Sort of a companion piece to my Daredevil: Born Again video from last year. Enjoy!

Daredevil: Marvel's most underrated hero. Man without fear is one of my favorite marvel comics.

Damn, this run seems pretty divisive. From the way it was described, it sounds like a refreshingly different take of the character I could appreciate. It’s not like Waid’s run undermines those darker stories by Miller and Brubaker. It’s good to have something different, even if I’ll always prefer those darker runs for being so iconic.

God that image of Daredevil making a snow angel on a lonely rooftop with a smile on his face is surreal but also tearjerkingly happy. I'm gonna go read this now!

Someone really needs to give Daredevil a hug so that they could tell him that everything’s gonna be alright.

Waid's Run of Daredevil is one of my favorites & gave Daredevil something new in canon: A story/run on a character thats both brand new & still true to the character too. Daredevil is one of the few characters in Marvel that depending on the writer(s), he can be written as either light or dark. Introducing new spin on daredevil made the run appealing to me since during that time, too many books were going dark (just because) rather than have the characters need it let alone have it be apart of them.

Mark Waid's run just might be my favorite. I have all of Miller's and Bendis's runs collected, but for once it was nice to see Matt happy. It also really helped me to find that strength to improve during life's down times.

Just finished this run, and I loved it. It definitely acknowledges Matt’s pain and suffering, but it refuses to revel and delight in it.

If there should be an ending to Daredevil, I’ve always thought the end of Waid’s run is perfect. I truly believe nothing can top those last issues and the final scene.

I never been a Daredevil fan but the Netflix series made me see how much of a badass hero he is

These videos are extremely well edited with panels sliding in and out of the video. Slick, fast and easy to follow. Really great stuff dude

I loved reading Waid’s run. Just because I was reading all of Daredevil’s comics in several months (love the character) and this was very refreshing.

i loved seeing how smug Matt was in this run. It's an interesting way to characterize him and set him apart rom other heroes

to be fair, dd was a sensational swashbuckler in the silver age! with wits to compete with Errol Flynn, agility that would make Douglas Fairbanks jealous, and way too much determination in the face of incredible power(namor, thor, etc.etc.) i enjoyed every panel of every issue

"Can one man make a difference? There are days when I believe in, and to others when I lost all faith." - Daredevil (Matt Murdock)

One of my favorite Daredevil runs, and favorite comic runs of all time. That's coming from a guy who loves reading the "dark and gritty" Daredevil comics. One of my favorite Daredevil story lines is "Devil in Cell Block D." In my opinion by the time Shadowland happened it felt to me like like things had gone too far. There really weren't many more ways you could destroy Matt's life without getting into a territory that was repetitive or just downright unproductive. When Bendis left Daredevil he said it was probably a good time to leave because if he and Maleev stayed on the title any longer they probably would have gotten to the point where they decided to kill off Foggy Nelson. This is from the guy who outed Daredevil's secret identity to the public, made Matt have a nervous breakdown and sent him to prison. There are limits to how far you should take the dark and gritty approach. As long as Matt Murdock is still the hopeful man with a tortured soul fighting against seemingly impossible odds, always picking himself back up when he gets back down, and trying to do good in the world I'm on board. I loved Waid's take for his clever use of Matt's powers (not enough writers take full advantage of them). I loved seeing Matt find happiness against impossible odds. I loved the new villains. I loved Kristen McDuffie. I loved the fact that Waid had Daredevil ride the Silver Surfer's board. Most importantly...I love the fact that he reminded people that on some level Matt is a "daredevil." He's a guy who loves doing death defying stunts because it makes him feel alive. I think that's something more writers should remember. When I hear people say that Waid's run "turned Daredevil into Spider-man" I just want to laugh. As someone who grew up reading Spider-man for years I think I can say with confidence that the Matt Murdock in Waid's run is not Spider-man. If you don't prefer a lighter Daredevil comic that's fine, but that doesn't mean Waid's run was bad.

