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Daredevil by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson Omnibus
by Frank Miller
Review/Overview in video form - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Fst6yEd6-c
Well this was the missing link for a long time. I've read Bendis legendary run, brubaker, waid, and so on. I, however, never did read the original Frank Miller run. I did read Born again, I did read Man without fear, and while I enjoyed both I didn't love them. This...I oddly fell in love the second Miller jumped on as head writer.
So this big ass book, they call those Omnibus, starts off with Frank Miller as actually just a artist. But a couple of issues in he becomes a plotter too. And by about 7 or 8 issues in he becomes the actual writer of this series while Klaus Janson continues the excellent art with Miller's penciling. What really worked well here with the two is both are artist and Frank Miller, when he was on the top of his game, was a hell of a writer/plotter.
While the first few stories here showcase a more fun side of Daredevil and some cool moments with the hulk, they feel very typical superheroish. Then we get into Frank Miller's world and right away he sets up Elektra in such a intriguing way. A woman who once loved Matt, and he loved her, swallowed by grief and rage goes down a much darker path than Matt. Still, inside her, you can tell she loves him.
Then Miller sets up Bullseye and makes him a extremely evil threat. While doing so he also gets to showcase Matt's limits and how close he is to letting Bullseye finally die. It's a great issue and only helps set up the big showdown later in the omnibus. Then Miller introduces the man, the legend, Fisk, into the big picture and things get even more crazy.
I won't spoil anything despite this being old but the amount of world building, chaos, and sadness this book contains is awesome. Even if the middle is near perfection I still think the ending of this Omnibus holds up extremely well too. Getting close to the end Matt becomes more joking, but not over the top, and it's refreshing. The fights can be brutal as hell, but also over the top and silly like Stiltman fight. The very last issue too is great, and a good deconstruction on superheroes.
Overall, very much worth reading. I can't say the start was perfect, but the middle was, and the last third was great. A 4.5 out of 5.
Well this was the missing link for a long time. I've read Bendis legendary run, brubaker, waid, and so on. I, however, never did read the original Frank Miller run. I did read Born again, I did read Man without fear, and while I enjoyed both I didn't love them. This...I oddly fell in love the second Miller jumped on as head writer.
So this big ass book, they call those Omnibus, starts off with Frank Miller as actually just a artist. But a couple of issues in he becomes a plotter too. And by about 7 or 8 issues in he becomes the actual writer of this series while Klaus Janson continues the excellent art with Miller's penciling. What really worked well here with the two is both are artist and Frank Miller, when he was on the top of his game, was a hell of a writer/plotter.
While the first few stories here showcase a more fun side of Daredevil and some cool moments with the hulk, they feel very typical superheroish. Then we get into Frank Miller's world and right away he sets up Elektra in such a intriguing way. A woman who once loved Matt, and he loved her, swallowed by grief and rage goes down a much darker path than Matt. Still, inside her, you can tell she loves him.
Then Miller sets up Bullseye and makes him a extremely evil threat. While doing so he also gets to showcase Matt's limits and how close he is to letting Bullseye finally die. It's a great issue and only helps set up the big showdown later in the omnibus. Then Miller introduces the man, the legend, Fisk, into the big picture and things get even more crazy.
I won't spoil anything despite this being old but the amount of world building, chaos, and sadness this book contains is awesome. Even if the middle is near perfection I still think the ending of this Omnibus holds up extremely well too. Getting close to the end Matt becomes more joking, but not over the top, and it's refreshing. The fights can be brutal as hell, but also over the top and silly like Stiltman fight. The very last issue too is great, and a good deconstruction on superheroes.
Overall, very much worth reading. I can't say the start was perfect, but the middle was, and the last third was great. A 4.5 out of 5.