The Birth of Daredevil | Daredevil: Yellow

"The measure of a man is not in how he gets knocked to the mat, it is in how he gets up." Those are the words blind attorney Matthew Murdock's father lived and died by. Prizefighter Battlin' Jack Murdock's murder set in motion a chain of events that exploded with a new super-hero swinging out of New York City's Hell's Kitchen - the blind Acrobat Daredevil! Retelling of the early career of the Man Without Fear! The Eisner Award-winning team of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale (Spider-Man: Blue, Batman: The Long Halloween) have taken an inspiring action-adventure story and blended it with a romantic comedy. The result, highlighted by Sale's dazzling ink washes, is the heartwarming and heartbreaking story of two young people in love - Matthew Murdock and Karen Page. Buy it here: amzn.to/1NNrIvg Never miss an episode by subscribing today! bit.ly/2WYvgkt #daredevil
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[@FlikkyFilms]

Finally I found a "podcast" to listen to while I'm playing games on my PC! And there's quite a large "back issue" of episodes to watch in any order!

[@comicpop]

FlikkyFilms Thanks man!

[@Matty2Tone]

"The first antagonist is the Owl" *Tiffany looks at the camera like she's on the office*

[@trans301]

To be fair, the yellow costume looks so much cooler in this book than it did in the 60s.

[@comicpop]

transactguy Totally agree.

[@craigamore2319]

What I love about Loeb and Sale collaborations, especially in Marvel, but even DC (Superman For All Seasons), is that they are character studies and particularly about the relationships most relevant to the character in question. This is even true of the more plot driven Batman stories they did, but in all of their collaborations, the exercise is about exploring who the hero is and why. That focus is through the lense of those people they've lost or have otherwise defined the popular perception of the character. These stories are unusual in that way, but refreshing for it.

[@jpetros25]

Daredevil is like Dick Grayson in DC. He has nailed every female character that has graced his pages....

[@TheSpeedMason]

Damn, this video is a literal emotional rollercoaster. Went from "haha love triangle between Matt, Foggy and Karen" to "and then Mysterio shot himself in the head."

[@whateverwhatever4476]

That's daredevil for you

[@christopherwurtz650]

You guys probably already know this and I apologize if I'm beating a dead horse but the same "chemicals" that gave Matt Murdock his heightened senses also transformed the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The TMNT origin story shows a boy pushing a blind man out of the way of a truck transporting radioactive ooze. The chemicals splash on the boys eyes and pours down into the sewers...... Another great video lady and gentlemen.

[@Tamaki742]

Considering TMNT is a parody of Daredevil, yeah. I mean, come on, the Foot clan is just really on the nose.

[@tanyaharmon6739]

@@Tamaki742 stick and splinter

[@The_Blue_Otaku]

@@tanyaharmon6739 the Hand is the Foot

[@fridchikn]

"Maybe I'll get her done" The double entendre's are real in this episode.

[@kiko1935]

Tiffany's matching yellow mug is on point

[@jesserandle3519]

During that pause when Karen died I was expecting Sal to say, "btw Karen was pregnant....and then a hooker ran up and stabbed Daredevil" I would have lost my mind

[@gannonkendrick9343]

"I don't really see him... sewing." It's funny, because neither does Matt.

[@KWHere2]

First off, great job guys. Really glad you did a Daredevil book. One thing I felt Sal could have spent a little more time on is Karen's fall from grace. For those who don't know, Karen moved out to Los Angeles to become an actress. She couldn't really make a name for herself though, so she wound up doing a few pornographic movies for quick cash. Apparently (obviously in retrospect) there's good money in porn, so she kept doing it. The drugs were a result of her crushed dreams and lost innocence. So it wasn't just like "Screw this crappy Silver Age character that nobody cares about. If I want her to be a drug addict she'll be a drug addict. Silver Age comics were stupid" (Maybe a little more Alan Moore than Frank Miller but you get what I'm saying.) It was actually handled in a way that made Karen really sympathetic and it felt natural (which just made it that much more shocking.) Karen was always portrayed as a very innocent very good-natured very idealistic character, and what else could such a character do in that situation but break down completely?