Yes! I always liked Daredevil but Waid’s run and Riviera’s art was a breathe of fresh air! It could be dark and moody but had pinch of hope and realism. I can see how many people only want dark and gritty. Totally rejecting any glimpse of optimism. We are dark creatures in that sense. We need more brightness in our lives. We’ve grown allergic to the light.

I often wonder what it’d be like if someone did something similar with Batman in this day & age.

Okay, so this is the new route Disney is taking for their Daredevil series

Apparently Mark Waid said that the reason he made his run on Daredevil lighter is that after reading Frank Miller's run he wanted to read a Daredevil story that didn't drive him to drink.

Fell in love with Mark's run on Daredevil. I will admit, there were things I didn't like: the original sin with his mum felt unnecessary and painted her in a bad light and the second half reused several concepts that we have seen before, like Matt moving to San Francisco and Nelson having his death faked. I also didn't like waid going back to villains Matt has faced before, like bullseye and kingpin. I liked it when Matt faced new opponents, like mole man and coyote. I still love the run, but only the first half. It was nice seeing Matt try to be happy for once and there were so many great moments. Thanks for another great video analysis.

Do johnathon hickman’s fantastic four

Finally Daredevil is happy

Thanks for showing my Armored Daredevil art at the beginning of the video. Surely surprised me.

100% agree. I’ve been a huge daredevil fan ever since i started reading comics week to week and before that when i was first introduced to him as a kid in the 90’s spider-man cartoon. When i fell in love with comics i read everything, i felt there was so much to catch up on. So i bought and read alot of collections and tpb’s from the gold, silver, and bronze age of comics. And although as you mentioned there have been many great writers that took DD concept and made great stories ,including the netflix series, it always felt like Frank Miller wrote a killer story in the 80’s and ever since then everybody’s stuck to the formula (it worked for batman, right?). Mark Waid was already one of my favorite writers and when he took over the book i didn’t think much about the tone or what he was gonna bring to the table, all i knew is he is a writer that can handle volumes of issues and always writes fun cliff hangers. I was not prepared for the refreshing spirit he would bring to the character. For the first time in years Matt was having fun again. The name Daredevil (to me) isn’t suppose to envoke a demonic enraged spirit of vengence (altough you could go that way and there have been plenty of stories that i enjoyed that took that direction) but more to his devil may care attitude, he’s a daredevil he takes risks and cracks a smile whlie cheating death. For years Matt was drowning in his own anger, depression, and suffering and at times used it to fuel his motivations but here we had Matt actively trying to make a change if for nothing else to change his state of mind if even for a minute or 2. I’ve already gone on long enough but my point is Mark Waid’s run was a real breath a fresh of air before Marvel sapped all the color from his book and threw him back into the shit hole of hell’s kitchen.

I am a very big fan of these videos. It's great to learn about story arcs that don't quite get the limelight that huge crossover events get. I really appreciate someone taking the effort to explore the themes etc of these stories thoughtfully without going so deep it becomes overwhelming. Keep up the good work!

Daredevil is freaking awesome man

Honestly this is what made me a fan of Daredevil and more appreciative of the Bendis/Brubaker/Miller run more. It recontextualizes the darker, serious stories but also is a celebration of the romantic, larger than life swashbuckling adventures Lee and Everett did. It felt like a perfect merging not many could completely do. Honestly it’s a top 5 Daredevil run in my opinion

So heckin glad I watched this video, because I had no clue there was a part 2 to Waid's run and now I need to do some shopping

This video is the best take on the Mark Waid run. It's a great story with lots of stuff underlying the tone. Right up there with Miller, Bendis, and Brubaker.

Just if they were to do another Daredevil season or hell if even a solo film which they should I hope that they'll based it off of Mark Waid's run

One of My favourite comic runs of all time. Matts smile feels like a mask in this story.

Thank you for making this video. Mark Waid's Daredevil run is very special to me.

