DAREDEVIL EPIC COLLECTION: A TOUCH OF TYPHOID [NEW PRINTING]

What an awesome collection. I wanted this because I've always loved JRJR and because I've heard that Nocenti is one of the more underrated Daredevil writers. Saying this run is "underrated" would be a huge understatement, this might be the most underrated run that I've ever read PERIOD. This has to be one of the greatest examples of one writer getting overshadowed by another, Frank Miller totally changed the comic world with his run, so no one could ever fill his shoes. But as someone who wasn't even born yet and didn't get to feel that impact in real time, I must say that these issues are just as enjoyable to me as the Miller ones, if not more at times.The real highlight for me is the collection's namesake, Typhoid Mary. What an awesome character, I am completely baffled as to why she isn't in the same category as The Kingpin and Bullseye as far as being one of Daredevil's best nemeses. Maybe other creators could never capture the same magic with her as Nocenti and JRJR did? She has everything I could ever ask for in a villain, she destroys both Matt and Daredevil, she has very cool powers, she has very interesting and unique motivations. I honestly can't think of a single thing I would do to improve her character.The only minor gripe I would have with Typhoid Mary would be plot related. Typhoid Mary is a split personality, Typhoid is the crazy killer that wants to kill Daredevil, and Mary is a regular girl who happens to fall in love with Matt. The problem I have here is that Mary doesn't know of Typhoid's existence, and it is never really explained if Typhoid has any part in Mary falling in love with Matt and ruining his relationship with Karen or if it is all one giant coincidence, which I would say is lazy and bad storytelling. I choose to think that Typhoid is in the back of Mary's mind urging her to do things, which is fine, but it would have been nice to have that explained briefly.The other major highlight would be JRJR's art. This is easily my favorite art from him, he was great on Spider-Man before this but you could tell Marvel really wouldn't let him unleash his full style. Here he completely lets loose and it is magnificent. I would probably say that he draws my favorite Daredevil, his design for Typhoid is awesome and his use of symbolism and such is also a great touch. There are also these moments where he gets to do full 2 page spreads for no real reason at all, it doesn't have to be some big action shot or climax of the story, it's just "Hey John, can you make this tiny little moment in the story stretch completely across 2 pages?" "Sure!" And it works so well. I really like his redesign of Mephisto too.The other stuff in the collection is great too, but honestly I need to re-read it because it's all being overshadowed by the Typhoid Mary stuff. Overall I could not recommend this Epic Collection more. Seriously, buy it.

The storyline is really good, but it's the art team of John Romita Jr. and the late, great Al Williamson that drew me to this one. What a team.

The Nocenti/Romita Jr. run on DD is right up there with the awesome runs of Chichester/Weeks, Bendis/Maleev, and even dare I say, Miller's first go in the 80s. Nothing will ever top Miller/Mazzuchelli though.Ann Nocenti really put Matt through the ringer here just when he had settled into his post-Born Again life. Estranged from Foggy as he was, he was content with his life with Karen and his under-the-radar legal practice. The Kingpin doesn't like that one bit, so he turns up the heat and sends in Typhoid Mary, a perfect new villain created by Nocenti. Between her and a host of other new enemies, Matt and DD are beaten down in more ways than one, and he loses everything.While Miller and Mazzuchelli did the whole "Matt loses everything" thing a few years before this, Nocenti shows that even though Matt sheds his cushy lawyer life and simplifies everything in Born Again, he still has further to fall. Couple that with some of Romita Jr's best work, and you have one for the ages.

One of the best Daredevil stories ever. Glad it’s in graphic novel form

Ann Nocenti and John Romita Jr. deliver the quintessential Daredevil tale introducing us to Typhoid Mary and featuring the Kingpin, Bullet, and a demon infested NY thanks to the X-Men event Inferno. A must read for any fan of the character.

If you want to know about the origin of Typhoid and the start of her relationship with Daredevil, this is the arc that starts it. I give it a four star because as my headline notes it does take time to get going, it has some points where it feels like they're just doing the same thing while waiting for something else to happen. Once it gets going it becomes fascinating and heavy hitting.

Ann Nocenti wrote tons of great comics at Marvel in the 90s. Her introduction of Typhoid Mary in these issues are some of her best. Typhoid remains a criminally underused character to this day and this book shows a ton of what makes her special.

This run, along with the spectacular spiderman from about 170-210 were among some of the best of the era and still hold up remarkably well today.

One of Ann Nocenti's best stories. Daredevil against the fractured mind of Typhoid Mary, a classic DD villain. Amazing stuff.

Recomendo esse produto para os fãs do demolidor. Historia envolvente com excelente arte do J romita Junior. Vale a pena comprar se não for incomodo ler em ingles

Muy buena recopilación del Daredevil de finales de los 90s cuando Romita Jr apenas definía su estilo actual, incluye los números del crossover "Inferno" así como el Punisher #10 en resumen una joya, excelente calidad y color de impresión.

