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Daredevil reading order

Start with Frank Miller, then follow the runs that defined the character, through to the current series. Optional issues are marked so you can skip them.

  1. Start here

    Frank Miller's Daredevil1979–1983

    34 issues · about 11 hours33 essential issues · about 11 hours

    Miller turns a second-tier hero into a noir crime book: Elektra, the Kingpin as Daredevil's nemesis, and the Hand. Everything later builds on this.

    Read this stretch in 2 books
    1. Daredevil by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson Omnibus (2007)Covers Daredevil #158–161, 163–191Find it
    2. Daredevil Epic Collection Vol. 8: To Dare the Devil (2025)Covers Daredevil #162Find it

    Fewest books first; newer printings are preferred because they're likelier to be in stock.

    1. Daredevil (1964)#158–1614 issues
      1. #158May 1979
      2. #159July 1979
      3. #160September 1979
      4. #161November 1979
    2. #162January 1980, optional

      A fill-in issue between Miller's chapters. Safe to skip.

    3. #163–19129 issues
      1. #163March 1980
      2. #164May 1980
      3. #165July 1980
      4. #166September 1980
      5. #167November 1980
      6. #168January 1981
      7. #169March 1981
      8. #170May 1981
      9. #171June 1981
      10. #172July 1981
      11. #173August 1981
      12. #174September 1981
      13. #175October 1981
      14. #176November 1981
      15. #177December 1981
      16. #178January 1982
      17. #179February 1982
      18. #180March 1982
      19. #181April 1982
      20. #182May 1982
      21. #183June 1982
      22. #184July 1982
      23. #185August 1982
      24. #186September 1982
      25. #187October 1982
      26. #188November 1982
      27. #189December 1982
      28. #190January 1983
      29. #191February 1983

  2. Born Again1986

    7 issues · about 2.5 hours7 essential issues · about 2.5 hours

    Miller returns for seven issues. The Kingpin learns Matt's secret identity and takes his life apart. Often called the best Daredevil story.

    Read this stretch in 1 book
    1. Daredevil: Born Again Gallery Edition (2024)Covers Daredevil #227–233Find it

    Fewest books first; newer printings are preferred because they're likelier to be in stock.

    1. Daredevil (1964)#227–2337 issues
      1. #227February 1986
      2. #228March 1986
      3. #229April 1986
      4. #230May 1986
      5. #231June 1986
      6. #232July 1986
      7. #233August 1986

  3. Guardian Devil and the Marvel Knights relaunch1998–2001

    15 issues · about 5 hours8 essential issues · about 2.5 hours

    Kevin Smith and Joe Quesada relaunch the series, testing Matt's faith in a story that changes his supporting cast for good.

    Read this stretch in 1 book
    1. Marvel Knights by Joe Quesada Omnibus (2018)Covers Daredevil #1–15Find it

    Fewest books first; newer printings are preferred because they're likelier to be in stock.

    1. Daredevil (1998)#1–88 issues
      1. #1November 1998
      2. #2December 1998
      3. #3January 1999
      4. #4February 1999
      5. #5March 1999
      6. #6April 1999
      7. #7May 1999
      8. #8June 1999
    2. #9–157 issues, optional
      1. #9December 1999
      2. #10March 2000
      3. #11May 2000
      4. #12June 2000
      5. #13October 2000
      6. #14March 2001
      7. #15April 2001

      David Mack's Parts of a Hole introduces Echo. Optional, but it sets up characters Bendis uses later.

  4. Bendis and Maleev2001–2006

    60 issues · about 20 hours55 essential issues · about 18 hours

    A street-level crime saga. Matt's identity is exposed to the world, and he has to live with it.

