I find the Frank Miller's take to be more appealling because despite Matt's anger, he manages to use it to a good purpose. Not only that but Frank Miller's wolrd building is a lot more harsh and dark, so Matt sees some really messed up stuff and still manages to not kill anyone and to always strive for what is right. In other words, the depressing world of Frank Miller makes the heroism of Matt stronger and more impactful, at least to me.
I think I prefer Daredevil Yellow over Man Without Fear. I respect both works immensely, and I know that Man without fear is almost universally accepted. However, there's something warm about Yellow. Those old 60s days when nothing could go wrong. Or so it seemed. There was also a bit more heart as a man trying to serve justice because its the right thing to do as opposed to unleashing anger.
Man without fear was about channeling and controlling anger , ultimately learning to use for the greater good of hells kitchen , it wasn't so much about unleashing anger but how to cope and use it right
I've always felt that The Man Without Fear, while brilliantly told, was not necessary to read in order to understand the greater Daredevil story that gets told by Miller in his initial run. Aside from Elektra feeling like a very different character than how she's depicted in that run, I always thought that the progression of Matt's life and miseries worked better as a crescendo, with the beginning of his life as Ol' Hornhead being less intense than what would come later. In that sense, I think Daredevil: Yellow is the more fitting tale. It's a story that reeks of melancholy and seeing the past with rose-tinted glasses, but given the reason that Daredevil is telling the story, coping with recently losing Karen in such an ugly way, I think it works not just as a retelling of his early days, but fits in perfectly in the chronological story of Daredevil. I see it as a man who wants the past to have been better than it really was because of who he's focusing on and what she meant to him, but as seen in multiple occasions such as the last interaction between Matt and Slade, he can't help but let some of the ugliness of what's to come seep into his idealized past. Even the way the story ends has this feeling of a man trying to be hopeful without truly feeling it. I say this because reading this after reading Guardian Devil, which ends on a similar, "there's hope in the future" note, you get the sense that Matt keeps trying to cope with Karen's death over and over again but just keeps spiraling into this heavy sense of loss and depression. It's this sense of depression that influences all of his relationships going into the Brian Michael Bendis run, especially with his future wife, Milla. I should note that I am attempting to fit Ben Urich's theory of Matt suffering from a nervous breakdown from Karen's death from issue 59 of the Bendis run, so if this interpretation of Yellow feels unnatural, I do apologize. Anyways, I'd say Daredevil: Yellow is the better of the two if for no other reason that the book does not try to rewrite the cheesy, swashbuckling, early day adventures of an idealistic Daredevil. It makes those stories feel like they have a sense of purpose in the larger story of Daredevil, & I think it works better because of that.
Wonderful analysis! I prefer Yellow, but tried to weigh them equally against one another. I feel like Bendis’ nervous breakdown take on Matt feels authentic, a lot more so than the end of Guardian Devil. However, I read Yellow as slightly separate from all of that. It just feels like a completely different beast to me. But I really like your take here. Thank you for sharing your thoughts!
You might interested to know that the Astro City storyline The Dark Age had a Daredevil/Green Arrow analog called Street Angel in it. Like Matt, he starts off as this bright, chipper swashbuckler before turning into a gritty vigilante who beats up thugs to the point of actually making them bleed to death albeit unintentionally (a bold if logical bit of writing on Kurt Busiek's part). By the 1980s, he's quit and trying to atone as a neighborhood mentor and boxing instructor. It seems much of this subplot is informed by many of the points you just made about Yellow.
Johnathon Haney That sounds really cool. I feel like if someone like Daredevil we’re going to be tied down to real time, aging & fluctuating his moral code, and have a conclusion, this is the conclusion that would best suit him. I’ll add this story to the reading list; thanks for the recommendation.
@@Murdock_the_Pooch My pleasure...I'm an unapologetic evangelist for Astro City to anyone who will listen. Another factoid: The Dark Age actually started life as the followup to Busiek's Marvels series for Marvel Comics. When that didn't happen, he created Astro City with an eye towards making that happen. I should mention that the Dark Age is a huge, sprawling story that typically comes in two volumes with a lot of characters at play. The main focus, though, is on two brothers, one a regular cop, the other a petty criminal. It's worth the read, I promise.
My personal favorite Daredevil storyline remains the first complete one I ever read, "Fall of the Kingpin". D.G. Chichester's direct sequel to Miller's "Born Again" is one of the most elaborate chess games Matt ever played against Wilson Fisk...and one of the rare times the former beat the latter decisively.
I literally JUST BOUGHT Man Without Fear, and I've been wanting to ask you to make another video on Loeb and Sale's "Color" series, and THIS GETS IN MY SUB BOX! Thank you, so much for this!!! You literally JUST MADE my day!
this is why i love super heroe comics, you can have 2 interpretations of the same character that almost contradict each other but both are just as valid as the other
Your work is truly exceptional, both as a video essay and as a comic book retelling/review/analysis. Real high bidder stuff, that must receive much more love and praise. They're also needed, but I just don't get how some "Comicstorians" have millions of subs, and you struggle with loyal, but still couple of thousands. Wish you luck in your incredible craft.
