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[(Anonymous)]

Um does anyone have any advice for someone who wants to start reading the daredevil comics?? I've seen stuff about it before but I just find it so confusing >_< like, firstly which ones would you recommend I start off with?? And secondly...is there any way I can cheaply get my hands on them? Like digital copies or whatever?

Comics are such a mystery to me I s2g

[(Anonymous)]

someone upthread recommended starting with Mark Waid's run, aka Volume 3, which was an excellent starting point for me. It doesn't assume any previous knowledge and repeatedly explains how Matt's powers work, and is generally an absolute delight.

If you want them really, really cheap *cough* go here: hcward.tumblr.com/post/118343806827 (and google comicrack for a good, free programme to read them on.)

[(Anonymous)]

Omg u r a saint thank you!!!! I think I started looking through that thread and then I was like 'my brain hurts' haha

[(Anonymous)]

Waid, vol 1, The Devil Comes Home.

Brian Michael Bendis is awesome

[(Anonymous)]

I now everyone's recommending to start with Waid, but if you want something a bit less jarring in tone and closer to the show (because Waid's run is a bit lighter and comic-bookier), start with Brian Michael Bendis' run on Daredevil.

Bendis' arc is all about the repercussions when Matt's identity as Daredevil leaks to the press. It's got an amazing Matt/Foggy friendship element going on, and Kingpin plays a huge role, and it's just this dark, sad, tragic, epic mess of a story that will break your heart.

Marvel Unlimited has his entire run - it's basically a Netflix for Marvel comics where you pay $10 bucks a month and can read as many as you want (and they even have promos where the first month is a free trial, so hit that up - that's what I originally did!)

Re: Brian Michael Bendis is awesome

[(Anonymous)]

Thank you sooooo much for reccing this - I'm reading it now and I'm so in love guhh <3

Re: Brian Michael Bendis is awesome

[(Anonymous)]

Oh yay! It makes me so happy that you enjoyed it based on my rec. *does a dance of joy*

[(Anonymous)]

Well, I will suggest Frank Miller's Born Again, where the basic tone of modern Daredevil is made. And the same author's Elektra Saga, from which the new writers develop the bad habit of killing the last girlfriend and create their new one, but it explains why Matt always easily sunks in sadness and violence. Then the mini "Daredevil: Man without Fear".

Whole volume 2 is excellent, until Ed Brubaker made Milla mad. I mean that they just want to create tragedy, not tell a good story. Shadowland is totally a mess, let us forget it.

Waid's run is recommended oftenly, of course he leads Murdock and daredevil walk back to the sun. He gave DD lots of pain, but different from the former writers in middle of volume 2, he also gave the poor hero hope and victory. If you already read volume, it will make you feel the desperate trying to be happy and pull himself effort made by Matt.