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Daredevil (1998) (Collected Editions)
Daredevil: Reborn
The apocalyptic events of SHADOWLAND have left the once-proud legacy of Daredevil in tatters. Now, far from the mean streets of Hell's Kitchen, a new evil is rising, and the only man crazy enough to face it is a man with nothing left to lose. The road to Hell was paved with good intentions, but the long road to redemption is the far harder path...
Collects the limited series DAREDEVIL: REBORN #1-4.
Collects the limited series DAREDEVIL: REBORN #1-4.
112 pages, Hardcover
First published June 15, 2011
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Andy Diggle
535 books173 followersAndy Diggle is a British comic book writer and former editor of 2000 AD. He is best known for his work on The Losers,Swamp Thing, Hellblazer, Adam Strange and Silent Dragon at DC Comics and for his run on Thunderbolts and Daredevil after his move to Marvel.
In 2013 Diggle left writing DC's Action Comics and began working with Dynamite Entertainment, writing a paranormal crime series Uncanny. He is also working on another crime series with his wife titled Control that is set to begin publishing in 2014.
In 2013 Diggle left writing DC's Action Comics and began working with Dynamite Entertainment, writing a paranormal crime series Uncanny. He is also working on another crime series with his wife titled Control that is set to begin publishing in 2014.
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July 8, 2015
Marvel has had blind superhero Daredevil, whose superpowers are limited to heightened senses and gymnastic, martial arts abilities, go up against aliens, Dr. Doom and some of the lamer villains Marvel has come up with (Stilt-Man?, The Torpedo?, Man-Bull?*). He once teamed up with Uri Geller, the guy who could bend spoons with his mind, to battle the Think Tank. Gah!
This was one of the more ill-conceived team-ups until Wolverine teamed-up with a...master chef.
Anyway, Daredevil is the kind of superhero who is best served with the smaller stories. And this is a smaller story. Just not a very good one.
It seems that Matt Murdock has run away from New York. He ends up in a small corrupt town in the South West. The town has a secret…
There’s no longer any need for me to continue. This is a lazy plot-it-yourself-by-the-numbers story by Andy Diggle with crappy artwork, by David Gianfelice, that it deserves. A perfect blending of mediocrity.
The only interesting element is that Matt Murdock doesn’t don the Daredevil costume. And he drives a truck full of ammunition (remember, he’s blind). Matt, the turn signal thingy is to the right.(Sigh)
*Eat your heart out, Aquaman!
This was one of the more ill-conceived team-ups until Wolverine teamed-up with a...master chef.
Anyway, Daredevil is the kind of superhero who is best served with the smaller stories. And this is a smaller story. Just not a very good one.
It seems that Matt Murdock has run away from New York. He ends up in a small corrupt town in the South West. The town has a secret…
There’s no longer any need for me to continue. This is a lazy plot-it-yourself-by-the-numbers story by Andy Diggle with crappy artwork, by David Gianfelice, that it deserves. A perfect blending of mediocrity.
The only interesting element is that Matt Murdock doesn’t don the Daredevil costume. And he drives a truck full of ammunition (remember, he’s blind). Matt, the turn signal thingy is to the right.(Sigh)
*Eat your heart out, Aquaman!
October 18, 2013
This Daredevil graphic novel has artwork that reminded me of the “Borderlands” video game though the story is hit or miss. At its heart it's about a Daredevil who wanders the desert lands like many an emotional wounded mythological hero trying to escape the past.
Of course Daredevil (hereinafter DD) runs into trouble when he stumbles upon a small town which is suffering under the hands of corrupt people. At first he wants to stay out of it but he's provoked enough to get involved and thus does he return. The ending felt forced and even cheesy and seemed like a setup for the next graphic novel. The villain was interesting but the foiling of his powers felt rushed, too.
I'd say this is worth a look if you're a DD fan but if you're first introduction to DD you should try those written by Brubaker.
Writer Andy Diggle wanted to do a graphic novel which was a combination of Spaghetti Westerns and “Badlands”. The back part has the script for Act I which makes this interesting enough for those desiring to do their own graphic novel.
“Borderlands” style artwork done by David Gianfelice.
