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Daredevil by Waid & Samnee

Mark Waid · Chris Samnee · Paolo Rivera

Story era 10 · The Heroic Age and the Incursions

Waid gives Daredevil a brighter, adventurous tone while keeping Matt’s emotional life and difficult history in view.

0 of 2 books owned1,488 pages63 full issues

Setup & reading order

  1. After Daredevil (2014) #18

    Continue to Soule’s Daredevil (2015) #1.

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 Brubaker & Lark.

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.

The books

Daredevil by Mark Waid Omnibus Vol. 1

Omnibus hardcover · 720 pages · Unowned

Book 1 of 2 · The Heroic Age and the Incursions

Murdock tries to outrun his darkest years by putting a lighter face on the mask.

See reading checkpoints
Released 7 Nov 2023 · 720 pages · Paolo Rivera cover9781302952778Planned edition
Daredevil (2011)#1–27, #10.1
Amazing Spider-Man (1999)#677
Avenging Spider-Man (2011)#6
Punisher (2011)#10
Earth-616 Primary

Avenging Spider-Man #6, Punisher #10 and Daredevil #11 form the Omega Effect crossover, also collected in Enter the War Zone. Read the three-part story once as a unit; the Punisher collection adds no alternate ending to it.

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.

Daredevil by Waid & Samnee Omnibus Vol. 2

Omnibus hardcover · 768 pages · Unowned

Book 2 of 2 · The Heroic Age and the Incursions

The run picks up mid-stride and moves Daredevil’s whole life to the West Coast.

See reading checkpoints
Released 2 Jan 2024 · 768 pages · Chris Samnee cover9781302952808Planned edition
Daredevil (2011)#28–36
Indestructible Hulk (2012)#9–10
Daredevil (2014)#1–18, #0.1, #1.50, #15.1
Earth-616 Primary
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.

Connected stories

The next creator’s run Waid deliberately changes the surface tone while carrying forward consequences from darker Daredevil eras.

Connected project: Daredevil by Bendis & Maleev

The next creator’s run Zdarsky is a later modern Daredevil pillar with no shared full issues.

Connected project: Daredevil by Chip Zdarsky

Things to know

Collecting rule: Read and acquire Vol. 1 before Vol. 2.