Daredevil by Frank Miller & Klaus Janson, Vol. 2

Daredevil by Frank Miller & Klaus Janson, Vol. 2 by Frank Miller
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Daredevil by Frank Miller & Klaus Janson volume 2 collects Daredevil #173-184.

Frank Miller's redefinition of Daredevil is in full swing in this volume. Daredevil loses his radar and the love of his life and clashes with Bullseye, the Kingpin, and the Punisher, among others. Where the last one featured a lot of super villains, this was a more character-driven book, exploring what Daredevil does when his back is against the wall.

Miller's writing makes the book feel like a crime book/legal thriller that happens to have super heroes in it rather than a straight up super hero book. It's dark and gritty as hell, a forerunner of what Miller would later do with Batman. The stories have emotional depth years ahead of the curve. Daredevil begins his gloomy downward spiral, losing Elektra and possibly his sanity. The artwork is moody, using lots of black, and Miller's layouts are cutting edge and still hold up today. Klaus Janson's inks enhance the package.

I don't really know what else to say. Almost everything people associate with Daredevil these days comes from Frank Miller and Klaus Janson. There are a lot of so-called epic runs of super hero comics that don't stand the test of time. Frank Miller's Daredevil run is not one of those. 4.5 out of 5 stars.



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