Daredevil 4: The Autobiography of Matt Murdock

This book collect the end of Mark Waid's legendary run on Daredevil with issues 15.1 and concluding with 16-18.Issue 15.1 are excepts from Matt Murdoch's titular autobiography and they're fun stories that carry the readers back to Daredevil's early days. Waid has excelled at this type of stories, so it's not hard to understand why he goes back to that well. My only complaint is that I'm kind of uncertain about the chronology of Daredevil's Yellow costume and working for another firm, but Waid probably has it right.The final three issues bring us the climax of Murdoch's attempt to cut a deal with the Kingpin in order to restore his secrets and stop the damage that's been done by a Cyberattack. Wilson Fiske is probably the biggest (in both a literal and figurative sense) villain that Waid hasn't tackled. It's a very solid and satisfying story with great personal stakes and the book ends solidly even if it's in a way that makes this whole renumber after the end of Volume 3 of Daredevil seem more pointless than already has.Having the read the entirety of this run, I have to say that Waid (and artist Chris Samnee who was with him for most of the run) deserve a ton of credit. Waid's entire run on this series has been historic, not just for Daredevil but for comics in general. He managed to take Daredevil in new directions while honoring what came before. It's been a strange mix brilliant originality which touches of nostalgia, with great character development and emotion throughout the series. Young writers and artists looking for an example of how superhero comics should be written couldn't really do better than looking at Waid's run on this book.

The finale to the Waid/Samnee arc takes Matt to his limits (for the millionth time) and its somewhat of a letdown. Waid takes Matt to places I don't know how he comes back from and there are some lingering questions about the ending. The book was still good, I just expected something more epic. The art by Chris Samnee is, as usual, remarkable. Overall, on its own, a fine read but there is a lot weighing on this.

Waid's Daredevil run is fantastic! Gone is the brooding intensity of the past decade or so. Waid pulls in some of the old kind of comic wonder that has gone missing in this modern era. Daredevil smiles... a lot...need I say more? Sadly, Waid only has 2 runs of the titular character before departing and leaving it to trudge back into sad land. It was fun while it lasted. Not to say that the "Back in black" series isn't good, but it just lost it's 'fun.'

they shipped this collected edition in a plastic sleeve like the ones you get single issue comics in, which i've never seen before and appreciate a ton. it got here 2 days early too!

one of the best series i have read in awhile

Like all of Waid's run on the character, this one's a winner

One of the few writers in the hero genre of graphic novels I still enjoy.

Cannot go wrong with DD

So after the longest continuous run we have to say goodbye to Mark Waid and Chris Samnee on Daredevil. For me this run is up there with Bendis and Miller as one of the finest runs ever for this much storied character.As a last volume it brings back DD's big nemesis for the first time and though it feels contrived slightly it's as well worked as most such stories.It lacks the sense of fun of the earlier arcs but is a great conclusion and it's frightening how much work journeyman writer Charles Soule has to do to produce anything near this calibre.

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