Parmi les "runs" marquants opérés par des scénaristes avec le personnage de Daredevil, celui d'Ann NOCENTI est en général cité après une bonne demi-douzaine d'autres. Elle n'a pas encore trente ans lorsque lui est confié le job, peu de temps après le dernier magazine de la série régulière de DD écrit par Frank MILLER (#233, août 1986), au #236 (novembre 1986), et elle écrira Daredevil jusqu'au #291 (avril 1991) pour céder sa place à Daniel G. CHICHESTER, qui l'a devancée dans l'honneur d'entrer dans la collection "Epic".Jeune trentenaire, mais déjà très aguerri, John ROMITA JR rejoint Ann NOCENTI au n° 250 (janvier 1988), après un moment assez long d'instabilité du point de vue des dessinateurs. Il restera jusqu'au n° 282 (Juillet 1990).Ce recueil reprend les meilleurs moments de ce "run" NOCENTI / ROMITA JR, du n° 253 au n° 270 de Daredevil, en incluant le n° 10 du mensuel du Punisher (scénario de Mike BARON, dessins pas jojos de Whilce PORTACIO) compte tenu d'un mini crossover des deux séries et deux "fill-ins" : celui du #258 (scénario OK de Fabian NICIEZA, dessins très moches de Ron LIM) et celui du #264, en raison du mariage de ROMITA JR (scénario médiocre de NOCENTI, dessins vieillis du vétéran Steve DITKO).Pour l'essentiel, ce recueil présente trois grandes histoires.La première, qui donne son titre à l'ouvrage, concerne le personnage de Mary WALKER, alias TYPHOID MARY. Il s'agit véritablement de deux personnes différentes qui habitent alternativement la même enveloppe corporelle, encore que chacune donne à cette enveloppe un aspect, une voix, une odeur etc. différents. Ceci fait que Matt MURDOCK / Daredevil - le premier cotoie Mary WALKER, le second TYPHOID MARY - ne fait pas la relation. La très jolie Mary sur commande de TYPHOID MARY qui est payée pour cela par le Caïd, séduit Matt MURDOCK. La seconde, qui est une tueuse sans coeur, dotée de quelques super-pouvoirs (elle peut déplacer des objets par la pensée, elle peut influencer les gens, elle peut mettre des objets voire une pièce en flammes), est sexy et elle en a après Daredevil. Dans les deux cas, il s'agit de venger le Caïd en brisant MURDOCK / Daredevil, à l'époque éloigné de son meilleur ami et associé Foggy NELSON mais en couple avec Karen PAGE.La deuxième histoire commence dans le cadre de l'événement "Inferno" qui prend sa source dans une aventure d'une formation des X-Men et qui s'étend à tout New York et en particulier à Hell's Kitchen, le quartier de MURDOCK / Daredevil. La ville est envahie de diablotins venus de l'Enfer et qui causent toutes formes de destructions et de maléfices horribles. Daredevil, qui est lui-même quasiment de retour parmi les vivants, s'affronte à ce pandemonium et à tous ses désastres (ainsi qu'à un malheur bien plus grave causé par TYPHOID MARY) pour s'apercevoir que Mephisto en est à l'origine. Totalement désarçonné, MURDOCK lâche tout et en premier lieu Hell's Kitchen dont il est le vigilante adulé, pour s'en aller sur la route tel un hobo, et vivre le début d'un groupe d'histoires que Marvel Comics avait réédité il y a peu en trade paperback sous le titre de "Lone Stranger". Daredevil est notamment rejoint par un Peter PARKER / Spider-man qui passait par là pour combattre une créature de Mephisto, en rase campagne dans un parc d'attraction abandonné.On voit bien dans ces épisodes une des constantes du personnage de Daredevil au cours des 30 dernières années, qui consiste à attirer le malheur sur ses proches, à boxer souvent au-dessus de sa catégorie, à souffrir en conséquence gravement dans sa chair ainsi qu'à à se mettre dans des dispositions mentales propres à se faire peur à lui-même, lui "l'homme sans peur" ! Les dessins de JR JR (encré par Al WILLIAMSON) s'améliorent constamment au cours du "run", le trait prenant de l'épaisseur et les détails de la précision. L'ouvrage propose toutes les couvertures des comic books en ouverture de chapitre et un cahier de suppléments mais ces derniers ne sont pas de nature à vous faire relever la nuit. ****+

The Epic Collection line really shines when it gets the opportunity to offer a long-running storyline in one hefty chunk, and it proves so again in this, the third Daredevil Epic released (and Volume 13 in the eventual chronology). Collecting material from 1988 and 1989, the vast majority of the book is filled with the work of one creative team: writer Ann Nocenti and artist John Romita jr. More specifically, most of the stories contained herein concern the introduction of new villain Typhoid Mary, and her disastrous effect on the lives of both Daredevil and his alter ego Matt Murdock.The stories here really capture the grime and hopelessness of Hell's Kitchen, where the few heroic characters struggle against a bleak, noir-like world of fear and violence. Into this world comes Typhoid Mary, the ultimate femme fatale - a simmering cauldron of sex and death. As she battles the Man Without Fear and seduces Murdock, the pages crackle with an oppressive, sleazy heat. Personas merge and mingle as the lines between the characters' secret and public lives start to blend. There's a real sense of doom as the story plays itself out, dragging in the hero's nemesis Kingpin, his lover Karen and the downtrodden street denizens that he struggles to protect.It is telling that when New York becomes a literal hell (as part of the crossover event Inferno), the tone of the book is hardly altered. This is heavy, heady stuff, with Nocenti and Romita injecting a real sense of danger into proceedings that is often missing from superhero fare. Even the diversions from the Typhoid storyline are searing, whether a confrontation with the Punisher (shown from both characters' perspectives) or the small-time violence of a small-town gangster.Bonus material includes original art pages and relevant material from Marvel Age and the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, but no extra enticement should be needed when the comic itself is this good. If you like your superhero action dark and woozy, this is most certainly the book for you.