Thank you! I appreciate the support. Really, it just comes down to TH-cam’s algorithm. Big channels naturally get their videos pushed by the website more so they get bigger. Smaller channels get pushed less, so it’s harder to grow. It kinda sucks, but I don’t get discouraged by it.
I think another great comic to read for additional layers to Daredevil's backstory is the Battlin' Jack Murdock mini series. It makes Matt's conviction seem that much stronger after we see what his father had to get through to make sure Matt didnt become anything like him and how all the harsh lessons he teaches Matt have been beaten into him by his brutal way of life. It compliments both Yellow and Man Without Fear in great ways and has some incredible art by the great Carmine Di Giandomencio with fantastic writing by Zeb Wells.
Daredevil Yellow is my favorite. A lot of edgelords who only know the Netflix show cannot fathom a Daredevil that isn't a mess of a man, and are dismayed when they see his more well adjusted personality in his comics. Some really are only fans of the Miller run and maybe some of Vol. 3. But even at his darkest Matt is simply not the edgy type of hero Miller is known for. Sure he can be dark but there's a far more hopeful, noble and heroic streak to Matt than there is on many of Miller's most well known characters. Hell, even Batman is above Miller's taste, which is why Miller had to come up with alternate versions of Batman to do what he wanted to do in TDKR and the infamous All Star Batman and Robin.
Great video as always!! Though I love both books. I felt like in Daredevil Yellow he only cared for Karen and showed little care for Foggy. At least he showed some care for Foggy when he tied that bully up in Man without fear... but I understand why though hence why it’s called daredevil yellow and what it’s about
Very interesting, I think the tv show does a good job at adapting both, obviously mostly mwof but scenes like matt and karen in the rain remind me of yellow. I've heard that going forward in the mcu matt may have his yellow costume and since disney are in charge now they may try and adapt his lighter stories. I like how Yellow just adds depth to the original story
A great way to start off 2019! I have realized that next to Thor, Daredevil is my favorite Marvel character. I was introduced to him through the Ben Affleck movie (unfortunately). Then I started reading the comics and I fell in love with them (Miller run, Waid run, Guardian Devil). I just bought The Man Without Fear during my Winter Break and it’s a great read, same with Daredevil: Yellow. Also, I just finished Brian Michael Bendis’ run and it’s fantastic. All I need to do is finish the Brubaker run and read the Charles Soule run. Can’t to see more of your videos this upcoming year (including the next Swamp Thing video).
Lovely video. Daredevil is one of my all-time favourite superheroes, and I really enjoy hearing you talk about him because it is clear that you share that love for the character. It is interesting to compare these two stories, and you did a good job (making me look even more forward to your comparison between Kingdom Come and MARVELS). Reading the comments, I guess I'm in the minority in that I favour MWF over Yellow. I guess it's because I read the former at a formative age (sometime in my teens) when internet bookshops weren't as big and it was harder for me to get my hands on comic books. That, and I've always loved John Romita Juniors pretty sketchy art-style. It doesn't fit every superhero, but with characters like Daredevil and Spider-Man, it's a perfect match in my book (JRJRs Spider-Man is MY Spider-Man, so to speak. That's the first Peter Parker that pops into my mind, once again probably because I read his stories at a formative age). I also thought Elektra was a bit one-dimensional compared to how she was in Millers original run when she was more conflicted, and a lot of early warning signs of Millers later, less likeable tools, started to show (a "might makes right" attitude towards violence for example), but I still thoroughly enjoy it (although both Batman Year One is a better origin story and Born Again is a better Daredevil story). And while I enjoyed Yellow I think I kept comparing it to Spider-Man: Blue which, in my opinion, is a much better work. Making it harder for me to enjoy Yellow on its own terms. Still, to each their own. Keep up the good work.
Daredevil: Protector of a few city blocks Spider-Man: Protector of the entire city Captain America: Protector of the country Green Lantern: Protector of the entire galaxy
@Frank Castle O'Neill did explain why he went that route in an interview. As much respect as he had for Steve Ditko, he was just the polar opposite in politics, outlook and everything else. So that's why O'Neill started things off with Question nearly dying in a river with a fractured skull. He could justify telling the story he wanted after that. One thing O'Neill really emphasized about the Question was, well, the questioning nature of the character. Every one of O'Neill's stories were moral conundrums that had none of the easy answers that Ditko liked to push in his stories. It's why, though I only read most of those once, the stories still haunt me 20 years after the fact.
@@MattDraper you need to read it! It's one of my all time favorite comics. It's a crime that it's out of print although I think you can get it digitally.