[@JakeLionheart]

"Racheting up the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a really quality way." I just started watching and already want to make that a graphic

[@allydrawsthings]

the owl...there are people in Marvel, in New York even where flying is just one of their powers. But for Daredevil, a fat guy who can fly is like a major villain...i love it

[@MercysLittleShoww]

In Thunderstrike #1 Eric Masterson goes to a little stores that sell superheroes their costumes. Maybe Matt Murdock went there.

[@thefancasthub6862]

Rest In Peace, Tim Sale.

[@jeff8008]

I...*DIED*...laughing at that Hooter comment and the following comic book face, zoom-ins. xD

[@DavidSilva-mn4dz]

I want a Jeff Loeb and Tim Sale take on the FF. They look cool un the DD book.

[@securityfcc6796]

the look on Ben face when he finds out Daredevil has banged Black Cat. Awesome lol

[@liumellowyellow666]

somebody probably already commented (i didn't see any when I checked) that the gloves for the suit were his dad's undergloves for his boxing gloves, and the actual suit itself is made from his dad's boxing robe. he also spends two days sewing it himself. so he has mad sewing skills to just cut the robe apart and to sew it into a suit but he also managed to follow a color scheme and cut out a perfect capital D. (either that or he had a huge robe)

[@brandontriplin5447]

How does he sew if he is blind

[@liumellowyellow666]

+branddon triplin how does getting blinded by chemicals increase your senses of hearing, smelling, tasting, and touching? It's comics so I guess along with increased senses he gained the ability to measure himself and sew

[@jeff8008]

Whoo! Finally doing the book I sent in. I love the color series and just about everything that Loeb and Sale did together, Catwoman: When in Rome, and pretty much all the Batman work. :] Also, I'd be the Foggy to Ben's Matt in that Black and White book of pining for Black Cat.

[@buku43v3r]

The Man Without Fear is the best DD story, can't wait to see it on back issues!

[@comicpop]

buku43v3r Same here! We've got to get a hardcopy at some point.

[@PlayForLOLs]

Sal, totally agree with what you said on TWP, after watching Daredevil I couldn't care about any of the other Marvel Netflix shows. I just want more Daredevil.

[@twistedkarm]

Another week, another great episode of back issues! This show really makes my week worth it, you know? Hey Sal, Tiffany, Ben good to see you as always, hope you guys have a great weekend Good vibes and stay 90'stastic, thanks for the show!!!

[@vitanpatel2061]

DD yellow is such a beautiful writing!

[@supernerd5781]

In the first issue of Daredevil he says he can "feel" the colours of the fabrics.

[@oatmat]

New X-Men, Grant Morrison's run in 3 parts please

[@dieboyandy5150]

Don't worry Ben, I got your "Justice" screwing up the rhyming scheme! I laugh every time!!!

[@ItsOver9000Productions]

I was in the middle of watching a back issues Playlist and this popped up. Thank god cuz I have run out of episodes to watch

[@greyscott5908]

It's Over 9000 Productions Same, I've seen all of them at least 4 times over the course of under a year.

[@greyscott5908]

It's Over 9000 Productions lol yep.

[@josephhoang867]

I was literally just about to ask you guys if you were going to do any of Loeb and Sale's color series. They're AMAZING!! Another great back issues from you guys! Hope everyone is well! Love you guys ;)

[@richardlevin4488]

I think the daredevil tv series draws more on the frank miller story "man without fear"

[@caitlinbrewer4843]

Ah, Frank Miller. A brilliant writer who has gradually spiral into insanity. But yeah, Miller added the red suit, the Catholicism, the guilt, and Elektra.

[@jamesandresen7033]

A new episode of Back Issues is always the perfect way to start off the morning. Awesome job guys! I wish Sal had mentioned that when Daredevil bends the bars of the cage to free Karen from the Owl, he gives the very comicsy explanation that he can "sense the weakpoint" of the bars as if every piece of steel has some point at which it can be bent with nothing more than average human strength.

