Daredevil: Gang War

Daredevil (1964) #169-172, 180

by Frank Miller, Klaus Janson (Illustrator)

"Originally published in magazine form as Daredevil #169, #170, #171, #172 & #180 ... 1981, 1982."

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Marvel, Comic Book, Graphic Novels Comics, Superheroes

114 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1992

About the author

Frank Miller is an American writer, artist and film director best known for his film noir-style comic book stories. He is one of the most widely-recognized and popular creators in comics, and is one of the most influential comics creators of his generation. His most notable works include Sin City, The Dark Knight Returns, Batman Year One and 300.

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Reviews

[Himanshu Karmacharya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great Work by Frank Miller who helms both the writing and art job. Bullseye and Wilson Fisk are written very well. The early issue which shows Bullseye's psyche, as he suffers from hallucinations, was very well done. Miller has perfectly captured the dark, criminal side of New York City and the art is perhaps one of his finest.

[Christopher]

Wonderful early work from Frank Miller

[Lksreads · Rating 5 out of 5]

If Frank Miller was playing chess, he’d have the reader in a Scholar’s Mate right now. Through the nefarious criminal underworld, the public relations sphere, and investigative journalism, Miller pulls his strongest pieces to the forefront and begins weaving a hard-boiled tale that is good enough to stand on its own, but is made 10x better by great character writing.

Fisk is excellent; he’s attached to everything happening but is kept in the shadows. Miller introduces Elektra and Stick, both brand-new elements of Matt’s past that round out his character and add personal drama to the overarching crime plot. Elektra is at her absolute best in this run (other than Zdarsky’s evolution of the character). She’s very nuanced and the struggle she has reconciling herself to Matt is already there. Matt’s struggle to put out 100 fires is also great.

Storyboarding, dialogue, and art are all firing on all cylinders. There’s something for everybody here, with humor and hope breaking through the heavier noir tone intermittently. I also want to highlight the paneling and coloring - it’s used perfectly to set scenes, tone, and sequencing. 5/5 stars on this one.

[David Horton · Rating 4 out of 5]

The writing and the illustration match up so well. No wonder these are classic stories. It feels like each artist is holding back just enough to adhere to the comics code of the early 80s. If Marvel had a Vertigo-style imprint back in the day, these fellows could have really let this character off his leash. There's some typical comic-book silliness along the way but there are hints at what Brubaker would eventually do with Daredevil decades later.

[Camilo Guerra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kingpin no quiere ser Kingpin, pero hay gente que quiere que sea Kingpin, y Matt le gusta ser Daredevil aunque tiene un dolor de cabeza llamado Bullseye...una historia clásica, con noir, un ambiente Kitsch que a pesar de los años se mantiene muy bien, con un Miller en forma, algo primerizo pero lleno de energía aunque su trazo es respaldado por Klaus Janson en mas de un 50%.

[Bane Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

Grade: A-