STORY/PLOTTING: B minus; CHARACTERS/DIALOGUE: C plus; ARTWORK PRESENTATION: B; ACTION SCENES: B minus; EXTRA STUFF AT THE END: B to B plus; WHEN READ: early September 2012; OVERALL GRADE: B minus.
Of course Daredevil (hereinafter DD) runs into trouble when he stumbles upon a small town which is suffering under the hands of corrupt people. At first he wants to stay out of it but he's provoked enough to get involved and thus does he return. The ending felt forced and even cheesy and seemed like a setup for the next graphic novel. The villain was interesting but the foiling of his powers felt rushed, too.
I'd say this is worth a look if you're a DD fan but if you're first introduction to DD you should try those written by Brubaker.
Writer Andy Diggle wanted to do a graphic novel which was a combination of Spaghetti Westerns and “Badlands”. The back part has the script for Act I which makes this interesting enough for those desiring to do their own graphic novel.
“Borderlands” style artwork done by David Gianfelice.
STORY/PLOTTING: B minus; CHARACTERS/DIALOGUE: C plus; ARTWORK PRESENTATION: B; ACTION SCENES: B minus; EXTRA STUFF AT THE END: B to B plus; WHEN READ: early September 2012; OVERALL GRADE: B minus.
October 25, 2023
Daredevil: Reborn collects issues 1-4 of the Marvel Comics series written by Andy Diggle and art by Davide Gianfelice.
Set after the events of Shadowlands, Matt Murdoch leaves Hell's Kitchen and NYC to wander the country and contemplate life. He stumbles upon a small town with a corrupt sheriff's department and grudgingly gets pulled into helping.
This series basically just serves as bridge between Diggle's run of the Daredevil ongoing series which culminated with Shadowland and Mark Waid's relaunch of the character. But instead of a captivating tale of a brooding Matt Murdoch, we get an incredibly boring and generic story. The bad guy is revealed late into the third issue and DD defeats him halfway through the fourth so it is pretty underwhelming as well. The art was also pretty weak. It's saving grace is that it is only four issues and thankfully wasn't stretched into six or more issues. Overall, this is a very skippable book.
Set after the events of Shadowlands, Matt Murdoch leaves Hell's Kitchen and NYC to wander the country and contemplate life. He stumbles upon a small town with a corrupt sheriff's department and grudgingly gets pulled into helping.
This series basically just serves as bridge between Diggle's run of the Daredevil ongoing series which culminated with Shadowland and Mark Waid's relaunch of the character. But instead of a captivating tale of a brooding Matt Murdoch, we get an incredibly boring and generic story. The bad guy is revealed late into the third issue and DD defeats him halfway through the fourth so it is pretty underwhelming as well. The art was also pretty weak. It's saving grace is that it is only four issues and thankfully wasn't stretched into six or more issues. Overall, this is a very skippable book.
August 31, 2016
Before we get to the actual review of "Daredevil Reborn", we should consider the context of its existence. Namely, it is Marvel's way of rebooting yet another of its franchises. The whole thing feels forced and there are probably a number of [better] ways they could've gone about it. This short 4-part story is supposed to transition from the "Dark" Daredevil from the Shadowland event (with its mandatory - but also essential! - tie-in: Shadowland: Daredevil) to a more "lighthearted" character.
So Matt Murdock, after being possessed by a dark spirit and having done some terrible things, including murder, feels pretty bad about himself and decides to run away in order to "find himself". He ends up in New Mexico in a town that's pretty much entirely corrupted. He tries to not get involved, but the locals sort of push him a bit too much and he feels he has to intervene. Cue new villain with "soul-baring" powers and a weak climax, and then Matt Murdock's back in New York telling his friend & law partner, Foggy Nelson, that everything, basically, will be alright and just like the good old days.
This book was editorially mandated and writer Andy Diggle had his hands tied, in a fashion, but this is no excuse for this sub-par story. The art is also the weakest to grace the pages of a Daredevil comic in years. So, overall, only completists should consider getting this book.
Yawn. This book barely earns a 2-star rating, as I'm feeling generous.
