Daredevil: Guardian Devil and Parts of a Hole
Kevin Smith · David Mack · Joe Quesada · Rob Haynes
Story era 06 · Heroes Return, Modern Dawn
Guardian Devil and Parts of a Hole establish Matt Murdock’s Marvel Knights circumstances before Bendis’s run.
Setup & reading order
- After Daredevil (1998) #15
Continue directly with Bendis/Maleev at Daredevil #16.
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 by Nocenti & Romita Jr..
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.
- r/OmnibusCollectors — Marvel Knights Daredevil bridge discussion (opens in a new tab)Readers
- AIPT — Guardian Devil review (opens in a new tab)Critics and editors
- Penguin Random House — Daredevil Modern Era Epic: Guardian Devil (opens in a new tab)Publisher
- Grand Comics Database — Daredevil (1998) series (opens in a new tab)Reference
The books
Daredevil Modern Era Epic Collection: Guardian Devil
Book 1 of 1 · Heroes Return, Modern Dawn
Marvel Knights Daredevil #0–15 precedes Bendis’s first omnibus, which begins at #16.
See reading checkpoints9781302972141Planned edition#0–15, #1/2Guardian Devil plus David Mack’s Parts of a Hole, through Daredevil (1998) #15, leading straight into the Bendis omnibus at #16.
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.
No shared contents are recorded with other books in the plan.
Things to know
- Guardian Devil is divisive and contains a major irreversible supporting-cast development.