[@kordelshorgar122]

" it was a nice piece of work kingpin...you shouldn't have sign it"

[@kordelshorgar122]

javier solarte i really like the color trilogy :) and i'm glad you did this one

[@TalixZen]

What was your reaction when you realized that Owlsly (the Owl) was on the Daredevil show? Did you put two and two together and realize that the accountant was the Owl? (pre-powers/surgeries though)

[@Weddep44]

Hey ComicPOP! thanks for doing Daredevil: Yellow, it's one of my favorite books. I thought it was funny that Sal kind of went into Born Again and Guardian Devil at the end as well (save that for more Daredevil Back Issues!!!). I'm sure by now you guys have watched the full season of Daredevil on Netflix, and I hope that you consider doing a spoiler heavy discussion of the show because I would love to know what you all thought!

[@fuzzle160]

Shutty great idea, would love to see something like that

[@liamfaulds5884]

Awesome vid guys cool mug tiff

[@NerdGasims]

Great episode. Loved the Daredevil show on Netflix and after I watched it I found out Jeph Loeb had a hand in it and went out and got Daredevil Yellow and read it. It was a great fun story. I originally thought that the show was based on some of the Daredevil stuff Frank Miller wrote like The Man Without Fear but after reading Yellow and re-reading The Man Without Fear and see they took elements from both stories and put them into the show. Also if Matt did sew his first yellow and red costume from his dad's boxing robe do ya think someone saw him and said "hey are you blind? your costumes ridiculous looking with the red and yellow, if ya want to be stealthy and stuff just go with dark red." And he went and got a non blind person, prob Peter Parker or someone to make him the red costume.

[@JoshMunroe]

You know, if Grant Morrison wrote this, Daredevil's first costume would probably look like Batman of Zur-en-arrh

[@dekaritheprofessor2631]

This had aged like fine wine!

[@togtot]

OK so this was a really fun ep. So many good reactions. The best has to be at the end, with Tiffany's jaw drop going, "Oh my god". To Ben's, "Are you fucking kidding me?" And Sal's, (looks at both)"..........Yup........." P.S. Ben I know your pain man. I've been loving me some Black Cat for years.

[@greyscott5908]

Ben with the quick wave to the annotations on screen now. Sal is proud, you're the Nightwing to his Batman, that means that Ethan is Red Robin, Tiffany is Barbara( don't worry Sal, Bruce had a little thing with her in the animated universe ;P) and Danielle is Batwoman since she's rarely seen yet still somewhat considered apart of the family, and Sal is obviously Alfred... I mean Bruce ._. All jokes aside this is one of my favorite episodes, it was so funny and informative (as always really). Btw, themes with Foggy and Karen will be explored in coming episodes of the show, all I'm gonna say ;D

[@Crimsonknight700]

After Finishing Rage of Ultron Discussion, a brand new Back Issues Appears ! I think the universe was doing me a real solid today.

[@jasonmcdonald8199]

ComicPop? You guys Rock!

[@ProfessorX117]

Love the show. Really want to get Daredevil Yellow

[@stuffstuff8942]

This book is actually a retelling of the first few issues of Daredevil.

[@afternoond3light]

do more daredevil!

[@saketiswara]

I bought this comic at a comic con. I really enjoyed this back issue. I spent hours searching for it lol.

[@Medbofekhidna]

This book is fantastic.

[@nathantowers4301]

Loved this review guys, thanks :)

[@shaynebutler2443]

I don't think we're going to do the death of Karen Page story on this show... a few years later, so we're going to do the death of Karen Page story today.

[@Perry-kd8in]

Has Ethan been busy getting physical for the past week?

[@mclovinU2night]

Perry2010 ethan has been grounded.......he can only come out when father sal says so. .

[@sigurdthyrring5390]

Brian Cucina Sal says... What?