So Matt Murdock, after being possessed by a dark spirit and having done some terrible things, including murder, feels pretty bad about himself and decides to run away in order to "find himself". He ends up in New Mexico in a town that's pretty much entirely corrupted. He tries to not get involved, but the locals sort of push him a bit too much and he feels he has to intervene. Cue new villain with "soul-baring" powers and a weak climax, and then Matt Murdock's back in New York telling his friend & law partner, Foggy Nelson, that everything, basically, will be alright and just like the good old days.
This book was editorially mandated and writer Andy Diggle had his hands tied, in a fashion, but this is no excuse for this sub-par story. The art is also the weakest to grace the pages of a Daredevil comic in years. So, overall, only completists should consider getting this book.
Yawn. This book barely earns a 2-star rating, as I'm feeling generous.
March 9, 2025
After 600 pages of garbage shadowland we finally get to Andy Diggles final arc. It's not terrible. Basically Matt decides to walk away from daredevil but in a small town these losers force his hand so he strikes back. A decent daredevil arc but nothing special.
October 17, 2025
It's beyond me why this simple story is enough to clear Matt's inner demons. Maybe it's the thought of doing the right thing, helping the innocent, avenging wrongs. It somehow feels like the script could have fit any other superhero. Still, it's fairly light-hearted, well written and easy to recommend even to people less familiar with Daredevil.
Matt needs time away from his old life to rediscover himself. He stumbles into a small town that has a dark secret. The authorities soon learn of his identity and they would rather not have a superhero in town right now. Matt wants to know why.
Matt needs time away from his old life to rediscover himself. He stumbles into a small town that has a dark secret. The authorities soon learn of his identity and they would rather not have a superhero in town right now. Matt wants to know why.
August 26, 2020
What can I say? I like westerns.
October 14, 2023
Daredevil is “reborn” again….. or something
September 29, 2015
Pointless.
To escape his torments after Shadowland, Matt Murdock once again wanders in the Badlands, trying not to get involved but...
Transition between Vol.2 and Vol.3, Reborn is typical of this kind of in-between read-and-forget books, not really interesting, not really unsettling. If you don't read it, you won't miss anything, if you do, you'll survive.
So Murdock needed to be reassured of his abilities and his purpose in life. He moans alone on the road before helping a (conveniently) blind boy to cope with his recent disability (and it's already a wonder how easily this boy who went blind a few month ago has already adapted) and incendently helps a small New Mexico town to get rid of bad (to the point of cliché)cops. The final boss tries his best, loses, gets arrested, Murdock goes back to NY, fresh as a rose and ready to go back in business. End of story.
Davide Gianfelice kind of saves an otherwise dull story, but you really should consider if it's worth it.
To escape his torments after Shadowland, Matt Murdock once again wanders in the Badlands, trying not to get involved but...
Transition between Vol.2 and Vol.3, Reborn is typical of this kind of in-between read-and-forget books, not really interesting, not really unsettling. If you don't read it, you won't miss anything, if you do, you'll survive.
So Murdock needed to be reassured of his abilities and his purpose in life. He moans alone on the road before helping a (conveniently) blind boy to cope with his recent disability (and it's already a wonder how easily this boy who went blind a few month ago has already adapted) and incendently helps a small New Mexico town to get rid of bad (to the point of cliché)cops. The final boss tries his best, loses, gets arrested, Murdock goes back to NY, fresh as a rose and ready to go back in business. End of story.
Davide Gianfelice kind of saves an otherwise dull story, but you really should consider if it's worth it.
June 30, 2022
I thought this was pretty mediocre. There is no rebirth, the short story hardly deserves its own mini, it’s full of inconsistencies and lacks any kind of originality. It doesn’t look too good either.
July 2, 2019
Daredevil Reborn is something I really hoped would be good. Because after Shadowland I really wanted to see another good Matt Murdock story even though there is no shortage of them.
But like the rest of Andy Diggle's run it feels like it was given a specific goal to write towards and it never escapes the feeling of doing so.
The place Matt needs to be at the end of these four issues is ready to take back Hell's Kitchen. And these four issues feel stretched out. This story could have been told in one big issue or two issues.
And the story itself is uninteresting. Matt wants to condemn himself after Shadowland so he's set to wander the country until he finds himself. Interesting setup.
