Yeah, I'm a DD, Miller and Janson fanboy - but many many people agree with me: DareDevil 158-191 and The Dark Knight 1-4 (Miller/Janson's next project) are amongst the best comics ever written -'nuff said! This most profitable aspect of this millennium’s film production, now producing an annual flow of box office profits in the Billions of dollars, was launched when Frank Miller’s graphic novel re-take on the classic comic book hero, Batman, resulted in an entertainment industry-wide reconsideration of the genre in the deeper and darker vision Miller brought to it. This issue starts with young Miller experimenting with one of his future tropes: narration by tv screens! I was a little worried it would be dated or really ultra violent like some of Millers other work, but it was neither. Also note that, before Miller came along, the Daredevil comic was floundering on the edge of cancellation.

Probably the main knock on this comic is that it hearkens from a time where a significant proportion of all things relating to comic book superheros took place somewhere in New York City. Something that did surprise me was that some elements from the Frank Miller/Klaus Janson run were used in the Daredevil movie from 2003. I could go on for ages, but the whole fantastic run is here; to sit with a beer and re-read the whole Elektra/Stick/Claw/Stone/Hand/Kingpin saga again and again is simply a joy. and it disappoints that the 'Devil's Advocate' letters pages are missing but the oversize, bright white pages, production values and extras (a good 60 odd pages) make up for this.I also really enjoyed the lettering techniques, especially when used as background, communicating onomatopoeias in a way that doesn't distract from the foreground interactions. This is Miller at the beginning of his career, and if you're familiar with his work, the seeds of what would come are sewn here. He is one of the most widely-recognized and popular creators in comics, and is one of the most influential comics creators of his generation. It’s a good thing he’s doing his own art because he would be an illustrators nightmare with how much detail he crams into every page. The panel compositions are mirroring each other, with Kingping and Bullseye in similar positions, and the line of Fisk's smoke repeated as the trajectory of a buzzing fly in the following page.

Far more downs than I had expected, what with the casual misogyny and (not) subtle racism of the time period in the characterization of several characters. He is determined to obsession, undoubtedly intelligent, a compete jackass, manipulative and self-absorbed, and you’re still dying to see what happens next. No todo es estupendo y tiene algunos altibajos, pero en general es el personaje negro y duro que ha llegado casi hasta nuestros días y que con un poco de suerte volveremos a ver dentro de un par de meses en la serie de Netflix.While many of the storylines continue to be straightforward action serials there are more complex episodic storylines and some good longer form conflicts with Kingpin and Electra. As for the omnibus itself, well, look: if you've read more than 1 comic by now, you've probably heard of this run. Miller's Daredevil run is one of the most lauded, most hyped runs of any character, at least in my experience anyway.

Traditional super-heroics mix effortlessly with mysterious martial artistry, doomed romance and dark personal drama. Al menos hasta ahora mismo, que vivimos la época mas baja en cuanto al personaje y mas triste al ver que la alaban tanto los que nunca han hecho ni puto caso al personaje. Entonces llegó Frank Miller como dibujante a las ordenes de Roger McKenzie y nos encontramos cosas impensables como que un fachon irredento como el Miller de hoy en día, dibujara a la viuda negra, veterana de Stalingrado en aquella época, jurando por las barbas de Lenin en el guion de Mackenzie. Glad I did too because the pair give a very informative take on their run on the book and on the character and even into the comic book industry itself. These are things I’ve only heard of as Frank Miller’s run was popular but it was great to read it and see all this stuff unfold first hand.

Elektra, Kingpin, the dark gritty underbelly of Hells Kitchen, all of these stories are masterfully told and hold up surprisingly well to the test of time. That being said, do not skip over the stories before Elektra was introduced because the events that happened previously will have an impact on the story later on in the book. Tedious at times due simply to its bulk, this omnibus is a great start for many readers wanting to discover Daredevil. Plus: Look back on Matt Murdock's formative years as a young boy grows into a Man Without Fear, and experience Miller's very first work on two Marvel icons as Daredevil teams up with Spider-Man!