    Read this stretch in 5 books
    1. Daredevil by Brian Michael Bendis & Alex Maleev Omnibus Vol. 2 (2009)Covers Daredevil #61–81Find it
    2. Daredevil by Brian Michael Bendis Omnibus Vol. 1 (2008)Covers Daredevil #26–45Find it
    3. Daredevil Modern Era Epic Collection Vol. 4: King of Hell's KitchenCovers Daredevil #51–60Find it
    4. Daredevil Modern Era Epic Collection Vol. 3: Out (2024)Covers Daredevil #46–50Find it
    5. Daredevil Modern Era Epic Collection Vol. 2: Underboss (2024)Covers Daredevil #16–19Find it

    Fewest books first; newer printings are preferred because they're likelier to be in stock.

    1. Daredevil (1998)#16–194 issues
      1. #16May 2001
      2. #17June 2001
      3. #18July 2001
      4. #19August 2001

      Wake Up, a short prologue to the run.

    2. #26–5025 issues
      1. #26December 2001
      2. #27January 2002
      3. #28February 2002
      4. #29March 2002
      5. #30April 2002
      6. #31May 2002
      7. #32June 2002
      8. #33July 2002
      9. #34August 2002
      10. #35September 2002
      11. #36October 2002
      12. #37November 2002
      13. #38December 2002
      14. #39January 2003
      15. #40February 2003
      16. #41March 2003
      17. #42March 2003
      18. #43April 2003
      19. #44April 2003
      20. #45May 2003
      21. #46June 2003
      22. #47July 2003
      23. #48August 2003
      24. #49September 2003
      25. #50October 2003
    3. #51–555 issues, optional
      1. #51November 2003
      2. #52November 2003
      3. #53December 2003
      4. #54January 2004
      5. #55February 2004

      Echo: Vision Quest, a side story. Skippable.

    4. #56–8126 issues
      1. #56March 2004
      2. #57April 2004
      3. #58May 2004
      4. #59June 2004
      5. #60July 2004
      6. #61August 2004
      7. #62September 2004
      8. #63October 2004
      9. #64November 2004
      10. #65November 2004
      11. #66December 2004
      12. #67January 2005
      13. #68February 2005
      14. #69March 2005
      15. #70April 2005
      16. #71May 2005
      17. #72June 2005
      18. #73July 2005
      19. #74August 2005
      20. #75September 2005
      21. #76October 2005
      22. #77November 2005
      23. #78December 2005
      24. #79January 2006
      25. #80February 2006
      26. #81March 2006

  5. Brubaker and Lark2006–2009

    39 issues · about 13 hours39 essential issues · about 13 hours

    Picks up directly from Bendis's ending, with Matt in prison. Bleak, tightly plotted, and a natural continuation.

    Read this stretch in 2 books
    1. Daredevil by Ed Brubaker & Michael Lark Omnibus Vol. 1 (2009)Covers Daredevil #82–105Find it
    2. Daredevil by Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark Ultimate Collection Vol. 3 (2012)Covers Daredevil #106–119, 500Find it

    Fewest books first; newer printings are preferred because they're likelier to be in stock.

    1. Daredevil (1998)#82–11938 issues
      1. #82April 2006
      2. #83May 2006
      3. #84June 2006
      4. #85July 2006
      5. #86August 2006
      6. #87September 2006
      7. #88October 2006
      8. #89November 2006
      9. #90December 2006
      10. #91January 2007
      11. #92February 2007
      12. #93March 2007
      13. #94April 2007
      14. #95May 2007
      15. #96June 2007
      16. #97June 2007
      17. #98August 2007
      18. #99September 2007
      19. #100October 2007
      20. #101November 2007
      21. #102January 2008
      22. #103February 2008
      23. #104March 2008
      24. #105April 2008
      25. #106May 2008
      26. #107July 2008
      27. #108August 2008
      28. #109September 2008
      29. #110October 2008
      30. #111November 2008
      31. #112December 2008
      32. #113January 2009
      33. #114February 2009
      34. #115March 2009
      35. #116May 2009
      36. #117May 2009
      37. #118June 2009
      38. #119August 2009
    2. #500October 2009

      The series returns to its original numbering for Brubaker's finale.

