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Marvel Knights by Joe Quesada Omnibus
Joe Quesada helped create the critically acclaimed Marvel Knights imprint - and these are the stories that defi ned it! Teaming with Hollywood legend Kevin Smith, Quesada breathed new life into Daredevil - and with the moody and atmospheric David Mack, he introduced the enigmatic Echo to the world of the Man Without Fear! In the highly personal Daredevil: Father, Quesada took the reins as writer and illustrator. With New York suffering a deadly heat wave, a serial killer pushes a city at the boiling point over the edge - and only Daredevil can hold Hell's Kitchen together! Plus, more extras than you can shake a billy club at - including a gallery of Quesada's stunning Marvel Knights covers, and rarely seen sketches and character designs! COLLECTING: DAREDEVIL (1998) 1-15, 1/2; DAREDEVIL: FATHER 1-6; MARVEL AUTHENTIX: DAREDEVIL 1; MATERIAL FROM MARVEL KNIGHTS DOUBLE-SHOT 1
728 pages, Hardcover
First published November 20, 2018
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Joe Quesada
478 books45 followersJoseph "Joe" Quesada (born January 12, 1962)is an American comic book editor, writer and artist.
He became known in the 1990s for his work on various Valiant Comics books, such as Ninjak and Solar, Man of the Atom.
He later worked on numerous books for DC Comics and Marvel Comics, such as Batman: Sword of Azrael and X-Factor, before forming his own company, Event Comics, where he published his creator-owned character, Ash.
He became known in the 1990s for his work on various Valiant Comics books, such as Ninjak and Solar, Man of the Atom.
He later worked on numerous books for DC Comics and Marvel Comics, such as Batman: Sword of Azrael and X-Factor, before forming his own company, Event Comics, where he published his creator-owned character, Ash.
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July 8, 2021
3 decent/good stories wrapped up in a Omnibus.
The fist one I reviewed a long time ago. It is the story by Kevin Smith and like I stated there, it is solid and interesting though too wordy at times. It has the makings of a great daredevil story and some moments are wonderful (The Spider-Man moment is perfect) but at same time the villain reveal and why is cliche as hell and the "Everyone has Aids" of the late 80's is back with a vengeance.
The second story about Echo is about the same. Some cool ideas and moments, best when Echo and Daredevil work together or in regular civilian clothing talking to each other. But the Kingpin as the ultimate schemer was already done before and better. And the art had keep flipping back and forth for a weirdo combo.
The last story is "Father" written by Quesada and I was a bit surprised the story wasn't bad. The dialogue between characters, Matt missing his father, and the overall Noir feel of the storytelling were all solid. However the art was pretty shit. I hated the way Daredevil looked, like some jacked up roid raged monster. Way different than any other interpretation and not in a good way. Also the motorcycle villains felt wack.
So yeah the good and bad with this collection. I wanted it mostly to read before I re-read all of Bendis Daredevil run soon. But overall it was decent. A 3 out of 5. I can see why Bendis came on and changed the game for Daredevil.
The fist one I reviewed a long time ago. It is the story by Kevin Smith and like I stated there, it is solid and interesting though too wordy at times. It has the makings of a great daredevil story and some moments are wonderful (The Spider-Man moment is perfect) but at same time the villain reveal and why is cliche as hell and the "Everyone has Aids" of the late 80's is back with a vengeance.
The second story about Echo is about the same. Some cool ideas and moments, best when Echo and Daredevil work together or in regular civilian clothing talking to each other. But the Kingpin as the ultimate schemer was already done before and better. And the art had keep flipping back and forth for a weirdo combo.
The last story is "Father" written by Quesada and I was a bit surprised the story wasn't bad. The dialogue between characters, Matt missing his father, and the overall Noir feel of the storytelling were all solid. However the art was pretty shit. I hated the way Daredevil looked, like some jacked up roid raged monster. Way different than any other interpretation and not in a good way. Also the motorcycle villains felt wack.
So yeah the good and bad with this collection. I wanted it mostly to read before I re-read all of Bendis Daredevil run soon. But overall it was decent. A 3 out of 5. I can see why Bendis came on and changed the game for Daredevil.
January 20, 2025
4.25 stars.
May 23, 2020
So first things first, one of the biggest headscratchers is the fact that this is called Marvel Knights by Joe Quesada Omnibus. The book compiles the beginning of the famed 2000's Daredevil series that ultimately gained legendary status after the runs by Brian Michael Bendis and Ed Brubaker. So this definitely should have been called something more along the lines of Daredevil by Joe Quesada or Daredevil: Marvel Knights Omnibus. You would think that Marvel would make much more money on this book if it rightfully included Daredevil in the title.
But I digress. That all would've been fine if the material in here was anything special. Out of all the comic books I've read, this is probably the most overly verbose. And I've read some of Claremont's X-men, which is saying something. Now obviously, I'm also a big reader of novels, so I have no problem with reading lots of words, but I expect for great work in the sequential art medium to rely on fewer words and find a nice balance between telling and showing when it comes to telling the story. This book is filled to the brim with so much unnecessary narration it made my head hurt. And the amount of times Daredevil's origin is repeated in the narration is enough for a pretty eventful drinking game.