Gosh I love the Frank Miller story Frank is great at retelling origin stories I prefer Daredevil's origin having stick and being connected with Electra
The oldest and only first issue Silver Age I own. Grade 2 so 'worthless', but priceless to me. DD was always my favourite and Colan my favourite artist on the character.
I have been watching your channel since November and I have to say that your content is great! This channel is constantly full of great content, and I really hope that even more people get to find your channel! Have a great day
I like Yellow better than MWF, but to me the best version of the Origin is the version that Miller wrote in DD 164, it was the first "modern" update and neither too grim or too romantic.
Very cool idea to contrast these two unique takes on "The Man Without Fear" executed wonderfully! Daredevil is a character with so much depth and complexity to him, no wonder he's had so many great runs by great talents through the years. Definitely one of my favorites.
Happy New Year Matt! I know it is Late, but I wanted to say it anyway. I have read both of these stories and you highlight the tonal contrast between them very well. Yellow is a fun adventure story with a tinge of tragedy and Without Fear is a dark and mature tale of a man trying to use his inner demons to protect the innocent. Great analysis for two great stories featuring my favourite Marvel Superhero. I really hope you get the chance to do a video on the Ann Nocenti run, as I feel that run is underrated.
Thanks and Happy New Year to you, too! I’d like to maybe do a couple Daredevil videos a year and cover almost every run on the character, including Nocenti’s. I agree, hers is underrated.
A double-feature?! Oh goodie!!! Luckily, thanks to you, I got Yellow after watching Spiderman Blue, along with Hulk: Gray and Captain America: White. Worth the money!
Is that scene of him rescuing a kidnapped girl the one which led to the best fight scene in season 1 of the show? When he goes down that hallway and beats the crap out of all those guys?
Awesome video and content as ever Matt! Always really entertaining, engaging, interesting, thought-provoking & fun to watch :-). As per usual with any video of yours that I watch I continue to immensely enjoy the way in which you document your thoughts whilst also taking the time to give a soundly structured & well-balanced argument/analysis. As with all of your previous content the sheer levels of love, care, attention to detail, time & effort that you put into making & editing each and every video that you continue to produce & publish is absolutely phenomenal and makes me wish more than anything that I too could produce content as good as yours. I first read both of these stories in trade paperback form years ago and I remember enjoying them both immensely, however, with that being said, if you were to ask me which story I prefer or would recommend to others to read overall I'd have to recommend them both together as I feel that both stories are absolutely essential required reading for the horn head keep up the stellar work as always man!.
Hey man great video good continent good to see Daredevil getting respect also I've got a suggestion for yea Kraven Last Hunt, Hulk Grey, The Nail. Any way keep up the good work.
Happy New Year, Matt!! I don't know if you remember me. I left you a comment once on your Lee/Kirby Fantastic Four video, if my memory isn't flubbing that. In any case, what matters is that, though I haven't shown as much vocal support as I'd like, I still always drop in for a new video and not a single one disappoints. I wish you all the best for 2019 in every way conceivable! And to make a suggestion in passing, I'd love to see you branch out and maybe tackle works like David Mazzucchelli's Asterios Polyp, Craig Thompson's Blankets, or Scott McCloud's The Sculptor. They're all relatively low-key, emotionally-centered comics that stand as masterpieces, each in their own regard, and make beautiful use of the medium. Seeing as how you cover the more sentimental works (e.g. Spider-Man Blue) with a lot of thought, they could be right up your alley, and I think that'd be an interesting new direction to go. And even if you don't cover 'em, they're just generally really really good reads :D Thanks for all the great videos, and here's to a gajillion more if you're up for that. I'm sure nobody here would complain.
Happy New Year and thank you for the support! I've read all three and have been strongly considering covering Blankets sometime soon. So that will likely be the first I would cover. Thank you for the suggestions!
Yes!!! Bold of me to assume you might've not read those, but ecstatic to hear you've kept them in mind, to say the least. Sorry if I make these really dense, but I still can't get over how exciting it is to find people that invest as much into these things as I do. Suggestions or no, I'm not missing out on whatever's next. Gearing more towards auteur-driven explorations of the medium every once in a while would be fantastic content. They and many other creators make special work that deserves as much attention as it can get.
I just bought Man Without Fear and I loved it & I found more compelling than Yellow. Man Without Fear to me is THE origin of Daredevil when you think of his origin & you can see it's inspiration for the Netflix Daredevil show.
I never liked the idea that the kids Matt grew up with in the neigbourhood taunted him with an ironic nickname. It doesn't seem very believable - i recall the scene where one kid gives some out of place exposition to explain it and says something like "He's not afraid to read all those scary books!" or something lame like that. Plus the idea that it was a nickname, good or bad, when he was a kid is just too on the nose and really not needed.
