Daredevil: Born Again
Matt Murdock has lost his job, but he’s not worried since he knows that he’s a good lawyer and the offers should be rolling in soon. But what he doesn’t know is that the Kingpin has discovered that Matt Murdock is Daredevil and is systematically destroying his life. It starts with his girlfriend breaking up with him, then missed mortgage payments, then bribery charges and continues from there. Only the help of his friend Foggy Nelson keeps him out of jail. But Foggy has fallen in love with Matt’s ex, Glorianna O’Breen. Matt no longer believes he can trust Foggy or anyone.
Karen Page was Matt Murdock’s girlfriend long ago and she knew that he was Daredevil. But they broke up when she went to become a Hollywood star. But the industry churned through her and left her a druggie prostitute who sold Daredevil’s secret for drugs. When Kingpin starts killing everyone else who knows Daredevil’s secret, Karen finds herself on the run to Matt, the one person who can help her.
Ben Urich is a crime reporter for the Daily Bugle who knows Matt’s secret. He can’t believe the charges and is determined to prove them false. But Urich gets threatened by the Kingpin’s underlings and has his hand broken. Urich is forced to decide whether he will let the fear of the Kingpin keep him from doing his job or not.
Miller and Mazzucchelli do an amazing job of showing Daredevil slowly going to pieces as the world crumbles around him. They have a great way of showing everyone differently, from the way they talk to the word balloons they talk in. Miller also brings in Captain America and the Avengers in a subplot in a manner that shows how people would view them.
Overall, Daredevil:Born Again is at times better than The Dark Knight Returns and is highly recommended. You don’t need to know anything about Daredevil beforehand to enjoy the story. Just sit back and let the story take you away.