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Daredevil, Vol. 3: Wake Up by Brian Michael Bendis
4.0

Finally on my re-read of Bendis run of Daredevil. This was my first run ever of my favorite character in comics ever, and I'm so glad to say it holds up!

This first story actually is heavily focused on Ben as he's trying to report on what happened to this poor kid who's become slightly crazy after certain events. As we dive deeper into the story we are shown this boy is actually a child of a criminal and he must come to terms of what happened on a night with his father and Daredevil. While it might feel like Daredevil is a secondary character, he is the focal point to it all and I love how scary Daredevil feels, a myth like, until he gets talking to Ben like their best buddies.

I think the artwork is fantastic, with a really solid story to boot. It's a bit predictable within a issue or two but it doesn't hurt the overall message or style of the book. A great standalone as well, no prior knowledge of Daredevil is needed, which makes it a great book to jump in and enjoy. A 4 out of 5.