_Great_ Books, Great reads. Reading both, and then compensating the differences in your head make for the perfect origin, though I will always think that Frank Miller's reason for the Codename is kinda stupid. The idea that he was called that by bullies as a taunt is kind of a stretch to me... (like, why would that be a bad thing to be called? That's like trying to hurt someone by calling them, "brave". It's too cheesy) I love it, though. I found the entire _"Man Without Fear"_ run, every issue, in a 25¢ box at my Comic shop as a teenager and have loved it ever since, it's very important to me. The TV show nailed the origin the best, but in comic form? It's all about these two books.
I love daredevil yellow and man without fear is Okay and has some great moments but has too many “millerisms” for my liking not to mention Matt kills a guy at the end
Dude i really love your videos and i was wondering what editing program you use.Your clean editing with the comic panels is so nice so i just wanted to know what software you use.
Have you ever thought about a video on Miles Morales? What with Spidey PS4 and Spider Verse, we've seen a unique side at the character, and I think you could do a video like that justice.
Thanks! I want to, just kinda figuring out how I want to cover him and what story should be the focus. Maybe Spider-Men or Spider-Verse, but I’m not sure yet.
Both stories are essential reads. They compliment a character as complex as Matt Murdock perfectly.
Personally I'm just hoping we get all the color series reprinted in like paperback form I would be happy with that
Funny enough, the guy who is behind the tv show is jeph loeb but so much of the story lines and the tone is taken directly from man without fear
Indeed, right down to the initial black costume design by JR Jr. But even THAT series is its own thing, taking a LOT of cues from Martin Scorsese.
@Frank Castle i completely agree with you on that. I love man without fear. Although I haven't read the yellow one yet but will do.
He is the head o marvel television yes but he didnt develop the show. That was left in the hands of drew Goddard and stephen deknight.
I find the Frank Miller's take to be more appealling because despite Matt's anger, he manages to use it to a good purpose. Not only that but Frank Miller's wolrd building is a lot more harsh and dark, so Matt sees some really messed up stuff and still manages to not kill anyone and to always strive for what is right. In other words, the depressing world of Frank Miller makes the heroism of Matt stronger and more impactful, at least to me.
Facts! 💯
I mean...jrjr is an absolute icon of an artist.
He kills like 4 people in that book though
Does DD kill anyone in millers universe?
@@machito53 no
The Man Without Fear in mid 90's showed me that comic books can be something more.
I think I prefer Daredevil Yellow over Man Without Fear. I respect both works immensely, and I know that Man without fear is almost universally accepted. However, there's something warm about Yellow. Those old 60s days when nothing could go wrong. Or so it seemed. There was also a bit more heart as a man trying to serve justice because its the right thing to do as opposed to unleashing anger.
Man without fear was about channeling and controlling anger , ultimately learning to use for the greater good of hells kitchen , it wasn't so much about unleashing anger but how to cope and use it right
I've always felt that The Man Without Fear, while brilliantly told, was not necessary to read in order to understand the greater Daredevil story that gets told by Miller in his initial run. Aside from Elektra feeling like a very different character than how she's depicted in that run, I always thought that the progression of Matt's life and miseries worked better as a crescendo, with the beginning of his life as Ol' Hornhead being less intense than what would come later.
In that sense, I think Daredevil: Yellow is the more fitting tale. It's a story that reeks of melancholy and seeing the past with rose-tinted glasses, but given the reason that Daredevil is telling the story, coping with recently losing Karen in such an ugly way, I think it works not just as a retelling of his early days, but fits in perfectly in the chronological story of Daredevil. I see it as a man who wants the past to have been better than it really was because of who he's focusing on and what she meant to him, but as seen in multiple occasions such as the last interaction between Matt and Slade, he can't help but let some of the ugliness of what's to come seep into his idealized past.
Even the way the story ends has this feeling of a man trying to be hopeful without truly feeling it. I say this because reading this after reading Guardian Devil, which ends on a similar, "there's hope in the future" note, you get the sense that Matt keeps trying to cope with Karen's death over and over again but just keeps spiraling into this heavy sense of loss and depression. It's this sense of depression that influences all of his relationships going into the Brian Michael Bendis run, especially with his future wife, Milla. I should note that I am attempting to fit Ben Urich's theory of Matt suffering from a nervous breakdown from Karen's death from issue 59 of the Bendis run, so if this interpretation of Yellow feels unnatural, I do apologize.
Anyways, I'd say Daredevil: Yellow is the better of the two if for no other reason that the book does not try to rewrite the cheesy, swashbuckling, early day adventures of an idealistic Daredevil. It makes those stories feel like they have a sense of purpose in the larger story of Daredevil, & I think it works better because of that.
Wonderful analysis! I prefer Yellow, but tried to weigh them equally against one another. I feel like Bendis’ nervous breakdown take on Matt feels authentic, a lot more so than the end of Guardian Devil. However, I read Yellow as slightly separate from all of that. It just feels like a completely different beast to me. But I really like your take here. Thank you for sharing your thoughts!
