Product Description

"And I - I have shown him... that a man without hope is a man without fear." The definitive Daredevil tale! Karen Page, Matt Murdock's former lover, has traded away the Man Without Fear's secret identity for a drug fix. Now, Daredevil must find strength as the Kingpin of Crime wastes no time taking him down as low as a human can get! Collects Daredevil #226-233.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #701806 in Books
• Published on: 2009-02-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 248 pages

Customer Reviews

Ultimate Daredevil
Here we go: Miller and Muzzucchelli tell arguably the best DD story. Everything involving the character after this almost seems redundant. What's new is that we finally get it in a hardcover edition with some great bonus material, including original layouts, scripts, and covers. As always with Marvel, the book design is uninspired and the thick glossy paper seems out of place. This classic story should be a treated as a companion piece to the recent "Batman: Year One" deluxe edition designed by Chip Kidd, not the standardized design Marvel uses for so many of their hardcover collections. C'mon, its BORN AGAIN. It deserves better!

All you need to know: BUY THIS BOOK
I had heard a lot about Daredevil: Born Again and how amazing it was, and I didn't doubt it. I'm a huge fan of Frank Miller's run on Daredevil, but I always put off buying this book because I'm really cheap like that. So when I finally got the nerve to pony up and buy it, I was little worried it wouldn't live up to the hype. I'm here to tell you, believe the hype.

It BLOWS AWAY Frank Miller's previous work on Daredevil, and in my opinion even tops Batman: Year One or Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. I've read hundreds of Marvel comics, from the 60's to the present day, but none come close to being as epic as Daredevil: Born Again. It is really that good. Miller's writes drama and tension as good as the best Hollywood films. and Miller summarizes David Mazzucchelli's art in a blurb at the end of the story quite nicely:

"It's almost criminal how easy David makes it to write a script. He makes a three-dimensional stage of the individual panel, complete in authentic detail, nonetheless uncluttered and utterly readable. He creates actors whose dramatic range is startling, whose best and most compelling moments are wordless. He's talked of writing his own comics. Keep your eye out for them. I will. - Frank Miller, 1987"

(Incidentally, Mazzucchelli did in fact write and draw his own graphic novel, Asterios Polyp, which was released in 2009 to stellar reviews. Although I wouldn't know since I haven't read it yet... again, I'm very cheap.)

The hardcover is of good quality too. The only problem I have is how Marvel collected the issues. This book contains Daredevil #226-233, which were all done by Miller and Mazzucchelli. But since Born Again starts in issue #227, Marvel decided to stick issue #226 all the way at the end of the book, which doesn't make sense to me. Although not officially part of the story, #226 works as a prelude to Born Again, introducing some characters and elements that play a pretty big role. So I highly recommend going to the back of the book and reading that issue first. Be careful not to spoil yourself by coming across the last few pages of the main story. This is the only problem I have with an otherwise amazing collection.

My final advice: if and when you buy this book, read it all at once. You can thank me later.

Born Again is still hot
I liked it very much. I have no words to decribe the way I feel every time I take a look at this story. I consider "Born Again" the biggest creative moment of Frank Miller. No doubt you will like it too. The book is well-made, the paper is very good and there are some sketchbooks. Buy it, don`t be crazy of losing it.