But he gets stopped in what seems like the first town. To stop the corruption that has overrun the town. You've seen it before and you'll see it again.
The art isn't great. Heavy lines and a very stylized look. But it's consistent across all four issues which I appreciate.
two stars. I didn't like it but I hope someone else does.
But like the rest of Andy Diggle's run it feels like it was given a specific goal to write towards and it never escapes the feeling of doing so.
The place Matt needs to be at the end of these four issues is ready to take back Hell's Kitchen. And these four issues feel stretched out. This story could have been told in one big issue or two issues.
And the story itself is uninteresting. Matt wants to condemn himself after Shadowland so he's set to wander the country until he finds himself. Interesting setup.
But he gets stopped in what seems like the first town. To stop the corruption that has overrun the town. You've seen it before and you'll see it again.
The art isn't great. Heavy lines and a very stylized look. But it's consistent across all four issues which I appreciate.
two stars. I didn't like it but I hope someone else does.
March 23, 2022
Not the best but at least the old Murdock is back… maybe?
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October 21, 2024
Solid story with not too much happening but still nice to see where shadowland left off.
November 11, 2025
Daredevil: Reborn by Andy Diggle and Davide Gianfelice sees Matt Murdock stripped back to basics after the chaos of Shadowland. Out in a desert town, he’s forced to confront his inner demons while rediscovering what drives him to fight. It’s raw and introspective, with strong visuals and a satisfying redemption arc – a nice breather before the next big chapter in his story.
July 9, 2021
When you've spent the last month ploughing through the swamp of corporate finance fraud, what you want to cleanse the palate is some frothy, light-hearted fun.
I, however, picked up Daredevil Reborn.
Although, oddly, it worked.
Set after Everything Matt Murdoch Did (just to avoid spoilers), Reborn finds our hero wandering the world alone, lost in his thoughts.
His plan is to disappear.
Naturally, that doesn't happen. And after a scuffle outside a diner one thing leads to another and Matt puts the suit back on to kick some bad guy butt.
In a surprisingly short amount of time too.
Picking up the nightstick, Andy Diggle has captured the darkness of Matt's mind and soul and created a redemption story that feels like it could have come from a Jack Reacher novel – and that's not a criticism.
Davide Gianfelice's artwork matches this Western vibe perfectly, while tipping a hat towards the work that has gone before.
Longtime fans will enjoy this romp, while newcomers to Daredevil's comic universe will find this a good starting point.
I, however, picked up Daredevil Reborn.
Although, oddly, it worked.
Set after Everything Matt Murdoch Did (just to avoid spoilers), Reborn finds our hero wandering the world alone, lost in his thoughts.
His plan is to disappear.
Naturally, that doesn't happen. And after a scuffle outside a diner one thing leads to another and Matt puts the suit back on to kick some bad guy butt.
In a surprisingly short amount of time too.
Picking up the nightstick, Andy Diggle has captured the darkness of Matt's mind and soul and created a redemption story that feels like it could have come from a Jack Reacher novel – and that's not a criticism.
Davide Gianfelice's artwork matches this Western vibe perfectly, while tipping a hat towards the work that has gone before.
Longtime fans will enjoy this romp, while newcomers to Daredevil's comic universe will find this a good starting point.
February 24, 2012
I could not have been more disappointed with Andy Diggle's Daredevil run. Bendis, Brubaker, and even Kevin Smith's runs on the series added so much to the world, leaving Matt Murdock completely changed at the end of each of their great storylines. When we emerged from Brubaker's run with Daredevil in the grip of The Hand, I couldn't be more excited. Diggle, who had done great, dark work with The Losers and Hellblazer, was taking over a series at its bleakest. But holy hell was Shadowland terrible. It left us with this broken Matt Murdock, but we didn't get any sense that Daredevil SHOULD be broken. He's left virtually blameless, but for some reason Murdock gives up being Daredevil for about the 2000th time and sets off to wander the highways of America.
So here we are, at Reborn. Murdock can't deal with himself. He's hopeless. Just a drifter. For about 10 minutes, before he stumbles across some kind of gun running scheme in the middle of nowhere. He can't just overlook it! He has to fight it! Even though it's a pretty minor crime compared to the downpour of crap he's faced for years! It is such an incredible turnaround, it's unbelievable. Literally. I did not believe it.
