I'm very glad that I got to know the real Daredevil, as he was meant to be. Most people know Daredevil from many versions portrayed in modern media. And not many know his original rendition. It's a matter of taste of course, but I find original one superrior. What's so different about it? You know the Stick, mentor of Matt Murdock which taught him acrobatics and fighting while being blind? Well, Stick doesn't exist in original comics. Stick didn't exist until 20 years later after original comicbooks were published. There is no mentor. Matt learns stuff himself. In fact he starts to learn acrobatics even before he is blinded in an accident. His boxer-father asks him to focus on studiyng and avoid anything physical as it may lead him to ring, but Matt decides otherwise and trains in secret. He's very blind and there's no way to cure that? Well, in fact there are ways to cure his type of blindness, but he avoids it to keep his superpower, as he feels that sight and radar can't co-exist. It's common to bring a lot of attention to religion and faith of Matt. Well, not in original story. It's not mentioned even once. Does he believe in something? Probably, but we can't be sure. Iconic art of him on top of the cross of church is not here either. Which villain is associated the most with Daredevil, the Kingpin? Not here. Kingpin does exist, he was introduced in spider-man. But he and Daredevil don't cross their paths for the longest time. But don't worry, there are plenty of memorable villains. My favorites are - Stilt-Man, Gladiator and Masked Marauder. Usually modern stories of daredevil involve him trying to keep secret identity. But in these stories it's not such a problem. Of course there are some bits of secret identity, but the fact is - Matt has no living relatives and he is busy enough in day-to-day life to make any excuses for his absence. That's why sometimes he spends days or even weeks in his disguise, not having to worry about "Aunt May" type character. This gives writers enough freedom to make bigger adventures, set in different regions of the world, involving people from different nations. And when it comes to secret identity stuff - there's a lot of unusual stuff here. Stories are convoluted but pretty fun and very much different from Spidey-type secrets. Not gonna spoil it, but I didn't expect this angle. As is usual with early marvel stuff, it takes time for title to establish it's core characters, world and tone. It takes a while here too, but it happens faster. Art and dialogue are great right away, and characters get established pretty quickly. It's the tone and formula of stories that takes a bit of time. If I had to describe how it feels like to read this stories - image spider-man, but there is no aunt May, there is no college, and no social responsibilies to hold him back. Daredevil goes all in on superhero stuff, it's entertaining, unpredictable and fun.