[@mclovinU2night]

the paternity test came back....and Sal.......you are the father

[@gannonkendrick9343]

I got Tim Sale to sign these a few years back, actually. I was at KC Comicon, I didn't know anything about comics, there was this guest artist there, and I was asking people, "What should I buy for this guy to sign?" And the answer I got was Daredevil Yellow.

[@06pyroman]

Would y'all ever do the other color books? Spider-Man blue and hulk Gray?

[@EricMinimus]

This was my first and only Daredevil comic until recently. I really didn't like Yellow, it was a huge disappointment, considering Long Halloween is one of my favorite comics. But I recently read Frank Miller's Born Again, which blew me away. Going to be reading more Daredevil!

[@ElectricChairJ]

You guys should do Daredevil: Born Again it was a great Frank Miller story from before he went nucking futs. And it was clearly a big influence on Daredevil season one.

[@MercysLittleShoww]

Hey wow. I mentioned Eric Masterson at the beginning of the video and you guys mentioned Eric Masterson towards the end. What are the odds? I bet that's the most he's been mentioned in a very long time. Lol

[@comicpop]

Mercy's Little Show If we mention him three times he'll get a mini-series. But seriously, he'll be in that Secret Wars Thor title.

[@MercysLittleShoww]

ComicPOP! Ya I'm almost interested in the Secret Wars Thor title. Almost.

[@Runge_was_here]

I feel the same about the yellow costume as i do my favorite sports teams alternate jerseys. Love them when i see them but wouldn't want them to be the normal set.

[@Matty2Tone]

Awesome episode. Any chance you'll do Spider-Man Blue? I love that book and I'd love to hear your take on it.

[@bL4zZ3e]

I was expecting that to be the Valentine's Special

[@TheEandIShow]

I just like how Tiffany is every comic book lovers dream girl.....she has the girly aspects as well as comics knowledge.....your the total package....one question though... does her kind come in black

[@clintbarton9068]

Yes she is a sexy women.

[@brandontriplin5447]

Lol

[@superioridiot3846]

+Clint Barton she's taken by sal

[@ilhamitangor2622]

Skeleton Ghost ı will namor up that relationship

[@destinyflame5622]

+Skeleton Ghost wait there dating shit my batmans worlds greatest detective was right!

[@lowonlife]

I wasn't going to watch the Daredevil series (because I don't care about Daredevil), but you've convinced me to give the first episode a try.

[@bL4zZ3e]

I just watch all my shows on ProjectFreetv.ch great site for people like me with little time who have to watch in School or during assignments

[@TrackMaster844]

You've gotta check out the Battling Jack miniseries, very good read if you're a Daredevil fan!

[@danthefan28]

1:55 Ben turns into J. Jonah Jameson.

[@megatron111184]

I just wanna say that this series has converted me into a comic book reader. I have always been a fan of comic book characters I just never read them. Then one I was browsing youtube and found your Superior spiderman video that I decided I need to read these books. I'am reading amazing spidey (playing catch up) Deadpool(playing catch up too im going to be doing this awhile i feel) All New Xmen, Wolverine and the Xmen, The uncanny XMen, (I really like crazy terrorist cyclops). I just wanted to say thanks for giving the extra push. P.s I haven't watched this episode only because I now plan to read this (ditto goes for Deadpool kills marvel universe). P.P.S. I know you dont really read Xmen but could you go over Xmen battle of the atom ?

[@fredrikgranstrom6743]

a great book

[@moartv0112]

Whats with the chocolate gun behind Ben? You should have pointed it the other way so I could giggle about it the entire time.

[@Sicod79]

Wow Dardevil is such a successful streaming character, I bet he can cameo in other people's shows. LIke say, a She-Hulk.

[@jcjaff571]

Hahahaha, Comics Everybody!

[@Blueglassgirl123]

Are you guys ever going to do a Back Issues on Spiderman: Blue?

[@comicpop]

NewStarter08 They certainly are.