@@MattDraper And thank you for taking the time to read my thoughts.
You might interested to know that the Astro City storyline The Dark Age had a Daredevil/Green Arrow analog called Street Angel in it. Like Matt, he starts off as this bright, chipper swashbuckler before turning into a gritty vigilante who beats up thugs to the point of actually making them bleed to death albeit unintentionally (a bold if logical bit of writing on Kurt Busiek's part). By the 1980s, he's quit and trying to atone as a neighborhood mentor and boxing instructor. It seems much of this subplot is informed by many of the points you just made about Yellow.
Johnathon Haney That sounds really cool. I feel like if someone like Daredevil we’re going to be tied down to real time, aging & fluctuating his moral code, and have a conclusion, this is the conclusion that would best suit him. I’ll add this story to the reading list; thanks for the recommendation.
@@Murdock_the_Pooch My pleasure...I'm an unapologetic evangelist for Astro City to anyone who will listen. Another factoid: The Dark Age actually started life as the followup to Busiek's Marvels series for Marvel Comics. When that didn't happen, he created Astro City with an eye towards making that happen. I should mention that the Dark Age is a huge, sprawling story that typically comes in two volumes with a lot of characters at play. The main focus, though, is on two brothers, one a regular cop, the other a petty criminal. It's worth the read, I promise.
Man that just goes to show how well most of the Daredevil Netflix show combined those stories. While not perfect they got the essence right.
Almost nothing can be perfect. Only good enough
Daredevil is such an underrated character if these “marvel fans” actually read comics they’ would see how awesome he is!
My personal favorite Daredevil storyline remains the first complete one I ever read, "Fall of the Kingpin". D.G. Chichester's direct sequel to Miller's "Born Again" is one of the most elaborate chess games Matt ever played against Wilson Fisk...and one of the rare times the former beat the latter decisively.
I've been a fan of Ol" Hornhead since 1986. My favorite Daredevil storylines are Born Again, and Guardian Devil.
Noot exactly
daredevil is awesome
Daredevil is my favorite superhero in marvel
I really love both series in a "don't make me choose" way.
I literally JUST BOUGHT Man Without Fear, and I've been wanting to ask you to make another video on Loeb and Sale's "Color" series, and THIS GETS IN MY SUB BOX! Thank you, so much for this!!! You literally JUST MADE my day!
That’s awesome! Hope you enjoyed it!
I love dare-devil yellow,neo,neo,yellow 🟡💛,red ♥️🍒,and white 🤍.I love the color neon-green 💚🍏!
This is why I enjoy your videos so much. You've summarized the character with a single quote at the end.
this is why i love super heroe comics, you can have 2 interpretations of the same character that almost contradict each other but both are just as valid as the other
Your work is truly exceptional, both as a video essay and as a comic book retelling/review/analysis. Real high bidder stuff, that must receive much more love and praise. They're also needed, but I just don't get how some "Comicstorians" have millions of subs, and you struggle with loyal, but still couple of thousands. Wish you luck in your incredible craft.
Thank you! I appreciate the support. Really, it just comes down to TH-cam’s algorithm. Big channels naturally get their videos pushed by the website more so they get bigger. Smaller channels get pushed less, so it’s harder to grow. It kinda sucks, but I don’t get discouraged by it.
Yellow is certainly one of my favorite reads. It was actually my first exposure to Daredevil.
One of my favorite stories of Daredevil, so beautifully heartbreaking. Thank you for doing this, Matt.
This was really engaging, fun, and informative! Thank you!
Matt Draper Mob unite!!!
I recently ended the third season on Netflix and I wanted to initiate with Daredevil comics. Amazing video as always.
I think another great comic to read for additional layers to Daredevil's backstory is the Battlin' Jack Murdock mini series. It makes Matt's conviction seem that much stronger after we see what his father had to get through to make sure Matt didnt become anything like him and how all the harsh lessons he teaches Matt have been beaten into him by his brutal way of life. It compliments both Yellow and Man Without Fear in great ways and has some incredible art by the great Carmine Di Giandomencio with fantastic writing by Zeb Wells.
Man without fear is just amazing and beautiful to read
Daredevil Yellow is my favorite.
A lot of edgelords who only know the Netflix show cannot fathom a Daredevil that isn't a mess of a man, and are dismayed when they see his more well adjusted personality in his comics. Some really are only fans of the Miller run and maybe some of Vol. 3.
But even at his darkest Matt is simply not the edgy type of hero Miller is known for. Sure he can be dark but there's a far more hopeful, noble and heroic streak to Matt than there is on many of Miller's most well known characters. Hell, even Batman is above Miller's taste, which is why Miller had to come up with alternate versions of Batman to do what he wanted to do in TDKR and the infamous All Star Batman and Robin.