The first two stories weren't at all interesting and while the new villain Echo was a cool character, she's wasted on endless brooding and she never really jumped off the page for me. Matt Murdock himself also wasn't very pleasant and came off frankly annoying at times. The art here is so inconsistent as well. While there are some dynamic panel designs and splash pages, I feel like Joe Quesada can't draw a real human face or body to save his life. Matt always looked constipated and his body never matched panel to panel.
The final arc, "Father", was the only shining light in the whole omnibus as I really enjoyed that the conflict wasn't about Daredevil as a superhero but about Matt's past relationship with his father and his legacy. And it actually came to a surprising and thematic conclusion! But it was too little, too late.
This contains the material collected in the following paperbacks, as well as a couple of standalone stories:
But I digress. That all would've been fine if the material in here was anything special. Out of all the comic books I've read, this is probably the most overly verbose. And I've read some of Claremont's X-men, which is saying something. Now obviously, I'm also a big reader of novels, so I have no problem with reading lots of words, but I expect for great work in the sequential art medium to rely on fewer words and find a nice balance between telling and showing when it comes to telling the story. This book is filled to the brim with so much unnecessary narration it made my head hurt. And the amount of times Daredevil's origin is repeated in the narration is enough for a pretty eventful drinking game.
The first two stories weren't at all interesting and while the new villain Echo was a cool character, she's wasted on endless brooding and she never really jumped off the page for me. Matt Murdock himself also wasn't very pleasant and came off frankly annoying at times. The art here is so inconsistent as well. While there are some dynamic panel designs and splash pages, I feel like Joe Quesada can't draw a real human face or body to save his life. Matt always looked constipated and his body never matched panel to panel.
The final arc, "Father", was the only shining light in the whole omnibus as I really enjoyed that the conflict wasn't about Daredevil as a superhero but about Matt's past relationship with his father and his legacy. And it actually came to a surprising and thematic conclusion! But it was too little, too late.
This contains the material collected in the following paperbacks, as well as a couple of standalone stories:
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July 28, 2022i read daredevil (1998) 1-15 and daredevil: father 1-6 on marvel unlimited
December 1, 2018
Anyone hating on this book never finished it.
The story is layered, complex, confusing at times, and yet, complete. Like a magic trick, you have to be there for the Pledge, the Turn, and of course, the Prestige.
What appears to be a supernatural confrontation with faith, integrity, and life itself may not be what you think you see. Look closer. Closer. The closer you look, the less you see.
Enjoy the ride. Great DD story, with a wonderful, powerful twist, and a bittersweet conclusion. The “Father” storyline treats readers like adults, not explicitly telling you what it all means, but allowing inference and deduction to resolve the story’s conclusion.
Great stuff.
The story is layered, complex, confusing at times, and yet, complete. Like a magic trick, you have to be there for the Pledge, the Turn, and of course, the Prestige.
What appears to be a supernatural confrontation with faith, integrity, and life itself may not be what you think you see. Look closer. Closer. The closer you look, the less you see.
Enjoy the ride. Great DD story, with a wonderful, powerful twist, and a bittersweet conclusion. The “Father” storyline treats readers like adults, not explicitly telling you what it all means, but allowing inference and deduction to resolve the story’s conclusion.
Great stuff.
October 30, 2022
DNF- This book was stale for me. Maybe it's the impact Miller and Bendis have on me but I just hated this novel.
November 18, 2020
When i got the Marvel Knights omnibus i thought it would be fun, but i was afraid for a bit of a bland 90s mix. Boy was i wrong ! The Knights imprint by Joe Quesada saved a strugling Marvel that was completely bankrupt. Getting Kevin Smith to write Daredevil was a stroke of genius. The DD comic was close to cancelation, and this new fresh book brought a new fresh wind to the title. Drawn by Quesada and inked by Jimmy Palmiotti this was a hit. And the second half drawn and writen by David Mack maby even better. This is not the biggest omnibi but with alot of great extra's a worthy edition to the collection. Its very cool to read the background info how this came to be. How the managed to pull in writers and artists like Jae Lee, Brian Michael Bendis, Garth Ennis and Paul Jenkins was a joy to read. In the beginning i was not the biggest fan of the art, but went to like it very fast. The coloring by Richard Isanove is Incredible btw, all in all a much better expected omnibus that makes me love the character of Daredevil even more then i already did.
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February 20, 2025
As other reviewer have mentioned, this is an oddly titled omnibus. Rather than capitalize on the popularity of Daredevil, or making it clear that this omnibus collects the 15 issues from the Daredevil (vol. 2) that come directly before the vaunted Bendis run, the title Marvel Knights seemed preferable to... someone. Never mind that the contents are entirely Daredevil stories, with the exception of a Garth Ennis penned, Joe Quesada illustrated Punisher short story from Marvel Knights: Double Shot #1 which is also collected in The Punisher by Garth Ennis Omnibus. The kicker is that this book omits... wait for it... the Daredevil short story from that very issue! I know, I know, this omnibus is a Joe Quesada creator-centric collected edition and that particular short story was written by Rob Haynes. That doesn't mean the thought process behind the curation of this book wasn't a little half-baked.