  6. Mark Waid's Daredevil2011–2015

    56 issues · about 19 hours56 essential issues · about 19 hours

    A deliberate change of tone: brighter, inventive and funny, without losing the weight of what came before. A good jumping-on point if you want something lighter.

    Read this stretch in 2 books
    1. Daredevil by Mark Waid & Chris Samnee Omnibus Vol. 2 (2018)Covers Daredevil #28–36, 1–15, 15.1–18Find it
    2. Daredevil by Mark Waid Omnibus Vol. 1 (2017)Covers Daredevil #1–10, 10.1–27Find it

    Fewest books first; newer printings are preferred because they're likelier to be in stock.

    1. Daredevil (2011)#1–3637 issues
      1. #1September 2011
      2. #2October 2011
      3. #3November 2011
      4. #4November 2011
      5. #5December 2011
      6. #6January 2012
      7. #7February 2012
      8. #8March 2012
      9. #9April 2012
      10. #10May 2012
      11. #10.1June 2012
      12. #11June 2012
      13. #12July 2012
      14. #13July 2012
      15. #14August 2012
      16. #15September 2012
      17. #16October 2012
      18. #17October 2012
      19. #18November 2012
      20. #19December 2012
      21. #20January 2013
      22. #21February 2013
      23. #22March 2013
      24. #23April 2013
      25. #24May 2013
      26. #25June 2013
      27. #26July 2013
      28. #27August 2013
      29. #28August 2013
      30. #29September 2013
      31. #30October 2013
      32. #31November 2013
      33. #32December 2013
      34. #33January 2014
      35. #34February 2014
      36. #35March 2014
      37. #36April 2014
    2. Daredevil (2014)#1–1819 issues
      1. #1May 2014
      2. #2June 2014
      3. #3July 2014
      4. #4August 2014
      5. #5September 2014
      6. #6September 2014
      7. #7October 2014
      8. #8November 2014
      9. #9December 2014
      10. #10January 2015
      11. #11February 2015
      12. #12March 2015
      13. #13April 2015
      14. #14May 2015
      15. #15July 2015
      16. #15.1July 2015
      17. #16August 2015
      18. #17September 2015
      19. #18November 2015

  7. Charles Soule's Daredevil2016–2018

    46 issues · about 15 hours4 essential issues · about 1.5 hours

    Matt as a prosecutor, with his identity secret again. Mostly optional, but the last four issues set up everything Zdarsky does next.

    Read this stretch in 1 book
    1. Daredevil by Charles Soule Omnibus (2021)Covers Daredevil #1–28, 595–612Find it

    Fewest books first; newer printings are preferred because they're likelier to be in stock.

    1. Daredevil (2016)#1–2828 issues, optional
      1. #1February 2016
      2. #2February 2016
      3. #3March 2016
      4. #4April 2016
      5. #5May 2016
      6. #6June 2016
      7. #7July 2016
      8. #8August 2016
      9. #9September 2016
      10. #10October 2016
      11. #11November 2016
      12. #12December 2016
      13. #13January 2017
      14. #14February 2017
      15. #15March 2017
      16. #16March 2017
      17. #17April 2017
      18. #18May 2017
      19. #19June 2017
      20. #20July 2017
      21. #21August 2017
      22. #22August 2017
      23. #23September 2017
      24. #24September 2017
      25. #25October 2017
      26. #26November 2017
      27. #27December 2017
      28. #28December 2017
    2. #595–60814 issues, optional
      1. #595January 2018
      2. #596February 2018
      3. #597March 2018
      4. #598April 2018
      5. #599April 2018
      6. #600May 2018
      7. #601June 2018
      8. #602July 2018
      9. #603July 2018
      10. #604August 2018
      11. #605September 2018
      12. #606August 2018
      13. #607October 2018
      14. #608November 2018
    3. Daredevil (2016)#609–6124 issues
      1. #609December 2018
      2. #610December 2018
      3. #611January 2019
      4. #612January 2019

      Death of Daredevil. Zdarsky's run starts from this ending.

