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thelibraryskeeper's review against another edition
1.0
It took me forever to actually finish this collection of comics. I didn't find it funny or interesting at all. It was extremely drawn out and not that good of a story line. I got the book to read the original Daredevil comics and it was lost on me. I'm sure this is great for someone but it wasn't for me.
dantastic's review against another edition
3.0
1 - A mysterious new super hero in red and yellow is gunning for the Fixer! But what is the connection between this criminal and the boy who was blinded saving a blind man years earlier?
This is the origin of Daredevil and the tale of his vengeance on the man who had his father killed. It reminded me a lot of Batman confronting the murderer of his parents. Stan Lee's writing wasn't bad in this and Bill Everett's art was pretty darn good for the times. Oddly enough, I didn't hate Daredevil's original red and yellow costume like I thought I would.
2 - Daredevil busts up a car theft ring, only to find that it's run by Electro! Can Daredevil escape Electro's wrath and stop him from stealing Reed Richards' inventions while the Fantastic Four is out of town?
Joe Orlando of EC Comics fame handles the art on this one. It's a jarring change from Bill Everett but the old pro gets the job done. The way Stan Lee managed to get Daredevil and Electro to Fantastic Four HQ at the same time was actually fairly clever. Daredevil vs. Electro begins the Daredevil tradition of being outgunned in nearly every fight, a big part of the character's charm.
On a side note, Daredevil sometimes comes off as a poor man's Spider-Man in the pre-Frank Miller days and sending him Spider-Man's sloppy seconds doesn't help that impression.
3 - After an accountant accused of fraud strolls out into traffic and punches his own ticket, the cops bring in the Owl for questioning. The Owl randomly picks Matt Murdock out of the phonebook. Will Matt defend the Owl in court or be forced to bring him in as Daredevil?
Joe Orlando's EC roots show through in the art in this one. His Owl is straight out of a Tales from the Crypt story. Daredevil's underdoggery continues in this one.
4 - Daredevil faces the might of The Purple Man! How can he hope to defeat a man whose every word is an unbreakable command?
So this is where the Purple Man first appeared! DD is really under the gun in this one. Killgrave, the Purple Man, proves to be a formidable foe. My admiration for Joe Orlando's art continues to grow. It's distinct enough from the Kirby imitation a lot of Marvel artists did during the same time period to set Daredevil apart.
5 - Daredevil goes up against the masked Matador!
The Matador is kind of a lame villain but the fight scenes between him and Daredevil are pretty good. Wally Wood becomes the regular artist at this point and gives Daredevil a little something extra.
6 - Daredevil takes on Mr. Fear, The Ox, and The Eel, the Fellowship of Fear!
Daredevl's underdog ways continue when he goes up against the Fellowship. Mr. Fear and his fear gas are pretty formidable. Ox and Eel are sloppy seconds from Spidey and The Human Torch, however.
Daredevil turns the lights out at one point during the battle. It would be really easy to over-use this tactic in future stories.
7 - Namor wishes to sue the human race and attempts to Matt Murdock as his lawyer. Matt tells Namor he doesn't have a case and the Avenging Son goes on a rampage. Standing in his way is Daredevil!
This issue has a lot of things going for it. It's the first appearance of Daredevil's trademark red costume. It also is the story that first got me interested in Daredevil when I read a summary of it in an issue of Marvel Saga. When I finally got the chance to read it years later, it became my favorite silver age Marvel story. Did it hold up under a re-read?
It did. It exemplifies the underdog, never-quit nature of Daredevil. Daredevil repeatedly gets his ass handed to him by Namor but keeps coming back. That's what being a hero is all about. Namor also shows he's more than a one dimensional asshole in this one, saving DD when he could let him drown.
To top it off, Matt winds up having to defend Namor in court anyway. Like I said, it's my favorite silver age Marvel story for a reason.
8 - Daredevil goes up against... Stiltman.
Despite the lameness of the Stiltman concept, I actually wound up digging this issue. The mystery of which of the characters was actually Stiltman was well done. Still, Stiltman...
9 - Matt Murdock goes to a tiny European country with a buddy from law school to see a surgeon that might be able to restore his sight.
