Daredevil: Know Fear, by Chip Zdarsky and Marco Checchetto (Marvel)

It was hard not to notice this series after it was nominated for the Eisner trifecta in 2020 (Best Continuing Series, Best Writer and Best Cover Artist) and again in 2021 (Best Writer, Best Penciller/Inker, and Best Continuing Series). Prior to picking it up, the only other thing I had read from either creator was Zdarsky's enjoyable "Stillwater". I'm a big fan of Daredevil and have read all the other seminal runs (Miller, Smith, Bendis, Brubaker, and Waid). I purchased this TPB for about $14 on Amazon. I noticed it received a 4.8 Customer Review score on Amazon, 4.29 on Goodreads, and an 8.7 Critic score on Comic Book Round Up. The first volume was spectacular! Daredevil is the epitome of the street-level hero that gets down and dirty in the grit, stink, and grime of the criminal underworld. He is also one of the more complex and cerebral of Marvel's characters. He has a great supporting cast and I particularly like it when the cameos feel organic and purposeful (which reminds me of the Bendis run). SPOILER - the second volume in this series falls off quite a bit from the first. I was disappointed in the direction Zdarsky takes it after Know Fear. However, this volume had some really great conceptualized story visuals by Zdarsky and equally strong renderings by Checchetto, accompanied by some beautiful covers. Anyone who enjoys the character should enjoy this volume.

i didn't read the previous arc so i was a little confused at parts, but that all went away quickly and the ending of this volume is absolutely fantastic. great stuff

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ICC - Apr 2, 2022

Don’t read the previous arc

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Such a perfect blend of comic daredevil with netflix's focus on kingpin and matt

9 Art
8 Writing