Oh well. Murdock wants to be Daredevil again. Great. At least it sets it up for a fantastic writer like Mark Waid to take it over, even if it practically undoes everything this book has been about for the past 13 years.
So here we are, at Reborn. Murdock can't deal with himself. He's hopeless. Just a drifter. For about 10 minutes, before he stumbles across some kind of gun running scheme in the middle of nowhere. He can't just overlook it! He has to fight it! Even though it's a pretty minor crime compared to the downpour of crap he's faced for years! It is such an incredible turnaround, it's unbelievable. Literally. I did not believe it.
Oh well. Murdock wants to be Daredevil again. Great. At least it sets it up for a fantastic writer like Mark Waid to take it over, even if it practically undoes everything this book has been about for the past 13 years.
August 5, 2011
Starts out with a bang, but it's weird - it's like Murdock didn't just lead a mass-murdering gang on a six-month terror campaign in the biggest city in the US. What? Everything is somehow normal for Matt again? Wow, only took five issues to "reboot" or retcon Matt's inevitable life on the run.
Are you fucking kidding me?
Yes, we all love DD, sure it's bad to lose one of the great characters of the Marvel universe, I'm sure Disney is terrified of losing even more sales by putting some other character in the horns... But wow, how disappointing to see how lazy and selfish the editors get these days. Or maybe the word I'm searching for is "desperate".
And what's really sad? Even after my disappointment, I'll bet if Diggle continues to write gritty, determined, hard-as-nails stories like this, I'll forget and maybe even forgive this mass insult to DD readers everywhere.
4 for the story itself, -2 for a pathetic wraparound to "the good old days".
Are you fucking kidding me?
Yes, we all love DD, sure it's bad to lose one of the great characters of the Marvel universe, I'm sure Disney is terrified of losing even more sales by putting some other character in the horns... But wow, how disappointing to see how lazy and selfish the editors get these days. Or maybe the word I'm searching for is "desperate".
And what's really sad? Even after my disappointment, I'll bet if Diggle continues to write gritty, determined, hard-as-nails stories like this, I'll forget and maybe even forgive this mass insult to DD readers everywhere.
4 for the story itself, -2 for a pathetic wraparound to "the good old days".
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May 5, 2012
This is the first time I've read a daredevil comic in years. That said, this was a great teaser to get me back into Matt Murdock's world. I guess this is another character I will have to look into, or back into in this case.
Some good art, and crisp, easy to follow fight scenes.
Some good art, and crisp, easy to follow fight scenes.
April 17, 2015
What the heck is this? Just say no.
June 25, 2016
12th book read in 2016.
Number 100 out of 505 on my all time book list.
Review Pending:
Number 100 out of 505 on my all time book list.
Review Pending:
September 25, 2020
Of the three collections I have read of Andy Diggle's short-lived and unmemorable run on the Daredevil series, this is by far the best. It reminds me a bit of the good work he did with DC's The Losers. Without a plethora of superheroes, villains, and massive amounts of ninjas to deal with (the Shadowland storyline in Daredevil) Diggle gets some space to give singular focus to the hero and get into his make-up more.
After the evil version portrayed in Shadowland, work needed to be done to restore Daredevil to his proper role and place in the Marvel Universe. Even though Matt Murdock hangs up the DD uniform and leaves town at the end of Shadowland, there is no way that Marvel would allow a prominent character to be absent for too long. DAREDEVIL: REBORN serves as the transition story that allows Matt Murdock to search his soul and make the decision to renew his purpose and mission.
We've seen this story before, most notably in westerns and this series definitely has a western feel to it: a grifter/wanderer (Matt Murdock) strolls into a small town (in the New Mexico desert), befriends a young boy (in this case, they share blindness), uncovers corruption in the local law enforcement (a guns for drugs exchange program) and in vigilante fashion cleans up the mess. Diggle didn't try to reinvent the wheel, and tapped a proven formula to get DD back on solid ground.
Whether or not it becomes a worthwhile story depends on how it is told, how much detail and characterization goes into it. Although predictable, I did enjoy this. It certainly helped to have Davide Gianfelice on art. Facial expressions and reactions are perfect, and the fight scenes are inventive and creative. THREE AND ONE-HALF STARS.
