Daredevil by Bendis & Maleev
Brian Michael Bendis · Alex Maleev
Story eras 06–07 · Heroes Return, Modern Dawn to Disassembled to Civil War
Bendis and Maleev entwine Matt Murdock’s public identity, legal work and private loyalties in a sustained crime story.
Setup & reading order
- Before Daredevil (1998) #16
Begin the Bendis omnibus here. Guardian Devil and Parts of a Hole provide optional prior context; their separate collection is not required to open this run.
- After Daredevil (1998) #81
Continue directly to Brubaker and Lark’s Daredevil #82 in their first omnibus.
Optional context & path
Path: Daredevil, modern era. Related projects that read well in this order; the order is a suggestion, not a requirement.
Useful background and earlier stops: Daredevil by Frank Miller — Core and Companion · Daredevil: Guardian Devil and Parts of a Hole.
Only required setup and earlier volumes in the same project affect the queue. Everything here is optional.
About these books · 4 sources
Publisher and reference pages describe the editions. Reviews and reader discussions offer different views of the stories.
- Reddit — reader discussion (opens in a new tab)Readers
- Comic Book Herald (opens in a new tab)Critics and editors
- Marvel (opens in a new tab)Publisher
- Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Reference
The books
Daredevil by Bendis & Maleev Omnibus Vol. 1
Book 1 of 2 · Heroes Return, Modern Dawn
Matt Murdock’s secret identity becomes public property and Hell’s Kitchen closes in around him.
See reading checkpoints9781302957636Planned edition9781302957643#16–19, #26–50, #56–60Edition sources
Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.
Daredevil by Bendis & Maleev Omnibus Vol. 2
Book 2 of 2 · Disassembled to Civil War
The Kingpin’s endgame against Murdock, landing just as the registration fight begins.
See reading checkpoints9781302959166Planned edition9781302959173#61–81#1#6–8Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #6–8 also appear in Ultimate Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 5. Read those guest appearances once; they belong to the Ultimate world and do not continue Matt’s Earth-616 Daredevil story.
Edition sources
Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.
Duplication across this project
These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.
Show exact issues
Ultimate Marvel Team-Up (2001) #6Ultimate Marvel Team-Up (2001) #7Ultimate Marvel Team-Up (2001) #8Connected stories
Connected project: Daredevil by Waid & Samnee
Things to know
Collecting rule: Do not buy an isolated Vol. 2.
- Both volumes form the complete run.