Turns out Matt's old buddy was a dictator. I think this was an early attempt to get Matt away from his usual urban haunt. It was passable but I don't think Matt works well as a globe trotting super hero. At least it'll get Karen Page off his ass about getting eye surgery for a while.
10 - Daredevil takes on The Organizer, Ape-Man, Frog-Man, Bird-Man, and Cat-Man!
The first Daredevil story I read was an issue of Marvel Team-Up where DD and Spidey took on the Unholy Trio of Ape-Man, Bird-Man, and Cat-Man so this story had some special interest for me. As always, DD is outnumbered and outgunned.
11 - The battle with the Organizer concludes!
Daredevil continues his fight against unfavorable odds. The Organizer was formidable enough but his Ani-Men were scrubs, for the most part. I did like Daredevil's switcheroo with Frog-Man, though.
Closing Thoughts: The first run of Daredevil stories was a little uneven but still quite enjoyable. Daredevil's abilities and handicaps give him a bit of a Spider-Man feel but I think Matt being a lawyer is what helps differentiate Daredevil from the web-slinger. The writing was actually way better than I expected. The ever-changing art chores were a little jarring but all the lead artists were pretty good for the time. 3.5 out of 5 stars, adjusted for the passage of 50+ years.
This is the origin of Daredevil and the tale of his vengeance on the man who had his father killed. It reminded me a lot of Batman confronting the murderer of his parents. Stan Lee's writing wasn't bad in this and Bill Everett's art was pretty darn good for the times. Oddly enough, I didn't hate Daredevil's original red and yellow costume like I thought I would.
2 - Daredevil busts up a car theft ring, only to find that it's run by Electro! Can Daredevil escape Electro's wrath and stop him from stealing Reed Richards' inventions while the Fantastic Four is out of town?
Joe Orlando of EC Comics fame handles the art on this one. It's a jarring change from Bill Everett but the old pro gets the job done. The way Stan Lee managed to get Daredevil and Electro to Fantastic Four HQ at the same time was actually fairly clever. Daredevil vs. Electro begins the Daredevil tradition of being outgunned in nearly every fight, a big part of the character's charm.
On a side note, Daredevil sometimes comes off as a poor man's Spider-Man in the pre-Frank Miller days and sending him Spider-Man's sloppy seconds doesn't help that impression.
3 - After an accountant accused of fraud strolls out into traffic and punches his own ticket, the cops bring in the Owl for questioning. The Owl randomly picks Matt Murdock out of the phonebook. Will Matt defend the Owl in court or be forced to bring him in as Daredevil?
Joe Orlando's EC roots show through in the art in this one. His Owl is straight out of a Tales from the Crypt story. Daredevil's underdoggery continues in this one.
4 - Daredevil faces the might of The Purple Man! How can he hope to defeat a man whose every word is an unbreakable command?
So this is where the Purple Man first appeared! DD is really under the gun in this one. Killgrave, the Purple Man, proves to be a formidable foe. My admiration for Joe Orlando's art continues to grow. It's distinct enough from the Kirby imitation a lot of Marvel artists did during the same time period to set Daredevil apart.
5 - Daredevil goes up against the masked Matador!
The Matador is kind of a lame villain but the fight scenes between him and Daredevil are pretty good. Wally Wood becomes the regular artist at this point and gives Daredevil a little something extra.
6 - Daredevil takes on Mr. Fear, The Ox, and The Eel, the Fellowship of Fear!
Daredevl's underdog ways continue when he goes up against the Fellowship. Mr. Fear and his fear gas are pretty formidable. Ox and Eel are sloppy seconds from Spidey and The Human Torch, however.
Daredevil turns the lights out at one point during the battle. It would be really easy to over-use this tactic in future stories.
7 - Namor wishes to sue the human race and attempts to Matt Murdock as his lawyer. Matt tells Namor he doesn't have a case and the Avenging Son goes on a rampage. Standing in his way is Daredevil!
This issue has a lot of things going for it. It's the first appearance of Daredevil's trademark red costume. It also is the story that first got me interested in Daredevil when I read a summary of it in an issue of Marvel Saga. When I finally got the chance to read it years later, it became my favorite silver age Marvel story. Did it hold up under a re-read?