After the evil version portrayed in Shadowland, work needed to be done to restore Daredevil to his proper role and place in the Marvel Universe. Even though Matt Murdock hangs up the DD uniform and leaves town at the end of Shadowland, there is no way that Marvel would allow a prominent character to be absent for too long. DAREDEVIL: REBORN serves as the transition story that allows Matt Murdock to search his soul and make the decision to renew his purpose and mission.
We've seen this story before, most notably in westerns and this series definitely has a western feel to it: a grifter/wanderer (Matt Murdock) strolls into a small town (in the New Mexico desert), befriends a young boy (in this case, they share blindness), uncovers corruption in the local law enforcement (a guns for drugs exchange program) and in vigilante fashion cleans up the mess. Diggle didn't try to reinvent the wheel, and tapped a proven formula to get DD back on solid ground.
Whether or not it becomes a worthwhile story depends on how it is told, how much detail and characterization goes into it. Although predictable, I did enjoy this. It certainly helped to have Davide Gianfelice on art. Facial expressions and reactions are perfect, and the fight scenes are inventive and creative. THREE AND ONE-HALF STARS.
March 10, 2025
I read this to try and appreciate the state of play for Mark Waid's run since I don't have the funds right now to buy all of Diggle too and Shadowland isn't widely regarded as being that good. I hate reading a volume without the context but this was self-contained enough I don't feel like it mattered. Daredevil is doing one of those lone-wander things in order to come to terms with recent failures (or possessions making him do bad things, in this case) and to find himself again, but weirdly the comic never gets that introspective. It does threaten to get quite good a couple of times though - even though I'm not sure I love the artstyle - as the First-Blood-esque dirty cop angle managed to feel quite edgy and fun, and DD begins to bond with a blind kid from an abusive household, but then it all fizzled out in the last issue with a cheap bad guy, in a way that made it feel like maybe Diggle had just been given the chop and the new guy ushered in quite quickly. Perhaps Shadowland crashed and burned this run, which is a shame because I always hate to see these things not given a fair chance.
May 14, 2023
I held my nose through Diggle's Shadowland run because I had a false memory that he redeemed himself a bit with this collection, Daredevil Reborn.
Nope.
This is a poorly told tale of redemption written by someone whole hog fisted. Murdock stumbles on a corrupt town that has a blind boy who went blind at the same age that Murdock went blind. A magical villain who can show you your biggest fear is running a Guns For Heroin campaign. The blind boy is being emotionally abused by his drunk mother, who drinks because her husband/the boy's father was a cop killed by other corrupt cops.
This whole story is a giant cliche (all it's missing is Murdock falling in love with the mom, which I bet Diggle would have explored if he had another issue or two) with a very stylized art that doesn't work for me. The faces are too angular and distorted, and the expressions are practically body horror.
I do not recommend this at all. To anyone. But particularly not to Daredevl fans.
Nope.
This is a poorly told tale of redemption written by someone whole hog fisted. Murdock stumbles on a corrupt town that has a blind boy who went blind at the same age that Murdock went blind. A magical villain who can show you your biggest fear is running a Guns For Heroin campaign. The blind boy is being emotionally abused by his drunk mother, who drinks because her husband/the boy's father was a cop killed by other corrupt cops.
This whole story is a giant cliche (all it's missing is Murdock falling in love with the mom, which I bet Diggle would have explored if he had another issue or two) with a very stylized art that doesn't work for me. The faces are too angular and distorted, and the expressions are practically body horror.
I do not recommend this at all. To anyone. But particularly not to Daredevl fans.
August 17, 2023
Compared to the Shadowland bullshit, this was ace. Compared to literally anything else it was mid.
The point of this lil mini series is to bridge the gap between Shadowland and now the new Daredevil reboot but there wasn't really much rebirth happening in here?? I didn't know the Waid series was after this one so it's so funny how it goes from dark ass Shadowland emo guilt story to that.
I will say I do like the classic ~broody guy ends up in a small town trying to escape his past only to find out something sus is happening in the town and then gets further involved in the mystery~ story. Matt was really just trying to do his lil emo thing but noOoOo, he has to WORK.