It was this run that I first started collecting. 2011 was a big year for me. Stated Uni which meant I had time to spend money on what I wanted. Comics. True I focused on the New 52 because D.C. were on a weird acid trip at the time (though Snyder’s Batman will forever be one of my fav runs) but then there was this run. The image of Daredevil kissing the bride, the cheeky wink with that billy club standing tall, the Im not daredevil T-shirt. It was everything I didn’t know I wanted. That you could have your gritty crime with the colours and bombastic nature of the 60s. It pushed me to try new titles, it cemented my love of the Fantastic Four and Justice League International. Made me try out the new Young Avengers run and taught me a hell of a lot in terms of dialogue writing and how to get that “epic moment”. It’s this run that changed my whole view on comics and tastes. Daredevil will always be my fav marvel solo hero, and it’s thanks in no small part to this run, the essence of which is captured amazingly in this video. Bravo Matt Draper, bravo.

Man I've been in a real funk lately, and this really brought me back up. IT's a valuable lesson. I'm gonna go work on making myself happy, thank you and excuse me :)

If Marvel Studios plan on reviving the Daredevil show they totally should adapt this run for Season 4 it would be amazing

What a beautiful video 😭

This was the run I've read of daredevil awesome analysis

Awesome video, discussion & analysis as ever Matt! :) Waid's run on DD is definitely one of my favourite Marvel series from the past few years. I think it's largely due to the fact that it's a very silver age series - very light in town and so much fun to read but at the same time not forgetting the modern writing sensibilities and a little bit of a dark edge to it. Another reason is that like you said it's such a far cry and polar opposite to the gritty crime noir drama stories of Frank Miller, Brian Bendis & Ed Brubaker. Plus the array of artists & consistent colourists all do a phenomenal job of bringing the stories to life. Just out of curiosity do you think that will you go back to both Bendis & Brubaker's respective runs on the character and do a video or two on their stories at some point in the foresseable future? keep up the stellar work as always!.

I was really lucky that when I was collecting comics this was the daredevil run on at the time. I loved it so much. I should grab the graphic novels and give them a proper re-read at some point

Great video keep up the good work!

Another great video, Matt!

Loving the content! Are you planning on covering other Marvel classic titles? Like God Loves Man Kills or more recent The Vision?

I'm a diehard fan if Frank Miller's version. I think Mark Waid is better suited to Flash and Superman: Birthright which are both pretty solid. I like the darker tone most of the other runs have and it fits the character better. At least for me. For me personally (with respect to Stan Lee) Frank Miller created the definitive version of Daredevil. But Mark Waid's take is very good in it's own right. I just prefer my Daredevil darker.

Love your videos

I LOVE THIS RUN ON DAREDEVIL (my personal favorite super hero), aslo can you do SUPERIOR SPIDERMAN? :D Cheers from México

I just finished reading Waid’s run. Honestly loved how it ended and it’s crazy how often Daredevil gets great endings lol, I’ve basically read all the runs starting from Bendis besides soule. That’s next for me, did you have a video on it too?

I think daredevil may have the greatest set of “runs” than any other superhero

Would you recommend starting to read Daredevil comics from this run? I’ve only read Daredevil Yellow so far. Also great video! The editing is smooth and the timing of comic panels are really great

Second to Spider-Man as the best Marvel hero.

An excellent run for my favorite Marvel hero!

I really liked Mark Waid's high-tech version of the Owl.

My favourite hero.

GREAT VIDEO!..MATT.. Ben Urich felt /believed Matt Murdock had a nervous break down after Karen Page was murdered.. because of his shocking but expected marriage to Milla..

A great video my friend! You consider translate your videos to other languages. You make a grat job! ¡Saludos desde México!

Daredevils top 5 “runs” stack up against any other “runs” out there

Do you recommend all the volumes by Waid?

This run was great. So much of the previous runs were a bit too depressing at times.

anyone know what the music at the very beginning is from?