  8. Chip Zdarsky's Daredevil2019–2023

    50 issues · about 17 hours50 essential issues · about 17 hours

    Matt has to answer for a death he caused. A long, character-driven run that ends in a second volume.

    Read this stretch in 2 books
    1. Daredevil by Chip Zdarsky Omnibus Vol. 1 (2024)Covers Daredevil #1–30Find it
    2. Daredevil by Chip Zdarsky Omnibus Vol. 2Covers Daredevil #31–36, 1–14Find it

    Fewest books first; newer printings are preferred because they're likelier to be in stock.

    1. Daredevil (2019)#1–3636 issues
      1. #1April 2019
      2. #2April 2019
      3. #3May 2019
      4. #4June 2019
      5. #5July 2019
      6. #6July 2019
      7. #7August 2019
      8. #8September 2019
      9. #9October 2019
      10. #10October 2019
      11. #11November 2019
      12. #12December 2019
      13. #13January 2020
      14. #14February 2020
      15. #15February 2020
      16. #16March 2020
      17. #17April 2020
      18. #18April 2020
      19. #19May 2020
      20. #20June 2020
      21. #21September 2020
      22. #22November 2020
      23. #23December 2020
      24. #24January 2021
      25. #25February 2021
      26. #26March 2021
      27. #27April 2021
      28. #28May 2021
      29. #29June 2021
      30. #30July 2021
      31. #31August 2021
      32. #32September 2021
      33. #33October 2021
      34. #34November 2021
      35. #35December 2021
      36. #36January 2022
    2. Daredevil (2022)#1–1414 issues
      1. #1September 2022
      2. #2October 2022
      3. #3November 2022
      4. #4December 2022
      5. #5January 2023
      6. #6February 2023
      7. #7March 2023
      8. #8April 2023
      9. #9May 2023
      10. #10June 2023
      11. #11July 2023
      12. #12August 2023
      13. #13September 2023
      14. #14October 2023

  9. Saladin Ahmed's Daredevil2023–2025

    25 issues · about 8.5 hours0 essential issues · about 0 min

    Matt returns to Hell's Kitchen with a supernatural edge. Optional: read it if you want more after Zdarsky.

    Read this stretch in 5 books
    1. Daredevil by Saladin Ahmed Vol. 5: Rites of ReconciliationCovers Daredevil #20–25Find it
    2. Daredevil by Saladin Ahmed Vol. 1: Hell Breaks Loose (2024)Covers Daredevil #1–5Find it
    3. Daredevil by Saladin Ahmed Vol. 2: Hell to Pay (2024)Covers Daredevil #6–10Find it
    4. Daredevil by Saladin Ahmed Vol. 3: Living HellCovers Daredevil #11–15Find it
    5. Daredevil by Saladin Ahmed Vol. 4: Just Rites (2025)Covers Daredevil #16–19Find it

    Fewest books first; newer printings are preferred because they're likelier to be in stock.

    1. Daredevil (2023)#1–2525 issues, optional
      1. #1November 2023
      2. #2December 2023
      3. #3January 2024
      4. #4February 2024
      5. #5March 2024
      6. #6April 2024
      7. #7May 2024
      8. #8June 2024
      9. #9July 2024
      10. #10August 2024
      11. #11September 2024
      12. #12October 2024
      13. #13November 2024
      14. #14December 2024
      15. #15January 2025
      16. #16February 2025
      17. #17March 2025
      18. #18April 2025
      19. #19May 2025
      20. #20June 2025
      21. #21July 2025
      22. #22August 2025
      23. #23September 2025
      24. #24October 2025
      25. #25November 2025

  10. The current series2026–

    7 issues · about 2.5 hours7 essential issues · about 2.5 hours

    The ongoing series by Stephanie Phillips and Lee Garbett. New issues are added here as they come out.

    1. Daredevil (2026)#1–77 issues
      1. #1May 2026
      2. #2July 2026
      3. #3August 2026
      4. #4September 2026
      5. #5October 2026
      6. #6November 2026
      7. #7November 2026

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