Panini (UK) Ltd

One of the greatest comic series to come out of the 1980's, and should really be counted with the likes of Watchmen; Dark Knight Returns and Miracleman. The artwork and writings of Messirs Miller and Sienkiewicz have never been so darn cool or groundbreaking. The story is told in fractured pieces; almost schizophrenic in style and the artwork is deliriously brilliant and inspired.

It has to be experienced -as it's far more than a casual read. It's like an explosion to the senses and somehow all other comics seem almost two dimensional in relation.

For me, this is a story of two halves. The first three or four chapters are among the best comic writing I've seen in a long time. Very minimal dialogue; the story is propelled by body language and panel progressions. The whole story arc deals with Bruce Banner being on the run (yet again) for the murder of a child the Hulk may or may not have been involved in. The story here is nothing original, but the execution of it is breathtaking in it's subtlety. Focusing on Bruce Banner is a genius move, for once it's possible to understand the man behind the monster. ..read more

This is the story that helped re-launch the Daredevli franchise and was ably written by Kevin Smith - yes, that Kevin Smith!

Whenever the subject of Daredevil comes up, it's always the Frank Miller/Klaus Janson run that gets the attention - and of course that's synonymous with the Elektra saga. It was that run that allegedly rewrote the rules of the superhero genre of comic books, by making it possible to tell dark, gritty and more realistic stories (at the time still within the purview of the Comics Code Authority.)

It was almost inevitable that the "Origin" of Marvel's most popular character - for so long an unknowable mystery - guarded fiercely by Marvel management - would be told the moment he finally appeared on the silver screen. Of course that was a while ago now, the X-Men film was originally released in 2000, the comic series then following in 2001/2.