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| Daredevil by Brian Michael Bendis Omnibus, Vol. 1 | 
 enlarge | Author: Brian Michael Bendis
Creators: Lee Weeks, David Mack, Alex Maleev, Manuel Gutierrez, Terry Dodson, Gene Colan, Klaus Janson, John Romita, Joe Quesada
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Category: Book
List Price: $99.99
Buy New: $57.93
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 24304
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 848
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.8
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 7.7 x 1.9
ISBN: 0785131124
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9780785131120
ASIN: 0785131124
Publication Date: September 24, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: IN-STOCK !!! ----NM/MT CONDITION !!!!!!!
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Product Description
An epic of ambition, betrayal, and comeuppance culminates with the world learning the devil's mask hides a pair of blind eyes! The hero of Hell's Kitchen is assailed as both civilian and super hero by a wave of his worst enemies - including the Owl, Mister Hyde, Bullseye, Typhoid, and the Kingpin of Crime! But it's the heart of the Man Without Fear that gets the real workout with not only the introduction of Milla Donovan - but also the Black Widow, Elektra, and Echo! Who? Echo! Plus: the mystery of Leap-Frog and the trial of the White Tiger! Also featuring Luke Cage and Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, and enough other guest-stars to fill a jury box! Collects Daredevil #16-19, #26-60
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 Upon rereading, the weaknesses show November 26, 2008
I have already read much of what makes up this book, and I was eager to reread it and get back to what got me started reading comics in the first place.
Well, the results are massively uneven, given the gold standard that many people give to Brian Michael Bendis' run on Daredevil.
The first arc, "Wake Up", takes advantage of David Mack's ability to create gorgeous painted artwork with a variety of media and artistic approaches, firmly placing the entire story in a sort of magically real plane. The story has such a resonant anchor in little Timmy, the little boy who lost his villain father during a fight with Daredevil. Ben Urich also gets the most face time here than he will at any other time in the omnibus, and we see a deeply conflicted, deeply passionate reporter who strives to deliver the smaller stories that get covered up by the sensationalism that permeates the news. It's a beautifully simplistic story, made all the more stronger by Bendis' character work, clearly giving each character a deep personality to match the astoundingly beautiful illustrations provided by Mack. It is easily the highlight of the book.
Afterwards, it all falls apart. Bendis was one of the leading creative voices in writing for the collected edition, where each issue feels like a piece of a story, rather than a complete unit that can stand on its own.
Here, it goes even further awry, by simply creating climax after climax with little set-up or payoff. Events and characters seem to appear and fade away quickly. The plotting is thin, and relies on overbearing exposition and recaps for events inbetween stories to get across the story. In every way plot-wise, the book is nothing more than a large set of disjointed scenes delineated by sets of contrived climaxes that simply appear. The decompressed plotting also lends itself to stories opening, having a few pertinent scenes, and ending WAY too fast.
But the scenes themselves are masterfully done. The crime influence is in full effect as Matt Murdock speaks and fights with his friends and enemies. Bendis dialog feels natural, yet maintains the rhythm and flow that you would see in super slick crime movies. He is in complete control of how his characters speak, and that skill shines through the paper thin plotting of the book.
Alex Maleev further grounds the book with his ever evolving art style that starts with regular linework, and moves into a noirish style that takes advantage of half tones and good photo reference. His layouts are clear and dynamic, and fits the book perfectly.
In all, this is a deeply flawed masterpiece of superhero comics. It was a very frustrating experience, but ultimately, it's worth buying if you're a fan or you love Bendis. More casual readers should track down the cheap single issues or the affordable trades.
 Daredevil by Bendis Omnibus, Vol. 1 October 8, 2008
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
Very good seller. Ships really quickly. Item well protected and, as advertised, in great condition.
Daredevil stories you cant put down October 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
First off, i wasn't a big DD fan before or one at all, i bought the first DD omnibus to give it a chance based on reviews, and thought it was "alright" but didn't get overly into it as people said it would be. Then i picked up the second omnibus, the DD omnibus companion that came after, and was really blown away on how good it was, far better than the first omnibus, i couldn't put it down!
Well guess what the 3rd DD omnibus marvel produces spectacular, even if you aren't a DD fan, this book is not one to pass, get it while you can before it goes out of print (if it ever does). The story telling is just so well done, the art is fantastic, i really love David Mack's whacky art. Some of these stories barely even have Daredevil in them and they are totally awesome. Almost hate to put the book down to go back to work :-D
One more note, is that marvel is really getting the hang of producing these Omnibuses they have done a great job of putting together this book to open like you would a comic. So far the best bind omnibus to date.
Great Volume! September 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've had trouble filling in these issues in my collection, so this volume was great to have. It's a heavy, high quality tome full of a premiere Daredevil arc.
As has been said before, you don't lose any of the (great) art in the creases like you do in standard soft cover graphic novels. If you're the kind of person that would like a big book full of Daredevil comics, you won't be disappointed. This is put together so well that I'm strongly considering purchasing the Captain America omnibus. I could fill a few bookshelves with these if Marvel keeps producing.
An incredible deal!! September 4, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
i gave this five stars because of the excellent binding. this omnibus can actually be read like the thirty plus comic books they are without missing vital art and dialogue in the crease, i hope all future omnibus from Marvel are bound just like this
and the obvious reason this gets 5 stars:
the art of Alex Maleev is mind blowingly cool
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