Daredevil: Battlin' Jack Murdock
Marvel · 2007 · 4 issues
About the series
In this 2007 Marvel miniseries, writer Zeb Wells and artist Carmine Di Giandomenico pull back the curtain on the tragic, scrappy boxing career of Jack Murdock—the father of Matt Murdock, Daredevil. Set in Hell’s Kitchen before Matt lost his sight, the story explores Jack’s battles in the ring and his uneasy ties to lowlifes like the Fixer and Roscoe Sweeney, as well as the local barfly Josie. Di Giandomenico’s gritty, kinetic art captures the sweat and sorrow of a man trying to do right by his young son in a world that keeps throwing punches. It’s an essential, heartfelt prequel that deepens the Daredevil mythos by honoring the man who inspired the Man Without Fear.