Daredevil Vol. 13: The Murdock Papers (v. 13) [Paperback]

Brian Michael Bendis (Author), Alex Maleev (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 5, 2006

The Eisner Award-winning run of Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev comes to a blistering conclusion! First, they outed Daredevil in the press; then they married him and made him the Kingpin of Hell's Kitchen. What could they possibly do to top that? Four words: WILSON FISK IS BACK! Collects Daredevil #76-81.

Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: Marvel (April 5, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785118101
• ISBN-13: 978-0785118107
• Product Dimensions: 1 x 1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #799,954 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Brian Michael Bendis is an award winning comics creator and one of the most successful writers working in mainstream comics. For the last eleven years, Brian's books have consistently sat on the top of the nationwide comic and graphic novel sales charts.
Brian is currently helming a renaissance for Marvel's popular AVENGERS franchise by writing every issue of the NEW AVENGERS plus debuting the hit books MIGHTY AVENGERS and DARK AVENGERS along with the wildly successful 'event' projects HOUSE OF M, SECRET WAR, SECRET INVASION, and SIEGE.
This summer will see the blockbuster new line-ups for AVENGERS and NEW AVENGERS.
Other recent projects include the groundbreaking SPIDER-WOMAN MOTION COMIC, that debuted number one on iTunes TV sales chart and the New York Times best selling HALO graphic novel.
Brian is one of the premiere architects of Marvel comic's Ultimate line of comics. A line of comics specifically created for the new generation of comics reader. He has written every issue of ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN since it's best selling launch in 1999, and has also written ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR, X-MEN, MARVEL TEAM UP, ORIGIN, SIX and the ENEMY trilogy.
He is creator of the JINX line of crime comics published by image comics. This line has spawned the graphic novels GOLDFISH, FIRE, JINX, TORSO (w/ Marc Andreyko) and TOTAL SELL OUT.
Brian's other projects include the Eisner award winning "POWERS" (w/Mike Oeming) from Marvel's creator owned imprint ICON, and the Hollywood tell all "FORTUNE AND GLORY'. Entertainment Weekly gave both projects an "A." SONY and FX networks are currently developing POWERS for series with Brian as exec producer.
Brian is currently adapting his spy graphic novel FIRE for Universal Pictures as a starring vehicle for Zac Efron.
Brian is a member of Marvel studios creative committee, which consults on their numerous ongoing film projects. He has consulted on IRON-MAN and IRON MAN 2 and is currently consulting on THE FIRST AVENGERS: CAPTAIN AMERICA, THOR and THE AVENGERS
Brian has won five prestigious EISNER awards, including 'Best Writer of the year' two years in a row. He has also won over two dozen Wizard comic awards. Brian is the recipient of the Cleveland Press 'Excellence in Journalism' Award and was named "Best Writer of the Year." by Wizard Magazine and Comic Buyer's Guide for three consecutive years.
He lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife Alisa, his gorgeous daughters Olivia and Sabrina and his dogs Lucky, Max and Buster.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bendis' celebrated run comes to an end, January 1, 2007

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This review is from: Daredevil Vol. 13: The Murdock Papers (v. 13) (Paperback)

During the long, celebrated run of writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Alex Maleev on Daredevil, Bendis has single handedly become Marvel's top writer on a number of various series'. Hence the Murdock Papers being his and Maleev's swan song, as everything that Bendis has set up over the past few years comes to a tragic close. Wilson Fisk, the ex-Kingpin of Crime, has made a deal that will make him a free man, and make Matt "Daredevil" Murdock an incarcerated one. As the hunt for Daredevil is on, many of his friends and enemies come out of the woodwork, each with their own agenda. The climax and conclusion finds Bendis leaving on a down note, but leaves the door open for new writer Ed Brubaker (Sleeper, Captain America) to create something really good. Longtime Daredevil fans will love the guest appearances from Elektra, Black Widow, and Bullseye (particularly the dream sequence), and Maleev's art still impresses. All in all, though it's sad to see the best Daredevil writer since Frank Miller leave the book, Bendis does so in a fitting way that suits everything he's set up over the past few years.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good ending to Bendis's run - despite plot holes, December 26, 2007

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This review is from: Daredevil Vol. 13: The Murdock Papers (v. 13) (Paperback)

As a Daredevil fan who liked Bendis, but loves what Brubaker is currently doing with the book, my feelings with regard to this particular story arc are mixed. To start on a positive note, I'd say that this is a fun and relatively fast-paced story that ends on a high note, with the last issue of the arc being the absolute best part of the story. On the other hand, this arc is full of questionable logic and there is not as much respect for continuity as one would have liked. To an extent, these are things the seasoned fan has to learn to live with, and the new fan most likely won't even notice, but Bendis was often a little too careless in this regard in ways that are particularly evident in this arc. Still, it is a fun ride with a sensational ending, and a must-read for fans. Enjoyable, despite some not-so-minor plot holes.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Bendis era comes to an end., January 1, 2011

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This review is from: Daredevil Vol. 13: The Murdock Papers (v. 13) (Paperback)

For years, many comics fans declared the Frank Miller run on Daredevil to be the best the series had ever been. Miller's reign on the Man Without Fear went unchallenged for many years. And then Brian Michael Bendis came along. He managed to take the character down new and exciting roads (for us), without losing any of the grittiness that the character had become known for. First of all, he outed him to the press. He then married him. Then, he made him suffer a nervous breakdown and become the new Kingpin. So, after all of that, you would think there was nowhere else Bendis could go. You would be wrong. It turns out, he was holding one more trump card. That card is volume 13: The Murdock Papers. So, here's the basic story. Wilson Fisk is in jail. Daredevil is still the Kingpin. And the FBI want nothing more than to put Matt Murdock behind bars. They get their chance. Fisk makes a plea deal with the Feds, claiming he has irrefutable proof that Matt Murdock is indeed Daredevil. That evidence is locked in a safe, in the office of Fisk's lawyer. It doesn't take long for the Black Widow to find out about this and tell Matt. Aided by the Widow and Elektra, Daredevil must race across town to get to the info before the Feds do. Sounds simple enough, right? Wrong! Standing in his way is Bullseye! Yeah, Bendis saved the best for last on this one. If you think this story has a happy ending, you obviously haven't been reading Daredevil for long! 5 out of 5 stars!