Slow to get started when Miller is just doing the artwork, but he immediately floors it once he takes over scripting. Klaus Janson is great on art, too, and draws some magnificent shady meetings. Great overall. ( )

Grabbed this one from a newly opened branch of my local library as I've been researching Daredevil and Elektra for a personal project. Seeing as this volume includes the first appearance of Elektra and the start of Frank Miller's defining run on the series, I knew I needed to read it.

The only downside to this collection is that it doesn't do a great job of filling in the gaps like many collected comic volumes do. While it starts appropriately enough with Daredevil's appearance in two issues of Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man, it takes us too far into the next story arc of that book before jumping uncomfortably back into Daredevil's own. Now I want to know what happens between Spidey and Carrion, but instead I'm thrust back into DD's story. I feel like the Spider-Man issues should have been cut short after DD's appearance or left out entirely, as they don't really affect the rest of the story arc being featured here.

This does, as I stated, include the first appearance of Elektra, the build-up of Daredevil's wild rivalry with Bullseye, and brings the Man Without Fear into the sphere of the Kingpin, up until now a Spider-Man villain, but most notably one of Daredevil's because of what begins in these very issues.

Definitely a worthwhile addition to any collection featuring Ol' Horn-Head, as it begins some of the biggest moments of the hero's career. ( )

For a long time, I've been hearing how great the Frank Miller run on Daredevil was, but I've only just now gotten around to checking it out for myself. Have to say the hype is true! This is a fun but gritty series and it's very evident why it's considered such a classic. As the first volume, I could tell Miller was just getting started, transitioning from the storylines of previous creators to his own. That holds back this volume from getting five stars for me, but it's a nit-pick. In the end, this left me eager to check out the next collection of Miller stories! ( )

This collects the first character-defining Frank Miller DAREDEVIL comics. Lots of fun, well-written and well-drawn.