Daredevil Omnibus, Vol. 1 [Hardcover]

Ed Brubaker (Author), Michael Lark (Illustrator), Stefano Gaudiano (Illustrator), David Aja (Illustrator), Lee Weeks (Illustrator), Marko Djurdjevic (Illustrator), John Romita Sr. (Illustrator), Gene Colan (Illustrator), Bill Sienkiewicz (Illustrator), Alex Maleev (Illustrator)

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Nominated for three Eisner Awards - "Best Continuing Series," "Best Writer," and "Best Penciler-Inker Team!" Longtime Daredevil fans will not be disappointed as the critically acclaimed, award-winning creative team of Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark leave their mark on one of comics' most enduring legends! For the past few years, Matt Murdock's life has been teetering on the edge of destruction. Now, pushed beyond the limit, he finds himself behind the eight ball with no clear way out, the people he calls friends slowly deserting him, and Hell's Kitchen gradually slipping out of control. The question is, when his back is against the wall, just how far will Daredevil go to get back what is his? And if you think Matt's life is going to start getting simpler after that, think again! As he tries to find a way to move forward, a threat from his past begins to creep toward daylight. And with the post-Civil War fallout all around him, he finds himself fighting a battle on both fronts of his life: in the courtroom and on the rooftops of Hell's Kitchen! Collects Daredevil #82-105.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 608 pages
• Publisher: Marvel Comics (June 17, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785137858
• ISBN-13: 978-0785137856
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 7.7 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #462,069 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Read here for a review of the Brubaker/Lark Omnibus!, August 20, 2009

By	Scott Baboyian (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This review is from: Daredevil Omnibus, Vol. 1 (Hardcover)

Read the reviews carefully. Almost every review printed here is for the Daredevil Omnibus by Brian Michael Bendis, the volume that was published before this one, which is by Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark. A listing error on the part of Amazon is causing the reviews to be merged.

So, let me get into the Brubaker book. Daredevil has always been something of a bleak and tragic series. You don't need me to rehash the history- it's full of death and suffering. The arcs in this volume continue that fine tradition of torturing poor Matt Murdock. The symbolism of DD in a upside-down cruciform on the cover is not an accident. Matt is first in prison, then on the run, and finally caught in a devastating conflict with an old enemy. The book ends in a horrible and soul-crushing finale that rivals many other DD stories for sheer depressive power.

The writing and art style in this book is a bit more "old school" than the previous years by Bendis and Maleev. In fact, Mr. Lark seems to deliberately conjure and earlier age of comics storytelling by using smaller panels and very restrained compositions. Mr. Brubaker channels film-noir plot stylings of films such as The Maltese Falcon or Touch of Evil, as well as the comic books of the 1970s and 80s.

I considered the previous years by Mr. Bendis to be a major effort to challenge the boundaries of the genre by combining typical comics conventions with the idea of real-world consequences--that is, what would REALLY happen if someone was a lawyer trying to hide a secret identity as a crime fighter? (The inevitable answer, of course, was that JAIL would happen.) The Brubaker stories certainly rely on the new concepts and territory that Bendis laid out. But he doesn't deliberately try to push any envelopes himself. There's nothing particularly challenging about the style, concepts, or other storytelling techniques he employs. Rather, he spends his energy trying to craft a solid, highly detailed, nuanced narrative, inspired by noir and 70s comics.

The result is a gripping, intense, and suspenseful story, one that may work for some fans better than the envelope-pushing Bendis work. In fact, this run by Mr. Brubaker is so old-school, I'm tempted to see it as an effort to win back those who might have been alienated by the extremes of Mr. Bendis. This is a worthy change-of-pace for DD. While not reaching the artistic heights of the Bendis years, the book is extremely rewarding and is definitely one of the best Marvel comics of the past few years.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars They could have waited until the whole run was over, June 28, 2009

By	Donal O'connell (Firhouse, Dublin 24 Ireland) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This review is from: Daredevil Omnibus, Vol. 1 (Hardcover)

Don't get me wrong this is comics at its best, my only worry is this omnibus runs to just 24 issues and the the Brubaker/Lark run only has 15 issues left after this - let's hope marvel charge 40 bucks for it ala Mutant Massacre Oversized but I fear it will come with a 75 buck price a la Secret Wars Omnibus volume 1 with 16 issues and just a cent shy of a hundred dollars.

Back to the content - just great, from the two page spread at the start of the first issue this is a pure rollercaster of a run. Lark pencils are the best on daredevil since JRJR. Shame Brubaker/Lark have left the title, if you like this then I wholeheartedly recommend Scene of the Crime and Gotham Central for the same culprits.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly original storytelling, August 21, 2009

By	Paul Acevedo "EastX" (Lake Jackson, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Daredevil Omnibus, Vol. 1 (Hardcover)

Ed Brubaker's Daredevil run is just as excellent as his stint on Captain America. The innovation here is that Matt Murdock spends a good portion of the book in prison (suffering abuse at the hands of guards and villainous inmates) while another mysterious martial artist dons the Daredevil costume. The theme of Matt's loved ones being endangered is played up throughout the entire book, to the extent that it becomes a bit depressing at times. A little levity would have been nice, but these stories are all business. Still, it's compelling drama. And of course the art and action are fantastic. The Punisher, another favorite character of mine, makes an understated but enjoyable appearance too. Any fans of Daredevil or Ed Brubaker should get this book ASAP, before it goes out of print. Hopefully the issues after Daredevil #105 will be collected in an Omnibus too, as a few things remain unresolved at the end of this book.