I fell in love with Iron Man and Captain America in the comics after watching the MCU, and so I was heavily into that but hadn't read a lot of DD prior to the show. I had picked up Waid's run and found it interesting but wasn't invested because I was only a casual reader.
After the show, I went back and read through as much DD as I could. I actually did go back to Miller, and I will say this: even though I usually HATE Frank Miller and I 100% get why some people are adamant that they won't read his stuff, his work on DD was actually really great. It surprised me, pleasantly. I did not hate, and was actually genuinely moved by, the initial Elektra arc and would recommend it wholeheartedly to anyone who wants to get into the comics to see where the show might be heading in Season 2. Although man, Matt does treat a bunch of women like shit during Miller's run and it's not so nice to Karen Page.
I have to say that while I am all onboard the Waid love happening here (and love, LOVE Chris Samnee's art and appreciate the lighter tone of the stories), I absolutely fell apart reading Brian Michael Bendis' run, particularly Out (which is the arc where Matt's identity is first revealed publicly). I was not a huge Bendis fan prior to reading it, but now I would say it's one of my favourite comics I've ever read. The art, by Alex Maleev, is astonishingly good, and the way that the plot completely breaks Matt down as a character and re-examines him in a new way, and the way that it evolves his relationships with Foggy, Kingpin, and everyone in his life is really moving and fascinating. Especially when you compare what Smith and Brubaker each did in their runs where they were kind of just repeating the dark tortured themes Miller set up to the point where it's painful to read, Bendis found a pretty impressive and original angle on Matt that I thoroughly enjoyed, and will likely read again soon. I highly recommend to anyone who doesn't want to start with Miller to start there - Bendis' Daredevil Vol. 1 is truly epic.
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After the show, I went back and read through as much DD as I could. I actually did go back to Miller, and I will say this: even though I usually HATE Frank Miller and I 100% get why some people are adamant that they won't read his stuff, his work on DD was actually really great. It surprised me, pleasantly. I did not hate, and was actually genuinely moved by, the initial Elektra arc and would recommend it wholeheartedly to anyone who wants to get into the comics to see where the show might be heading in Season 2. Although man, Matt does treat a bunch of women like shit during Miller's run and it's not so nice to Karen Page.
I have to say that while I am all onboard the Waid love happening here (and love, LOVE Chris Samnee's art and appreciate the lighter tone of the stories), I absolutely fell apart reading Brian Michael Bendis' run, particularly Out (which is the arc where Matt's identity is first revealed publicly). I was not a huge Bendis fan prior to reading it, but now I would say it's one of my favourite comics I've ever read. The art, by Alex Maleev, is astonishingly good, and the way that the plot completely breaks Matt down as a character and re-examines him in a new way, and the way that it evolves his relationships with Foggy, Kingpin, and everyone in his life is really moving and fascinating. Especially when you compare what Smith and Brubaker each did in their runs where they were kind of just repeating the dark tortured themes Miller set up to the point where it's painful to read, Bendis found a pretty impressive and original angle on Matt that I thoroughly enjoyed, and will likely read again soon. I highly recommend to anyone who doesn't want to start with Miller to start there - Bendis' Daredevil Vol. 1 is truly epic.
http://www.amazon.com/Daredevil-Michael-Bendis-Ultimate-Collection/dp/0785143882/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1435023403&sr=8-1&keywords=brian+bendis+daredevil