Sometimes I wish Frank Miller remained this consistent throughout his career.
Frank Miller’s run on Daredevil is probably as cliche on “favorite comics” lists as they come, and with good reason. Daredevil is a wonderfully layered character, having been fleshed out as so by this writer; in fact, most of what makes DD so iconic was cemented as such by this run – the noir narratives, the rogues gallery, the importance of the influence left by his father and his faith, and so forth. This particular arc in his run is my personal favorite – it brings to the fore the dynamic between the Kingpin and the Man Without Fear, between those that deem themselves untouchable and those who they would break just to maintain the illusion – but in spite of it all, through the lowest of lows, the indomitable will of Matt Murdock wins out. The artwork by Dave Mazzuchelli is among my favorites of all time, providing the noir feel and maintaining the tone throughout the story – the only miss is the depiction of Captain America at one point whose colors stand out like a sore thumb.
It is not a perfect run on the character – after having read it, I noticed that Miller had already started showing his hang-ups here – especially in his depiction of women, self-pity and worst of all, his inability to let go of Batman. For all intents and purposes, and even if most of it turned out perfect, the evidence in regards is a little irksome. Born Again thankfully largely avoids this completely. Therefore it is one that I highly recommend.
