Book Review: Daredevil Vol. 1 by M. Waid et al.

Daredevil Volume 1 written by Mark Waid, art by Paolo Rivera and Marcos Martin

In July 2011, Marvel Comics relaunched the Daredevil monthly with Mark Waid as writer. Waid was (and still is) a popular writer who had the challenge of picking up the story after a lot of dark stuff happened to the Man Without Fear, including being possessed by an actual demon and being outed as Matt Murdock, attorney-at-law. The actual demon problem is behind him, though Matt always carries some personal demons. The celebrity outing causes him problems in the courtroom--every other lawyer brings it up and causes the case to be about Murdock/Daredevil rather than the case at hand. He and his law partner, Foggy Nelson, come up with a fun plan to work around the problem. Most regular people have moved on to other celebrity scandals, so it's not too much of an issue otherwise, just an annoyance. He sees a lot of action as Daredevil, though the first couple of enemies are a little more outlandish and unbelievable, like an enemy made up of sound. Daredevil does come up with creative solutions and he's fairly upbeat and fun compared to his dark past. He crashes a mafia wedding, foiling an attempt to kidnap some and kissing the bride on his way out! Good thing the New York crime families don't buy into the Matt Murdock=Daredevil mathematics.

Recommended. I may try some more of this.