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Daredevil By Nocenti & Romita Jr. Omnibus Vol. 2 (Daredevil
All hell breaks loose in the thrilling conclusion of Ann Nocenti and John Romita Jr's highly influential run! Daredevil has his hands full battling "evil mutants" Blob and Pyro, tangling with the Inhumans and fighting way out of his weight class against Ultron! But his team-up with Spider-Man against the terrifying menace Blackheart leads the Man Without Fear into hellish unfamiliar territory and sets him on a path for a confrontation with Blackheart's pernicious none other than Mephisto! Forced to face his demons like never before, Matt will be Daredevil no more - so who's swinging around town in the red suit, committing vicious crimes with pinpoint accuracy? Meanwhile, the Kingpin sets his sights on building a media empire! Can the real Daredevil be reborn in time to administer the last rites to Wilson Fisk's reign of terror? Typhoid Mary blazes a trail into the lives of Spider-Man, Wolverine and Ghost Rider!
Collecting Daredevil (1964) #267-291 And Annual (1967) #5-6 And Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #213-214 - And Material From Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #109-116, #123-130 And #150-151 And Marvel Holiday Special (1991) #2.
Collecting Daredevil (1964) #267-291 And Annual (1967) #5-6 And Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #213-214 - And Material From Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #109-116, #123-130 And #150-151 And Marvel Holiday Special (1991) #2.
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Published July 29, 2026
About the author
Ann Nocenti
754 books121 followersAnn Nocenti is most noted as an editor for Marvel Comics, for whom she edited New Mutants and The Uncanny X-Men. She made her comics writing debut on a brief run of Spider-Woman (#47-50) and subsequently wrote a long run of Daredevil (1st series) #236-291 (minus #237) from 1986 to 1991, directly following on from Frank Miller's definitive Born Again storyline. She also wrote the 1986 Longshot limited series for Marvel, and in the same year produced the Someplace Strange graphic novel in collaboration with artist John Bolton. She wrote "the Inhumans Graphic Novel" in 1988. In 1993, she wrote the 16-issue run of Kid Eternity for the DC Comics imprint Vertigo.
In Incredible Hulk #291, published in September 1983 (cover date January 1984), Ann Nocenti made a cameo appearance, talking to Dr. Bruce Banner, in a history written by Bill Mantlo, drawn by Sal Buscema and inked by Carlos Garzón and Joe Sinnot. That time Ann Nocenti was Assistant Editor for Larry Hama on Incredible Hulk and X-Men.
She is noted for her left-wing political views which, particularly during her run on Daredevil, caused some controversy among some fans who didn't agree with her politics.
She created several popular characters, including Typhoid Mary, Blackheart, Longshot and Mojo, and wrote the 1998 X-Men novel Prisoner X.
Although Nocenti left comic books in the '90s after the industry sales collapsed, she later returned to the field, penning stories such as 2004's Batman & Poison Ivy: Cast Shadows.
In Ultimate X-Men, a reimagination of the X-Men comic, the character Longshot, who was invented by her, has the civil name Arthur Centino. His last name, Centino, is an anagram of Nocenti and a homage to Nocenti. The name Arthur is for the co-creator of Longshot Arthur Adams who was Ann Nocenti's artist on the Longshot Mini Series.
She edited High Times magazine for one year (2004) under the name Annie Nocenti and is the former editor of the screenwriting magazine Scenario.
In Incredible Hulk #291, published in September 1983 (cover date January 1984), Ann Nocenti made a cameo appearance, talking to Dr. Bruce Banner, in a history written by Bill Mantlo, drawn by Sal Buscema and inked by Carlos Garzón and Joe Sinnot. That time Ann Nocenti was Assistant Editor for Larry Hama on Incredible Hulk and X-Men.
She is noted for her left-wing political views which, particularly during her run on Daredevil, caused some controversy among some fans who didn't agree with her politics.
She created several popular characters, including Typhoid Mary, Blackheart, Longshot and Mojo, and wrote the 1998 X-Men novel Prisoner X.
Although Nocenti left comic books in the '90s after the industry sales collapsed, she later returned to the field, penning stories such as 2004's Batman & Poison Ivy: Cast Shadows.
In Ultimate X-Men, a reimagination of the X-Men comic, the character Longshot, who was invented by her, has the civil name Arthur Centino. His last name, Centino, is an anagram of Nocenti and a homage to Nocenti. The name Arthur is for the co-creator of Longshot Arthur Adams who was Ann Nocenti's artist on the Longshot Mini Series.
She edited High Times magazine for one year (2004) under the name Annie Nocenti and is the former editor of the screenwriting magazine Scenario.