Okay, now that I got all that bitching off my chest, I really enjoyed this omnibus! I can't put it at the heights of what is to follow, or a lot of what came before, but this is some damn-good Hornhead stuff!
Kevin Smith steps out of his View Askewniverse to write Daredevil: Guardian Devil, a wordy storyline that I feel has aged pretty well but far from immaculately. David Mack brings us the introduction of Echo, who is a fantastic character. Joe Quesada writes and illustrates Daredevil: Father, channeling his inner-Frank Miller and delivering a serial killer mystery infused with all kinds of dad stuff that resonated with me, since my dad passed away almost 15 years ago. Finally, the book is jam-packed full of extras. Like, whoa, extras.
Okay, now that I got all that bitching off my chest, I really enjoyed this omnibus! I can't put it at the heights of what is to follow, or a lot of what came before, but this is some damn-good Hornhead stuff!
Kevin Smith steps out of his View Askewniverse to write Daredevil: Guardian Devil, a wordy storyline that I feel has aged pretty well but far from immaculately. David Mack brings us the introduction of Echo, who is a fantastic character. Joe Quesada writes and illustrates Daredevil: Father, channeling his inner-Frank Miller and delivering a serial killer mystery infused with all kinds of dad stuff that resonated with me, since my dad passed away almost 15 years ago. Finally, the book is jam-packed full of extras. Like, whoa, extras.
June 21, 2023
As a big Daredevil fan, I think that there’s some really great stuff in here!
I’ve been slowly going through Kevin Smith’s comics and have found all of them to be quite terrible so I’m happy to see that his daredevil run has held up well.
David Mack’s short run, in which he introduces Echo is a fun read with some really cool moments.
Finally the mini series, Father, by Joe Quesada (in which I’ve heard terrible things about) is honestly not all that bad. Yes it has needless retcons added to Daredevil’s backstory and yes it has some plots that go nowhere but overall it was a quick mini series and had an interesting enough premise to keep me invested.
The art is all done by Quesada and he gets better and better with each arc. A fantastic artist that I think doesn’t get enough credit
I’ve been slowly going through Kevin Smith’s comics and have found all of them to be quite terrible so I’m happy to see that his daredevil run has held up well.
David Mack’s short run, in which he introduces Echo is a fun read with some really cool moments.
Finally the mini series, Father, by Joe Quesada (in which I’ve heard terrible things about) is honestly not all that bad. Yes it has needless retcons added to Daredevil’s backstory and yes it has some plots that go nowhere but overall it was a quick mini series and had an interesting enough premise to keep me invested.
The art is all done by Quesada and he gets better and better with each arc. A fantastic artist that I think doesn’t get enough credit
September 13, 2022
Really good. Really liked Smith’s story, loved David Mack’s story, and Daredevil Father is pretty good. Was not at all expecting the end twist and honestly I’m not sure how to feel about it just yet, horrifying.
But Smith’s arc results in a big change for Matt’s life and the way to that change was pretty awesome and memorable.
Mack’s issues do well to take Matt and introduce Echo in such a great way that I had to pick this up part way through the story (was reading this all on Marvel U).
But Smith’s arc results in a big change for Matt’s life and the way to that change was pretty awesome and memorable.
Mack’s issues do well to take Matt and introduce Echo in such a great way that I had to pick this up part way through the story (was reading this all on Marvel U).
August 16, 2023
This went from bad to good then back to bad. The beginning was difficult to get through as Kevin Smith’s writing tends to be wordy.
I enjoyed the Echo story arc the felt the “Father” story line at the end was overhyped.
This isn’t anything special but important for any DD hardcover format collector. Good to bang it out before you start the Bendis run.
John Romita Jr’s art is also puzzling in this. Every face is blockhead. Including the females.
I enjoyed the Echo story arc the felt the “Father” story line at the end was overhyped.
This isn’t anything special but important for any DD hardcover format collector. Good to bang it out before you start the Bendis run.
John Romita Jr’s art is also puzzling in this. Every face is blockhead. Including the females.
February 22, 2020
This book was okay. Definitely a product of its time. I enjoyed the David Mack scripts far more than Kevin Smith’s. Quesada’s art was inconsistent, and I’m not a fan of how he renders humans or non-costumed characters. Overall, more misses than hits and sort of a chore to get through.
March 7, 2020
I was a big fan of the “Guardian Devil” and “Parts of a Hole” storylines. 5/5 for me. I actually really enjoyed Quesada’s art in those 2 stories also. “Father” was a dip in quality in my opinion but still decent. Lots of cool extras in the back of this book!
July 23, 2025
3.5
Has some issues but I really enjoyed it. Father is a cool retcon? but I think as a package with the other issues it works great
Has some issues but I really enjoyed it. Father is a cool retcon? but I think as a package with the other issues it works great
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