Daredevil: A Novel [Mass Market Paperback]

Greg Cox (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Onyx (January 7, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451410807
• ISBN-13: 978-0451410801
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #803,427 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Daredevil OK to buy, March 2, 2003

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Sissalou "sissalou" (SAINT CLAIR, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Daredevil: A Novel (Mass Market Paperback)

Definitely buy this book if you don't want to watch the movie.

This particular book/episode is based on the Motion Picture screenplay by Mark Steven Johnson that was recently released to theaters everywhere.

For a screenplay rendition, this book does a good job telling the story of Daredevil and, thankfully, leaves out the steamy scenes. My only objection to the book was its ocassional bad language (the story setting is in a "rough" place).

Cox did an excellent job of describing the action scenes and describing Daredevil's handicap.

I thought this was an excellent screenplay book and I would like to see Cox write his own Daredevil episode for a more mature audience, that is, with a more complex plot.

This book tell the story of how Daredevil came into being and why. It starts at a point in the present and flashes back to the hero's childhood. We see him blinded in an accident and learn what drives him to become a vigalante in his adulthood.

The story then jumps to a more recent past that leads to the opening scene.

We are introduced to his professional partner and a new romantic interest.

The complexities of his childhood become interwoven with his adult life as can only happen in a book, but it is an entertaining story.

The ending has a slight twist and leaves the reader with a good feeling.

Put this one in your shopping cart and enjoy a good story.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A real page-turner..., January 10, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Daredevil: A Novel (Mass Market Paperback)

While I've been a comic book nut since I was a kid, I've never been much into Daredevil. However, since the novelizations of X-Men and Spider-Man were good reads, I decided to check this one out.

From what I do know about the comic, the book stays pretty true to it. Attorney Matt Murdock, blinded as a child, uses his enhanced senses to fight crime on the streets of Hell's Kitchen.

Several other characters make appearances in this book, such as Wilson Fisk (the Kingpin), Bullseye, and Electra.

Overall, the book, about 250 pages, took me about a day and a half to read. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and I recommend it to movie nuts who can't wait for the release of the film, loyal fans of the series, or comic-in-general lovers like myself.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disgrace to the Term "Movie Novelization", June 17, 2003

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"belthazaar" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Daredevil: A Novel (Mass Market Paperback)

All I have to say, is thank the lord that Mark Steven Johnson can film much better than he can write. The writer of this novel was also the writer/director of the feature film which this is based.

I am a comic collector. Plain and simple. And it gives me joy when I see a comic make it to the big screen. And when one does, I buy three things: The official movie poster, the novelization, and the movie on DVD when it is available. And this is one of the few times I've wanted to take that novelization back.

The movie was great. Almost fantastic. I would defenitely have to say that the portrayal in the movie, the overall tone, made Daredevil one of the best movies of the year. But this book was horrible. It lacked detail, and proper description to create imagery, to create the movie in the readers mind. And that made the book horrible. Now, not everyone has the ability to describe something like Tolkien, but the settings were poorly described. Basically the extent of description in this book goes "the dark street. The tall man." Johnson's depiction of the film in writing is horrible, and definitely not worth the money.