It did. It exemplifies the underdog, never-quit nature of Daredevil. Daredevil repeatedly gets his ass handed to him by Namor but keeps coming back. That's what being a hero is all about. Namor also shows he's more than a one dimensional asshole in this one, saving DD when he could let him drown.
To top it off, Matt winds up having to defend Namor in court anyway. Like I said, it's my favorite silver age Marvel story for a reason.
8 - Daredevil goes up against... Stiltman.
Despite the lameness of the Stiltman concept, I actually wound up digging this issue. The mystery of which of the characters was actually Stiltman was well done. Still, Stiltman...
9 - Matt Murdock goes to a tiny European country with a buddy from law school to see a surgeon that might be able to restore his sight.
Turns out Matt's old buddy was a dictator. I think this was an early attempt to get Matt away from his usual urban haunt. It was passable but I don't think Matt works well as a globe trotting super hero. At least it'll get Karen Page off his ass about getting eye surgery for a while.
10 - Daredevil takes on The Organizer, Ape-Man, Frog-Man, Bird-Man, and Cat-Man!
The first Daredevil story I read was an issue of Marvel Team-Up where DD and Spidey took on the Unholy Trio of Ape-Man, Bird-Man, and Cat-Man so this story had some special interest for me. As always, DD is outnumbered and outgunned.
11 - The battle with the Organizer concludes!
Daredevil continues his fight against unfavorable odds. The Organizer was formidable enough but his Ani-Men were scrubs, for the most part. I did like Daredevil's switcheroo with Frog-Man, though.
Closing Thoughts: The first run of Daredevil stories was a little uneven but still quite enjoyable. Daredevil's abilities and handicaps give him a bit of a Spider-Man feel but I think Matt being a lawyer is what helps differentiate Daredevil from the web-slinger. The writing was actually way better than I expected. The ever-changing art chores were a little jarring but all the lead artists were pretty good for the time. 3.5 out of 5 stars, adjusted for the passage of 50+ years.
dantastic's review against another edition
4.0
After being blinded in an accident, Matt Murdock finds that his remaining senses have been heightened to superhuman levels and he uses them to fight crime as Daredevil, The Man Without Fear!
I originally read most of these eleven issues of Daredevil on Marvel Unlimited a couple years ago. When I found the first two hardcover Daredevil Masterworks volumes on sale for $15 each, I decided it was time for a reread.
In this 250 page tome, Daredevil takes on The Fixer, Electro, The Owl, Stiltman, The Matador, Mr. Fear, Namor, The Purple Man, The Organizer, and his biggest enemy of all, his feelings for Karen Page, his secretary! The stories are a product of the silver age and aren't anything spectacular by today's standards but they're easily on par with the other super hero titles at the time.
The title was a revolving door of artists in the early days, from Bill Everett to Joe Orlando to Wally Wood to Bob Powell. Orlando and Wood on the title back to back gave the early issues a little of an EC comics feel. Hell, Bill Everett was no slouch, either, and I kind of like the original yellow Daredevil costume.
Wally Wood's art was easily my favorite. Marvel catches a lot of hell for not giving artists enough credit during the Silver Age so it's kind of a surprise that Wally Wood's name is plastered on the front cover of Daredevil #5.
This volume contains my favorite comic of the silver age and probably the comic I've read the most times over the years: Daredevil #7. While it shows it's age a little, it perfectly encapsulates everything good about Daredevil. He takes the shit-kicking of his life from Namor and still keeps coming. Eventually the sea king gives up rather than having to kill Daredevil to stop him. It's also the first appearance of the iconic red costume.
The first run of Daredevil stories was a little uneven but still quite enjoyable. Daredevil's abilities and handicaps give him a bit of a Spider-Man feel but I think Matt being a lawyer is what helps differentiate Daredevil from the web-slinger. I think Stan was spreading himself a little too thin at this point. Half of Daredevil's enemies are sloppy seconds from Spider-Man or the Human Torch. The Purple Man and Stiltman are really the only soley Daredevil villains in the volume that have stood the test of time, Stiltman for the wrong reasons.
