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Summary: Very good DD story
Review: This story retells the origin of Daredevil starting with him as a normal kid. It really is not until the end we get to finally see Double D in his superhero costume. This story is violent and has some minor language but its the way, I think, Daredevil should be told.
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Summary: Daredevil Year One
Review: What it's about: Every Daredevil-reader knows about the accident that altered Matt Murdocks senses, and every Daredevil-reader knows that Matt later became Daredevil, but what about the time between the accident and Matt's turning superhero ? THAT's exactly what this book is about. We first see a young Matt living in New Yorks 'Hell's Kitchen' area, and how he gains his abilities. Nothing new so far. After that a lot of first meetings with essential characters take place (like Stick and Foggy Nelson) who all turn out to become major influences is Matt's life (especially Stick ). AND we get to see parts of his teenage relationship with Elektra (much referred to in the ongoing Daredevil series as of #168 and up), which I personally think is really the best part of the book. Certainly the most enhancing at least. The book concludes with the first rising of the Kingpin in the Daredevil title, who will once become the most important villain Daredevil ever had. The writing in this Kingpin element brings back memories to good stories like Daredevil "Child's Play" and "Born Again". I'll start off by saying that I definately think this book can be enjoyed best by people who have already been reading the ongoing Daredevil series, it being really a "Year One" in the Daredevil history. Not saying people who haven't read Daredevil before can't enjoy it, because there isn't much going on that neccesarily requires knowledge of past events, but you'll miss out on the essence of the story. If you're looking for your first Daredevil experience you're better off getting "Frank Miller visionaires vol.1 or "Kevin Smith visionaires vol.1". If you don't want to go into a lot of Daredevil stories but are just looking for a nice stand-alone story with Daredevil in it, just get the superb "Born Again" book (Note: If you ARE willing to get into Daredevil some more, read Born Again only AFTER the "Frank Miller visionaires" volumes !). If you HAVE been a Daredevil reader before (or currently off course) I think this will be a welcome book to your Daredevil collection which will clearify a lot of things in the Frank Miller run and Daredevil-history. Not essential things though, but still nice things to read about.
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