Great video as always!! Though I love both books. I felt like in Daredevil Yellow he only cared for Karen and showed little care for Foggy. At least he showed some care for Foggy when he tied that bully up in Man without fear... but I understand why though hence why it’s called daredevil yellow and what it’s about
Very interesting, I think the tv show does a good job at adapting both, obviously mostly mwof but scenes like matt and karen in the rain remind me of yellow. I've heard that going forward in the mcu matt may have his yellow costume and since disney are in charge now they may try and adapt his lighter stories. I like how Yellow just adds depth to the original story
A great way to start off 2019! I have realized that next to Thor, Daredevil is my favorite Marvel character. I was introduced to him through the Ben Affleck movie (unfortunately). Then I started reading the comics and I fell in love with them (Miller run, Waid run, Guardian Devil). I just bought The Man Without Fear during my Winter Break and it’s a great read, same with Daredevil: Yellow. Also, I just finished Brian Michael Bendis’ run and it’s fantastic. All I need to do is finish the Brubaker run and read the Charles Soule run. Can’t to see more of your videos this upcoming year (including the next Swamp Thing video).
Man the netflix show was the perfect representation of comic to live action show 🙌
Lovely video.
Daredevil is one of my all-time favourite superheroes, and I really enjoy hearing you talk about him because it is clear that you share that love for the character.
It is interesting to compare these two stories, and you did a good job (making me look even more forward to your comparison between Kingdom Come and MARVELS).
Reading the comments, I guess I'm in the minority in that I favour MWF over Yellow. I guess it's because I read the former at a formative age (sometime in my teens) when internet bookshops weren't as big and it was harder for me to get my hands on comic books. That, and I've always loved John Romita Juniors pretty sketchy art-style. It doesn't fit every superhero, but with characters like Daredevil and Spider-Man, it's a perfect match in my book (JRJRs Spider-Man is MY Spider-Man, so to speak. That's the first Peter Parker that pops into my mind, once again probably because I read his stories at a formative age).
I also thought Elektra was a bit one-dimensional compared to how she was in Millers original run when she was more conflicted, and a lot of early warning signs of Millers later, less likeable tools, started to show (a "might makes right" attitude towards violence for example), but I still thoroughly enjoy it (although both Batman Year One is a better origin story and Born Again is a better Daredevil story).
And while I enjoyed Yellow I think I kept comparing it to Spider-Man: Blue which, in my opinion, is a much better work. Making it harder for me to enjoy Yellow on its own terms.
Still, to each their own.
Keep up the good work.
Daredevil: Protector of a few city blocks
Spider-Man: Protector of the entire city
Captain America: Protector of the country
Green Lantern: Protector of the entire galaxy
Spider-Man was my first Marvel character. Daredevil was the first Marvel comic I read.
Great video as always!
You should totally do a video on Dennis O’Neil’s “The Question”.
Thanks! I’ve had that suggested a few times, but I’ve never read it. I should check it out soon.
Seconded...it's the very definition of a hidden gem and some of O'Neill's finest--and most disturbing--writing in his entire career.
@Frank Castle O'Neill did explain why he went that route in an interview. As much respect as he had for Steve Ditko, he was just the polar opposite in politics, outlook and everything else. So that's why O'Neill started things off with Question nearly dying in a river with a fractured skull. He could justify telling the story he wanted after that.
One thing O'Neill really emphasized about the Question was, well, the questioning nature of the character. Every one of O'Neill's stories were moral conundrums that had none of the easy answers that Ditko liked to push in his stories. It's why, though I only read most of those once, the stories still haunt me 20 years after the fact.
@@MattDraper you need to read it! It's one of my all time favorite comics. It's a crime that it's out of print although I think you can get it digitally.
I’ve been meaning to read Daredevil Yellow, as well as Cap America White and Hulk Grey
Daredevil: Yellow was nothing short of awesome. Same with Man Without Fear.
Gosh I love the Frank Miller story Frank is great at retelling origin stories I prefer Daredevil's origin having stick and being connected with Electra
MATT DRAPER YES and another Daredevil video? YES YES YES
The oldest and only first issue Silver Age I own. Grade 2 so 'worthless', but priceless to me.
DD was always my favourite and Colan my favourite artist on the character.
Amazing work! A nice comparison and contrast with excellent analysis.
1:49, And four baby turtles he owned at the time, until they were lost.
I have been watching your channel since November and I have to say that your content is great! This channel is constantly full of great content, and I really hope that even more people get to find your channel! Have a great day
Thank you!
This channel is so underated. Probably the BEST comicbook related channel I ever seen. The naration and editing are perfect.
I like Yellow better than MWF, but to me the best version of the Origin is the version that Miller wrote in DD 164, it was the first "modern" update and neither too grim or too romantic.
Man I had that issue when I was younger than young. Wish I knew what happened to it.
