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Daredevil by Mark Waid & Chris Samnee Omnibus Vol. 2 - Collecting Daredevil (2011) #28-36, Daredevil (2014) #0.1-18, and Indestructible Hulk (2013) #9-10. Those who know me or follow this blog are probably wondering "Why on Earth did it take Tim this long to get a review for this book written?  It's been out for almost a month already!"  Well, there was a bit of a delay in my receiving my copy as the first one arrived with a production defect (the top front edge of the dust jacket was torn/bent under the shrink wrap).  Fortunately, the customer service department at In Stock Trades is wonderful and I was able to get a replacement.  Unfortunately, I had to wait for my damaged copy to be returned before the replacement shipped.  About two weeks after my original order was placed, I finally had my copy in hand and then of course I needed time to re-read it! Daredevil (2011) #30 (Chris Samnee) This volume collects the second half of Mark Waid's ru...

Black Widow Vol. 1 - S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Most Wanted - Collecting Black Widow (2016) #1-6 Black Widow Vol. 2 - No More Secrets - Collecting Black Widow (2016) #7-12 I recently re-read the Daredevil by Mark Waid Omnibus Vol. 1  in preparation for this past week's release of the Daredevil by Mark Waid & Chris Samnee Omnibus Vol. 2.  When that went much more quickly than I had planned, I found myself needing something short to read between volumes.  Since I was already in the middle of a Waid/Samnee kick, I figured their twelve issue Black Widow run from 2016 would be the perfect 'filler'.  I had actually read this series digitally as it was originally released, but it read even better all together this second time around, which really shouldn't have surprised me at all. Issue #1 (Samnee) Waid and Samnee are credited as co-writers on this series, as they similarly were for a good portion of the second half of their time on Daredevil.  They waste no tim...

Daredevil by Mark Waid Omnibus Vol. 1 (2017) - Collecting Daredevil (2011) #1-27 and #10.1, Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #677, Avenging Spider-Man (2012) #6, and The Punisher (2011) #10 The beginning of 2017 has been wonderful for fans of collected editions of Daredevil.  February saw the release of the first Silver Age Daredevil omnibus and the first week of March gave us this collection of the first half (almost exactly to the issue) of Mark Waid's run that began in 2011.  By the middle of the year, reprints of the two omnibi collecting the Ed Brubaker/Michael Lark run will have also been released.  Fortunately for my wallet, I already have those two collections from their original printing a few years ago. Old news to anyone that has ever read my blog: Daredevil is my favorite character.  I also love the omnibus format, which collects large chunks/runs in one place.  They also look really good on the bookshelf. Many omnibus collections of classic materi...