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The Overlord · Paradiso Joined: 22 Aug 2004 Posts: 1095

What is the best Daredevil origin story? You have the Man Without Fear mini from 1993, you also have the original Silver Age stories that told DD's origin and later stories that reimagined those Silver Age issues, like Daredevil Yellow and Daredevil Season One.

Pete · Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 2:07 pm Post subject:

There is only one origin story, published in 1964 by Lee/Everett. Although I have a soft spot for the later silver age Thomas/Colan re-telling, that is all it is, a re-telling or reinterpretation of the original.

Just like all the others that have followed, the majority of which are good.

james castle · Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 5:48 pm Post subject:

Maybe it's just because I read it around the time I first started reading DD but I've always liked the retelling in #164 by Roger McKenzie. Also like Man Without Fear by Miller even though it's way, way, way off the original.

Agree with Pete though that these are just retellings.
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The Overlord · Paradiso Joined: 22 Aug 2004 Posts: 1095

AP · Flying Blind Joined: 08 Jul 2010 Posts: 55

I always liked the retelling in #164 by Roger McKenzie/Frank Miller as well. Really liked Yellow too.

I like Man Without Fear, but it strays too far from the original for me.

ninjacop · Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:12 pm Post subject:

I personally love DD:Yellow, Loeb and Sale are such a great creative team and their colour series they did at marvel are all excellent.
The story has romance, action, thrills, spills and heart with real emotion.

Brilliant art work, brilliant story-telling, doesn't get better than that Smile

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DesignDevil · Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 10:47 am Post subject:

"The Man Without Fear" By Frank Miller and John Romita Jr.
No other version comes close. This story is to Daredevil what "Year One" is to Batman. A nearly perfect modern update of his origin. The only thing I wish Miller had done differently was to leave out the 6 or so pages of Elektra killer the thugs. Should have left it ambiguous as to whether she was really crazy yet.

Darkdevil · Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 1:17 pm Post subject:

Mine would be Man Without Fear simply for how well Miller expands on the traditional origin.

Some elements may not fit well with Silver Age canon, but judging Miller's influence on the character and title, Man Without Fear is the origin of the Miller DD.

Francesco · Underboss Joined: 08 Jun 2006 Posts: 1307

My favourite origin is Miller's "The Man without Fear", though it hard to make it coherent with the whole "yellow costume" stuff.
As for DD:Yellow, I think that story was terrible, full of triteness and of stuff that was out of character and that made little sense.

The Overlord · Paradiso Joined: 22 Aug 2004 Posts: 1095

If they ever made a movie about DD's origin, perhaps it would be a good to take elements from both Man Without Fear and the Silver Age/DD Yellow origin. Similar to how Batman Begins combines elements from Batman Year One, Long Halloween and Dark Victory, as well as some original elements.

Francesco · Underboss Joined: 08 Jun 2006 Posts: 1307

I think that would be a good idea for a movie dealing with the origin, especially since the story was meant to be the script for a movie.
Yet, if I recall correctly, for the next movie they intended not to dwell too much on the origins.

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