Very cool idea to contrast these two unique takes on "The Man Without Fear" executed wonderfully!
Daredevil is a character with so much depth and complexity to him, no wonder he's had so many great runs by great talents through the years. Definitely one of my favorites.
Thank you! I feel like every run on Daredevil has something unique to say. He’s my favorite comic book character for good reason.
Happy New Year Matt! I know it is Late, but I wanted to say it anyway.
I have read both of these stories and you highlight the tonal contrast between them very well. Yellow is a fun adventure story with a tinge of tragedy and Without Fear is a dark and mature tale of a man trying to use his inner demons to protect the innocent.
Great analysis for two great stories featuring my favourite Marvel Superhero.
I really hope you get the chance to do a video on the Ann Nocenti run, as I feel that run is underrated.
Thanks and Happy New Year to you, too! I’d like to maybe do a couple Daredevil videos a year and cover almost every run on the character, including Nocenti’s. I agree, hers is underrated.
There is an amazing Graphic Audio that follows some of the Miller story.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Glad to see your first video for 2019!!!!!
I just subscribed yesterday but I think I've watched all your videos, you're doing an amazing job my man
Thank you!
A double-feature?! Oh goodie!!! Luckily, thanks to you, I got Yellow after watching Spiderman Blue, along with Hulk: Gray and Captain America: White. Worth the money!
Am I the only one who wishes he would wear the yellow? I know it doesn’t make sense but I think it just looks sharp! Love Tim sale & romita both
Is that scene of him rescuing a kidnapped girl the one which led to the best fight scene in season 1 of the show? When he goes down that hallway and beats the crap out of all those guys?
Awesome video and content as ever Matt! Always really entertaining, engaging, interesting, thought-provoking & fun to watch :-). As per usual with any video of yours that I watch I continue to immensely enjoy the way in which you document your thoughts whilst also taking the time to give a soundly structured & well-balanced argument/analysis.
As with all of your previous content the sheer levels of love, care, attention to detail, time & effort that you put into making & editing each and every video that you continue to produce & publish is absolutely phenomenal and makes me wish more than anything that I too could produce content as good as yours.
I first read both of these stories in trade paperback form years ago and I remember enjoying them both immensely, however, with that being said, if you were to ask me which story I prefer or would recommend to others to read overall I'd have to recommend them both together as I feel that both stories are absolutely essential required reading for the horn head keep up the stellar work as always man!.
Thank you! I always appreciate the support and how you share your own insights in a really well-thought out way!
Hey man great video good continent good to see Daredevil getting respect also I've got a suggestion for yea Kraven Last Hunt, Hulk Grey, The Nail. Any way keep up the good work.
Thanks! I’ve been considering covering Last Hunt at some point.
Great video Matt!!
Thank you!
Great video! Thank you
I love your comic book videos, this style of video is great for talking about comics
"For justice is blind no longer *laughter*" - The Green Goblin
These are probably my favourite Daredevil stories of all time!
Happy New Year, Matt!!
I don't know if you remember me.
I left you a comment once on your Lee/Kirby Fantastic Four video, if my memory isn't flubbing that.
In any case, what matters is that, though I haven't shown as much vocal support as I'd like, I still always drop in for a new video and not a single one disappoints. I wish you all the best for 2019 in every way conceivable!
And to make a suggestion in passing, I'd love to see you branch out and maybe tackle works like David Mazzucchelli's Asterios Polyp, Craig Thompson's Blankets, or Scott McCloud's The Sculptor. They're all relatively low-key, emotionally-centered comics that stand as masterpieces, each in their own regard, and make beautiful use of the medium. Seeing as how you cover the more sentimental works (e.g. Spider-Man Blue) with a lot of thought, they could be right up your alley, and I think that'd be an interesting new direction to go. And even if you don't cover 'em, they're just generally really really good reads :D
Thanks for all the great videos, and here's to a gajillion more if you're up for that. I'm sure nobody here would complain.
Happy New Year and thank you for the support! I've read all three and have been strongly considering covering Blankets sometime soon. So that will likely be the first I would cover. Thank you for the suggestions!
Yes!!! Bold of me to assume you might've not read those, but ecstatic to hear you've kept them in mind, to say the least.
Sorry if I make these really dense, but I still can't get over how exciting it is to find people that invest as much into these things as I do.
Suggestions or no, I'm not missing out on whatever's next. Gearing more towards auteur-driven explorations of the medium every once in a while would be fantastic content. They and many other creators make special work that deserves as much attention as it can get.
Batman is the hero we want to be. Spider-Man is the hero we would try to be. Daredevil is the hero we are
Great video!
Great video as always please continue doing daredevil as I feel that his stories are the most interesting and deep compared to others
Thanks! Planning on doing more DD videos throughout the coming year.
OK. You convinced me. Just ordered the trades for both.