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October 14, 2026
Ann Nocenti's Daredevil really is good, but it doesn’t stick the landing.
The first half of this second Omnibus volume includes my favourite Daredevil arc. Matt Murdock thrown together with some Inhumans, two devils, the Silver Surfer, an artificial human and a feminist, somewhere in the country side. It’s so random and it’s so unlike Daredevil’s usual fighting grounds, yet it works so brilliantly.
I wouldn’t say John Romita Jr.'s artwork is great, but it really fits the tone of this countryside adventure that somehow evolves into Dante’s Inferno. That’s about 12 issues of fantastic comics.
Then, Matt Murdock returns to New York, after being beaten and discarded by his villains and I was hoping for a resolution with Karen, Typhoid Mary and the Kingpin. Instead, Matt Murdock gets anmesia out of nowhere and the art takes a turn for the worse.
This amnesia episode drags for 8 issues, where nothing happens and the big plot twist is obvious from a mile away. And then the run just ends, with many plot threads being unresolved. What follows is a boring collection of backup material of comics, where Typhoid Mary appears. Those Marvel Presents comics are really awful.
To summarise Ann Nocenti's Daredevil run as a whole: It has a terrible start, two incredible story arcs in the middle and then peters out remarkably boring. As such this Omnibus set is problematic, because the beginning of the first volume and the end of the second volume are borderline unreadable.
Still, my recommendation would be to read this run at least once and form your own opinion. It certainly deserves its praise in parts.
The first half of this second Omnibus volume includes my favourite Daredevil arc. Matt Murdock thrown together with some Inhumans, two devils, the Silver Surfer, an artificial human and a feminist, somewhere in the country side. It’s so random and it’s so unlike Daredevil’s usual fighting grounds, yet it works so brilliantly.
I wouldn’t say John Romita Jr.'s artwork is great, but it really fits the tone of this countryside adventure that somehow evolves into Dante’s Inferno. That’s about 12 issues of fantastic comics.
Then, Matt Murdock returns to New York, after being beaten and discarded by his villains and I was hoping for a resolution with Karen, Typhoid Mary and the Kingpin. Instead, Matt Murdock gets anmesia out of nowhere and the art takes a turn for the worse.
This amnesia episode drags for 8 issues, where nothing happens and the big plot twist is obvious from a mile away. And then the run just ends, with many plot threads being unresolved. What follows is a boring collection of backup material of comics, where Typhoid Mary appears. Those Marvel Presents comics are really awful.
To summarise Ann Nocenti's Daredevil run as a whole: It has a terrible start, two incredible story arcs in the middle and then peters out remarkably boring. As such this Omnibus set is problematic, because the beginning of the first volume and the end of the second volume are borderline unreadable.
Still, my recommendation would be to read this run at least once and form your own opinion. It certainly deserves its praise in parts.
September 27, 2026
(Zero spoiler review) 3.5/5
Quite a departure from regular Daredevil fare. Mostly well written and further elevated by the (arguably) best work of JrJr's career. Not to mention some of the most unique and gorgeous colours to ever grace a comic book. Daredevil by Nocenti volume 2 certainly isn't what I was expecting after volume one. And though it's re-readability will no doubt be diminished by its obscure and unusual subject material, it was still an enjoyable, if slightly inconsistent read.
Sadly, it was never the same after Romita left. Not only visually, but narratively as well. Lee Weeks was a solid choice as replacement, but by this point, I was in love with Romita's unique, angular style he had been developing. As stated, the stories were on a slow downward spiral until its somewhat unceremonious end, which left a slightly sour taste in my mouth, given how strong this run had been at times. Still, a worthy addition to (probably) the most consistenly well written character at Marvel. 3.5/5
OmniBen
Quite a departure from regular Daredevil fare. Mostly well written and further elevated by the (arguably) best work of JrJr's career. Not to mention some of the most unique and gorgeous colours to ever grace a comic book. Daredevil by Nocenti volume 2 certainly isn't what I was expecting after volume one. And though it's re-readability will no doubt be diminished by its obscure and unusual subject material, it was still an enjoyable, if slightly inconsistent read.
Sadly, it was never the same after Romita left. Not only visually, but narratively as well. Lee Weeks was a solid choice as replacement, but by this point, I was in love with Romita's unique, angular style he had been developing. As stated, the stories were on a slow downward spiral until its somewhat unceremonious end, which left a slightly sour taste in my mouth, given how strong this run had been at times. Still, a worthy addition to (probably) the most consistenly well written character at Marvel. 3.5/5
OmniBen
Review of advance copy
This specific omni doesnt drop until July but i read all the issues out of this to finish Nocenti's run on Daredevil!
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