I didn't like the art either it was so bland and I'm sorry but whoever does the coloring does NOT know how to do eyes??? Every last mf in this looked like they were as blind as Daredevil. 💀
The point of this lil mini series is to bridge the gap between Shadowland and now the new Daredevil reboot but there wasn't really much rebirth happening in here?? I didn't know the Waid series was after this one so it's so funny how it goes from dark ass Shadowland emo guilt story to that.
I will say I do like the classic ~broody guy ends up in a small town trying to escape his past only to find out something sus is happening in the town and then gets further involved in the mystery~ story. Matt was really just trying to do his lil emo thing but noOoOo, he has to WORK.
I didn't like the art either it was so bland and I'm sorry but whoever does the coloring does NOT know how to do eyes??? Every last mf in this looked like they were as blind as Daredevil. 💀
June 18, 2017
Almost dead and back, Matt Murdock is reborn. In this story, he finds redemption and absolves from all the self-blame for his actions in Shadowland. We find him walking aimlessly across the barren lands of New Mexico. No sooner does he find himself the target of the town's Sheriff, who has his eyes set on finishing Murdock.
The reason I liked this story are for its visuals. It takes to you to those old western films. He doesn't don his famous suit in this one, but he sure does deliver a hell of a beating. The primary villain's power was illustrated the best. The script for the comic in the end, is a fine addition to the reading. It's helps us readers to see the creativity that went behind this work.
The reason I liked this story are for its visuals. It takes to you to those old western films. He doesn't don his famous suit in this one, but he sure does deliver a hell of a beating. The primary villain's power was illustrated the best. The script for the comic in the end, is a fine addition to the reading. It's helps us readers to see the creativity that went behind this work.
November 15, 2018
Daredevil has the unfortunate reputation of having the least memorable runs on Daredevil.
The character is not quite Swamp Thing or Moon Knight, imo--but there's a pedigree of writers and artists on the book.
Each writer needs to land the character between a rock and a hard place. After Shadowland (where Daredevil went a little nuts) this was basically a status quo reboot. It would have been so much better if the run ended with Matt grinning and holding the yellow costume instead of the red.
The character is not quite Swamp Thing or Moon Knight, imo--but there's a pedigree of writers and artists on the book.
Each writer needs to land the character between a rock and a hard place. After Shadowland (where Daredevil went a little nuts) this was basically a status quo reboot. It would have been so much better if the run ended with Matt grinning and holding the yellow costume instead of the red.
January 12, 2024
Surprised by how much I liked this given the fact that I'm kind of out on Diggle at this point. It's fairly boring/by the numbers type story but it involves DD uncovering corruption in a small-town so it's kind of hard to mess it up that much. I think after the mess of Shadowland it was just nice to read something that was at least OK. Plus, it ends with Matt and Foggy discussing opening a firm together (is this the 300th time they've had this conversation?), which I always like. Hm, maybe I'm overrating it slightly? Nah.
April 13, 2025
DAREDEVIL: REBORN is a kind of Eighties action show homage. Matt Murdoch wanders into a town in the middle of the desert where the local Sheriff has been co-opted by a drug cartel along with all of his deputies. It's the kind of thing you'd see Chuck Norris or Lee Majors deal with and works well. Matt is struggling with his feelings after murdering Bullseye and the events of Shadowland which this story helps him come to terms with. Overall, I really liked it because it's a perfect encapsulation of superhero fun.
January 24, 2022
3.5 rounded up to 4.
I feel like this was a writer just trying their best to do what Marvel was demanding they do which is segue from a brilliant dark and gritty era back into more standard superhero fair.
There are much worse arcs and if you judge it against the standard superhero fair it's trying to set up instead of one of the greatest runs in comic history that Bendis and Brubaker gave us, it's actually pretty good.
I feel like this was a writer just trying their best to do what Marvel was demanding they do which is segue from a brilliant dark and gritty era back into more standard superhero fair.
There are much worse arcs and if you judge it against the standard superhero fair it's trying to set up instead of one of the greatest runs in comic history that Bendis and Brubaker gave us, it's actually pretty good.
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