Oooh I been waiting for this one. Now that the show got cancelled, this is all I get lol
I feel one comic that would be an awesome episode idea is X-Men: Grand Design or Jim Starlin's runs on Captain Marvel or Adam Warlock
Love your videos
Thanks! Definitely going to cover Grand Design after Piskor finishes the third volume.
Thank you @@MattDraper
I called a guy daredevil the other day he didnt give a crap. He was just like 🤨. I called him a man without fear and he was piiiiiiiisssssssed.
Rest In Peace, Tim Sale.
It's ironic that when he wore his original yellow suit Matt was wearing the colour associated with cowardice despite being The Man Without Fear.
Yellow is the color of cowardice?
I just bought Man Without Fear and I loved it & I found more compelling than Yellow. Man Without Fear to me is THE origin of Daredevil when you think of his origin & you can see it's inspiration for the Netflix Daredevil show.
Daredevil and spiderman are the best
Another great video
I never liked the idea that the kids Matt grew up with in the neigbourhood taunted him with an ironic nickname. It doesn't seem very believable - i recall the scene where one kid gives some out of place exposition to explain it and says something like "He's not afraid to read all those scary books!" or something lame like that. Plus the idea that it was a nickname, good or bad, when he was a kid is just too on the nose and really not needed.
Interesting, random fact: this video is only one second shorter than the Comicstorian video on the same subject.
I love your channel, I've recommended to everyone I know. Keep the good work! Please do a video about Silver Surfer by Dan Slott and Mike Allred
Absolutely amazing video had to purchase these books
Great vid as always
I remember that yellow suite. I always thought it was awesome but weird.
DAREDEVIL: The without man fear!
Technically speaking both are canon, I believe Daredevil Yellow takes place after they Graduate from Law School while Man Without Fear is before that.
You made me a John Romita Jr. fan with this video, man. I've always criticized it but in the wrong way. Nice job
Very good video! could you do a video on Marvels or Ultimate Spider-Man?
Thanks! Ultimate Spider-Man is difficult since it’s so long, so I’m not sure how to approach it yet. But Marvels would be cool to cover soon.
Daredevil season 2 is a mix up of both Daredevil yellow and A Man without a fear.
Nothing DD is better than Frank Miller's Man Without Fear it's my favorite superhero origin story hands down.
The thumbnail looks like it says The Without Man Fear
We need more Daredevil videos
_Great_ Books, Great reads. Reading both, and then compensating the differences in your head make for the perfect origin, though I will always think that Frank Miller's reason for the Codename is kinda stupid. The idea that he was called that by bullies as a taunt is kind of a stretch to me... (like, why would that be a bad thing to be called? That's like trying to hurt someone by calling them, "brave". It's too cheesy)
I love it, though. I found the entire _"Man Without Fear"_ run, every issue, in a 25¢ box at my Comic shop as a teenager and have loved it ever since, it's very important to me.
The TV show nailed the origin the best, but in comic form? It's all about these two books.
Another fantastic one man
Thanks!
I love daredevil yellow and man without fear is Okay and has some great moments but has too many “millerisms” for my liking not to mention Matt kills a guy at the end
Correction: Matt kills THREE people. That’s a full-on killing spree by police standards.
Dude i really love your videos and i was wondering what editing program you use.Your clean editing with the comic panels is so nice so i just wanted to know what software you use.
Thanks! I use Final Cut Pro X
Batman and Daredevil to have had both Loeb and Sale, Miller and Varley worked on them
Astonishing.
Amazing Video. I’m subscribing.
Can you make a video about Wolverine please?
Thanks! I’d like to cover Wolverine at some point. Maybe the Weapon X miniseries first.
Ah yes the without man fear
Have you ever thought about a video on Miles Morales? What with Spidey PS4 and Spider Verse, we've seen a unique side at the character, and I think you could do a video like that justice.
Thanks! I want to, just kinda figuring out how I want to cover him and what story should be the focus. Maybe Spider-Men or Spider-Verse, but I’m not sure yet.
Does anyone have any reading recommendations for me if I prefer the tone and mood of Daredevil:Yellow?
Mark Waid's Daredevil.
You should do Guardian Devil next sometime!!!
Definitely want to!
Batman Does not want revenge He put the revenge aside and justice in front
YES
Do you think it would be possible to make a video about the Punisher?
I’d like to. Don’t have an exact topic yet, but when I do, I’ll definitely cover Punisher.
@@MattDraper sounds great man👍
why's his hair blonde in Man Without Fear?
This video reminds me of the time dunkey beat sky at matt draper.
I need to have a cake made commemorating that.
Dare-Devil is the best-#1,Super-Hero in the universe/world 🌍#1=Dare-Devil,#2=Ghost-Rider,#3=The-Punisher,#4=Super-Man,#5=NeO!
Look at the thumbnail and tell me you didn't read it as The Without Man Fear