I do not regret my purchase of this volume in the least. Daredevil's silver age adventures are a fun look back to the beginnings of the Man Without Fear. Four out of five stars.
I originally read most of these eleven issues of Daredevil on Marvel Unlimited a couple years ago. When I found the first two hardcover Daredevil Masterworks volumes on sale for $15 each, I decided it was time for a reread.
In this 250 page tome, Daredevil takes on The Fixer, Electro, The Owl, Stiltman, The Matador, Mr. Fear, Namor, The Purple Man, The Organizer, and his biggest enemy of all, his feelings for Karen Page, his secretary! The stories are a product of the silver age and aren't anything spectacular by today's standards but they're easily on par with the other super hero titles at the time.
The title was a revolving door of artists in the early days, from Bill Everett to Joe Orlando to Wally Wood to Bob Powell. Orlando and Wood on the title back to back gave the early issues a little of an EC comics feel. Hell, Bill Everett was no slouch, either, and I kind of like the original yellow Daredevil costume.
Wally Wood's art was easily my favorite. Marvel catches a lot of hell for not giving artists enough credit during the Silver Age so it's kind of a surprise that Wally Wood's name is plastered on the front cover of Daredevil #5.
This volume contains my favorite comic of the silver age and probably the comic I've read the most times over the years: Daredevil #7. While it shows it's age a little, it perfectly encapsulates everything good about Daredevil. He takes the shit-kicking of his life from Namor and still keeps coming. Eventually the sea king gives up rather than having to kill Daredevil to stop him. It's also the first appearance of the iconic red costume.
The first run of Daredevil stories was a little uneven but still quite enjoyable. Daredevil's abilities and handicaps give him a bit of a Spider-Man feel but I think Matt being a lawyer is what helps differentiate Daredevil from the web-slinger. I think Stan was spreading himself a little too thin at this point. Half of Daredevil's enemies are sloppy seconds from Spider-Man or the Human Torch. The Purple Man and Stiltman are really the only soley Daredevil villains in the volume that have stood the test of time, Stiltman for the wrong reasons.
I do not regret my purchase of this volume in the least. Daredevil's silver age adventures are a fun look back to the beginnings of the Man Without Fear. Four out of five stars.
dantastic's review
3.0
Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil, Volume 2 contains Daredevil #12 to #21.
In this volume, Daredevil takes on The Plunderer, Ox, the Masked Marauder, the Gladiator, and the Owl and has classic super-hero misunderstandings with Spider-Man and Ka-Zar. Oh, and Foggy is pretending to be Daredevil to impress Karen Page. Nothing can go wrong with that...
The stories aren't as good as volume two. I'll just say that right off the bat. The Marauder and The Gladiator took up entirely too much of Daredevil's time. The art, however...
The art in this volume is spectacular for the time period. Jack Kirby, John Romita, and Gene Colan each take a hand at penciling old horn head. While I love me some Kirby and Romita, Gene Colan's Daredevil is the Daredevil I picture in my head, the same way Jim Aparo's Batman is the first Batman to come to mind.
I say the art in this volume was easily worth the $15 bucks I paid. The story, not so much. Stan Lee was stretching himself thinner than Mr. Fantastic at this point in time. Three out of five stars.
In this volume, Daredevil takes on The Plunderer, Ox, the Masked Marauder, the Gladiator, and the Owl and has classic super-hero misunderstandings with Spider-Man and Ka-Zar. Oh, and Foggy is pretending to be Daredevil to impress Karen Page. Nothing can go wrong with that...
The stories aren't as good as volume two. I'll just say that right off the bat. The Marauder and The Gladiator took up entirely too much of Daredevil's time. The art, however...
The art in this volume is spectacular for the time period. Jack Kirby, John Romita, and Gene Colan each take a hand at penciling old horn head. While I love me some Kirby and Romita, Gene Colan's Daredevil is the Daredevil I picture in my head, the same way Jim Aparo's Batman is the first Batman to come to mind.
I say the art in this volume was easily worth the $15 bucks I paid. The story, not so much. Stan Lee was stretching himself thinner than Mr. Fantastic at this point in time. Three out of five stars.
hperks18's review
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
rayaan54's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
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