Daredevil Omnibus, Vol. 1
by Ed Brubaker
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Author: Ed BrubakerIllustrator: Michael Lark
Illustrator: Stefano Gaudiano
Illustrator: David Aja
Illustrator: Lee Weeks
Illustrator: Marko Djurdjevic
Illustrator: John Romita Sr.
Illustrator: Gene Colan
Illustrator: Bill Sienkiewicz
Illustrator: Alex Maleev
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-06-17
ISBN: 0785137858
Number of pages: 608
Publisher: Marvel
Book Reviews of Daredevil Omnibus, Vol. 1
Book Review: Brubaker and Lark deliver a superior product.
Summary: 5 Stars
To begin this review, readers perusing this review section should be aware (and, doubtless, many have already noticed) that a number of the reviews here are not for the Ed Brubaker "Daredevil" Omnibus, but for an earlier one written by Brian Michael Bendis and drawn by Alex Maleev. It would be nice if Amazon would correct this. Incidentally, spoilers are to be found in this review.
Anyhoo, this Omnibus collects the first 24 issues of Ed Brubaker's run on "Daredevil" (#82-105) (another fifteen would follow), all but one or two of those illustrated by artist Michael Lark (who collaborated with Brubaker on "Gotham Central" at DC). This was Brubaker's second major Marvel project, after his landmark ongoing run on "Captain America"; "Daredevil" presented its own unique challenge. Whereas Cap's book had been a creative wasteland for at least a decade when he took over, on "Daredevil" he was following immediately after the landmark work of Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev, who wrote and drew the title for more than sixty issues. Brubaker's run on "Daredevil" does not redefine the character in the way he did on "Captain America", largely because Frank Miller beat him to it; like Bendis and other writers before him, he furthers the Miller interpretation set down more than two and a half decades ago.
Brubaker picks up immediately where Bendis left off, with Matt Murdock exposed as Daredevil and locked up in Ryker's Island maximum security prison. It's quite a tight corner to be written into, as Bendis himself acknowledges in this volume's introduction, but Brubaker was interested in telling this story, hence, Bendis wrote it. Loosely, these 24 issues consist of two 12-issue mega-arcs (further broken up into two six-parters each). The first of these, consisting of "The Devil in Cell-Block D" and "The Devil Takes A Ride", sees Matt Murdock in and out of jail, clashing with several of his most notable villains while on the trail of the mastermind behind the ruination of his life. The second, "To The Devil His Due" and "Without Fear", sees Murdock attempt to reclaim his life as a lawyer in Hell's Kitchen (taking into account the 15 following issues, the broad course of Brubaker's time with the character could be said to be Matt trying to go back to how things used to be but finding that isn't possible).
"The Devil in Cell-Block D" stands out as one of the finest "Daredevil" stories ever told; its followup, "The Devil Takes A Ride", is less successful (probably the single-weakest story in his whole run), though it ends well. "To The Devil His Due" and "Without Fear" dragged somewhat in monthly publication, but read much better in collected format. Overall, Brubaker demonstrates a superb grasp of Matt Murdock as a character. Supporting cast such as his estranged wife Milla Donovan, longtime best friend Foggy Nelson, newcoming supporting cast member Dakota North (a PI hired by the law firm; her part in the story only grows in issues subsequent to this collection), and reporter Ben Urich are all characterized excellently. Matt's rogues, from big players like Kingpin and Bullseye (the latter gets a brilliant two-page introduction at Ryker's) to minors like the Enforcers are likewise handled with precision. All of this is superbly illustrated by Michael Lark, who may be my favourite Daredevil artist.
All in all, an excellent collection well worth the attention of any fan of Daredevil and noir superheroes.
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