Hi Matt! Unrelated topic here. I love Kirby's work, but in my country i only have acess to fantastic four 1-60. about half of the original run. What comes after is as good as Kirby's first 60 issues? is it as essential?

Let the poor man be happy

If unfourtunatly they reboot daredevil on Disney+...they should try to adapt this version

Great video! please make a review of Green Arrow Year One.

I am part of the te with Hall of Fame City Comic Con. We have Mr. Waid coming as a guest. Mind if I post this vid on our socials?

The art reminds me of Wally Wood’s run.

Anyone know where I can get the issues after issue 36 in volumes without the omnibus since I don’t own a bank

Man, still rewatching this and really hope we get a video about Bendis' run on DD.

This video, I’ve been coming back to over and over at least once every two days. It got me to start reading the run but this video, there’s something about it that gives me the motivation to keep on trying to be better.

Great video, could you do any black panther comics?

Why did people hate this run? I'm gonna find out!

Lore of Mark Waid's Daredevil - The Human Spirit Triumphant momentum 100

Yo I need to read Mark Waid's stuff. I've read all of Frank Millers stuff but nothing else.

hello can you do the crow or transmetropolitan

How would the public believe that Matt Murdock the Blind lawyer is Daredevil

Anyone know the music playing

“Thank god for stilt man.”

ok first Kingpin now Mary Jane? how many other Spiderman characters does Marvel have to give Daredevil to be satisfied?

I keep coming back to this video, It's weird but I think it's sort of uplifting. I know that's weird to say. Great video man

Kevin Smith, David Mack did great stories room you forget that. Also Andy Diggle did a great job too.

I wish everyone could see your vids and then read the books!

I'm curious to know, what do you think of Soule's run on DD so far? Given that you loved Waid's run I'm going to asume you are not a big fan of it.

I loved Daredevil, but I didn't care for this volume's art.

Need me a girl like Kirsten

I love Mark Waid run and I hate the fact that so many things that Waid did was undone

Racked with Catholic Guilt LOL

I used to love Waids work (all the way back to kingdom come) but when he revealed himself as a bully and an asshole, he broke my heart.

Mark Waid is the Woody Allen of American comics, hope he never has to find himself having to learn how to flip burgers. Torturous interference with a fellow comic creator, spent thousands on lawyer fees, this after causing pain and suffering for others that have had the misfortune to work with him. Kept out of DC Comics for about a decade for his Spoiled Manchild behavior. Latest insulted a on public forum Jason Pearson, creator of Body Bags, a man that struggled with mental health issues, yet created such great comics. Mark can write some fun comics, yet he should not receive much praise, the man is no hero, just a creep in disguise.

The worst Daredevil run ever written. Waid exchanges the complexity and actions with viable consequences that were hallmarks of the Brubaker and Bendis eras... for lame hard resets at the end of story arcs, unshaded line art and Silver Age retrosploitation. He would flirt with the idea of genuine narrative consequences (e.g. Matt 'breaking down' at the end of the Purple arc) but then he'd flip the switch and Daredevil would be right back to snark and Silver Age the next issue. And for all the hype from comic media? There's a reason it's the lowest selling Daredevil run of the modern era as well. Which makes it all the more bizarre that Marvel essentially patterned its entire comic line off of Mark Waid's Daredevil thereafter. (Does bring the company's recent sales woes into focus, however) Charles Soule's darker, more Noir take on the character had been a breath of fresh air after the protracted agony of Mark Waid's abominable run.

This run absolutely sucked. It’s a shame it lasted for as long as it did.

I'm sorry, but no one wants to see a happy go lucky Matt...that what got people (including myself) back into reading Daredevil...it was more realistic.

was thinking of getting into this but it just seems like a far cry compared to the Bendis and Brubaker run. Mark Waid makes it too light and jokey tone wise. guess i'll skip this one.

Sadly Mark Wade ruined his chance to tell a real story by pushing his own politics on to the readers and significantly changing the tone of the character but I can understand how some people might enjoy it

The worst and my least favorite DD run.