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Summary: Great Miller stories
Review: This book is good but a little overrated. This holds 15 issues from the early 80s, it also features the first appearance of Elektra. Many great stories are in this book, but unfortunatley there are just as many bad issues as there are good. With issues featuring Bullseye, Hand, and Kingpin you'd expect better. But the good issues are near the peak of Miller's writing and art abilities.
I do recomend this to comic book fans but I prefer vol. 1.
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Summary: Excellent, the most hardcore marvel book I have ever read
Review: This book is the perfect case study on how to make compeling crime fiction. Frank Miller has displayed once again that he is a legend and one of the guys who made the grim and gritty era of comics such a joy. I'll start off with the art. The art, as always is excellent. The beginning of the trade the art is alittle rough but still servicable(with the help of inker Klaus Johnson no doubt.) But when you get to the part in the story when The Hand is introduced, the art goes from good to excellent. The pencils aren't whats so impressive, it's the layouts. The scene with Elecktra in the movie theater is compelling and the fight between Daredevil and Bullseye has to be seen to be believed. I must say I have never been so enthralled with a fight in a comic book in my life. The inking is solid throughout, really adding to the dark mood of the story. The story itself is top notch, and probably as violent as a Marvel comic will ever get. I mean Elecktra and Bullseye both kill lots of people. The story was groundbreaking for a Daredevil comic, considering what it was like before Miller showed up. Though the story is involving, the pacing is what Miller is best at. The story moves at a rapid clip, never dropping something off the table or forgeting about a loose end without tying it up. The trade format really fits this angle well as it's not so much a bunch of single stories as it is one collective story. I must say Frank Miller is a genius and my favorite creator of all time. If your a fan of The Dark Knight Returns, 100 Bullets, or anything crime related, you'll enjoy this.
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Summary: Classic Daredevil
Review: This contains the first part of Frank Miller's great run on Daredevil where he resurrected a long neglected character and infused it with enough energy to keep it going for decades. Daredevil becomes more urbanized and reading this is like watching a great film noir movie. This book has all of the stories before Elektra's first appearance featuring Bullseye, the origin, the Hulk, and Dr Octopus. I expect that Marvel will release two more volumes to cover Miller's full run on the title. Of course, his success here led him to Dark Knight Returns. It doesn't get any better than this.
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Summary: Brilliant
Review: This first collected edition of Frank Miller's (The Dark Knight Returns) brilliant run on Daredevil features some of the best storytelling to come out of Marvel in years, and the best Daredevil storyline to ever be published. Collecting all the classic issues that let readers read their favorite blind vigilante tangling with his arch nemesis the Kingpin of crime, the insane assassin Bullseye, and the mysterious group known as The Hand. But Miller's run was most notable for the introduction of Elektra: the beautiful assassin who was the love of Matt Murdock's life, and the tragic enemy of Daredevil. Miller's writing gave the Daredevil/Matt Murdock character more depth than he had ever had before, and the fact that when a new character is introduced (Elektra) and dispatched not long after and the reader actually cares, that in itself is a milestone in the comic biz, especially Marvel Comics. The showdown between Elektra and Bullseye gives me chills to this day when I read his dialog; I'm still surprised the comic was printed way back when considering the comic code. The art may turn off some readers, but it manages to grow on you (just like Miller's art on Dark Knight Returns). All these years later and all the writers and artists that have come and gone like Brian Michael Bendis, David Mack, Kevin Smith, Joe Quesada, John Romita Jr., and others (regardless of how great work they all did on the character), it is Frank Miller's which still remains the best. The mega budget feature film which starred Ben Affleck was mainly based off the events from these issues, and if you enjoyed the film than you should definitely pick this up.
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Summary: FRANK Is a Comic Genius!
Review: This is an Amazing collection of books! I think Frank was in his prime here! the tragedy and loss, the love the eternal calling for redemption!!! Get this book if a fan of Good storytelling and art, and if youre a DD fan or Frank Miller fan!
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Summary: Good, but later issues are better
Review: This is for completists. The volume comprises the early part of Frank Miller's still-unparalleled run on "DD," when he was limited strictly to penciling chores. While the art has that distinct touch, you can see even then Miller was yearning for something darker. But DD was still being written somewhat campily, complete with cartoonish / buffoonish foes and witty repartee--not as the darker, more obsessed force that Miller transformed him into when he got full reign on the book. This volume consists of DD's 158 - 161 and 163 - 168 (# 162, a repackaged origin story drawn by Steve Ditko, is omitted for obvious reasons). They're good, but to get a better feel for what Miller is capable of, I'd suggest volume 2. There you'll get Elektra, more of Bullseye, the Kingpin, the Gang War plotline...this volume is merely groundwork.
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Summary: Probably my all time Favorite TPB Right Now
Review: This is probably my all time favorite TPB right now. After reading it I went out and bought the original Daredevil 1, 131, 168, 181. Although once the movie hit I sold them it was to good to pass up. This collection of course reprints Daredevil (Volume 1) 168-181.Anyway this TPB made me really appreciate DD who I had thought of as a second rate super hero. I soon came to realize after years of collecting UXM that the stories even in the extremely popular run 94-142 were just not that great. This collection of Daredevil stories is just awsome. You don't really even need to get the Visionaries 1 or 3 but you will probably enjoy this so much you will want them. Punisher, King and Bullseye were just awsome during this run. As a comic collector I have heard many people praise the greatness of another one of Miller's stories The Dark Knight Returns. Believe me I thought this TPB was much better than the DKR and I am also a fan of the Batman as I have spent thousands of dollars on original copies of Golden Age Batman comics. Miller just blew me away with this book. Do yourself a favor and pick up Daredevil Visionaries 2 even if you think Daredevil sucks this story may greatly change your perception of him.
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Summary: Probably my all time Favorite TPB Right Now
Review: This is probably my all time favorite TPB right now. After reading it I went out and bought the original Daredevil 1, 131, 168, 181. Although once the movie hit I sold them it was to good to pass up. This collection of course reprints Daredevil (Volume 1) 168-181.Anyway this TPB made me really appreciate DD who I had thought of as a second rate super hero. I soon came to realize after years of collecting UXM that the stories even in the extremely popular run 94-142 were just not that great. This collection of Daredevil stories is just awsome. You don't really even need to get the Visionaries 1 or 3 but you will probably enjoy this so much you will want them. Punisher, King and Bullseye were just awsome during this run. As a comic collector I have heard many people praise the greatness of another one of Miller's stories The Dark Knight Returns. Believe me I thought this TPB was much better than the DKR and I am also a fan of the Batman as I have spent thousands of dollars on original copies of Golden Age Batman comics. Miller just blew me away with this book. Do yourself a favor and pick up Daredevil Visionaries 2 even if you think Daredevil sucks this story may greatly change your perception of him.
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Summary: Great book and great idea
Review: This is the first of a series of trade paperbacks called Visionaries. An idea that has finally got its due, Visionaries will reprint comic runs from various artist/writers who have set trends in the industry. Frank Miller's Daredevil (though he didn't start out writing, just drawing) was selected first, for good reason. Future comic book Visionaries will reprint Walt Simonson's THOR, John Byrne's FANTASTIC FOUR, etc. Can't wait for the next DAREDEVIL Visionaries volume.
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Summary: early work by a comics genius
Review: This volume reprints some of Frank Miller's early comics work. It lacks the moody atmospheric writing of his later works and is in fact overwrittenat times but it is still worth buying.
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