grown as a writer over the years. It's just a very solid Daredevil run that acts as a palette cleanser after the disaster that was Charles Soule, and continues the good old tradition of Matt being an ab...