[@MercysLittleShoww]

I wanted Karen to get with Foggy so bad. I've never read a Daredevil comic, so I didn't know that she was supposed to be with Matt. But in the show, if you don't know that Matt Murdock is Daredevil, he is super boring compared to Foggy Nelson. Foggy is fun and charming and cute, but sure Matt Murdock has a six pack so everybody loses their shit over him. Stupid.

[@comicpop]

Mercy's Little Show At least Foggy can GET a date, which is much less common in the comics.

[@clarencewilliams123]

I was wondering sal since you probably have a pile of other story arcs you like to do back issues on, I know these are random but can you do one for superman for tomorrow since you already did hush which was also drawn by jim lee, also one of the crisis', daredevil born again, age of apocalypse, or return of superman?

[@kordelshorgar122]

you truly put a link from this video in your duardian devil back issues :) so people can watch this after watching that

[@comicpop]

+javier solarte Done ;)

[@lordmephisto3426]

.....Comics Everybody!

[@DJdeliverance]

Ooooo phylosophy so then is caution created out of fear? Cuz I was gonna say yellow for caution (gray for gray matter but I guess gray area makes more sense n can't argue blue is obvious) but the question about caution as daredevil (despite the name has restraint from killing which only batman rivals) but is it fear that causes people humanity to have caution ? Or is it wisdom? Hmm this is a hard question once u really think about it. We have yellow lights mean slow down take caution cuz something people all fear (death & injury etc) is that the motivation for it? And the debate starts really interested in having an intelligent discussion about it

[@javierpena52]

Do you think you guys will do daredevil reborn or guardian devil on back issues?

[@mclovinU2night]

tiffany must have her coffee before talking comics. 13:00 too much blowing going on with Sal and ben......wait what? wow! tune in next week for that back issue. 19:00 damn it Owsley put away put away those hooters. 24:40 where in the world is Carmen Santiago's hat. 27:18 good impression of ethan ben.... why do we need ethan at all. ben can be two people. poor ethan. typhoid mary, bill, susan.... they fight crime and get Karen paige hooked on heroin and porn. matt Murdock the sex addict, tiffany is now interested. don't be dissing magic the gathering, people will do anything for those cards, what happens in magic the gathering stays in magic the gathering. 40:48 THUNDERCATS, HO!

[@ultimatedespairgamer6722]

Can you guys do a commentary for the daredevil show? Would love that

[@InsanityFor3]

Any chance of the Onslaught Saga soon? Having not reading it since the 90s I don't remember much and would love to hear you guys input!

[@slayerking88]

Fuck yeah DareDevil Yellow.

[@jaytheartman610]

"Jeph Loeb torturing Foggy Nelson the comic"

[@HarryOsborneAS31]

In Daredevil Born Again they explain who makes his suit don't they?

[@comicpop]

Chris Sousa Oh yeah. They explain it here, too, I just forgot.

[@HarryOsborneAS31]

We all forget sometimes

[@thebiggeridiot]

i would say the series lifts more from the man without fear than daredevil yellow, but i do see where you are coming from.

[@MysticalGreenBeanie]

i wonder what daredevil thought of this boo-- oh wait...

[@StormEternal]

Hey guys I saw the WHOLE series of DareDevil ALL 13 Episodes and WOW I LOVE IT. anyway I can't wait till you guys talk more about it :)

[@ResidentEvilLeon100]

You should make a video about Spider-Man blue

[@NerdGasims]

Never get involved with someone who has the word typhoid appear before there name. Never ends up good in the end. Valuable life lesson there guys.

[@frankievelasco1738]

This Back issue is all over the place, funny though.

[@kylemoore221]

So will we ever see you guys do the bendis run on dd?

[@r.babylon2885]

Ben Affleck Daredevil is like Batman Forever

[@bradenyoung4003]

I thought it I called yellow because of his red and yellow suit

[@comicpop]

It's called Yellow for a bunch of reasons.

[@dieboyandy5150]

Quick Question: was Typhoid Mary kinda based on Crazy Jane from the Doom Patrol? The way you described her kinda sounds a bit like her, I don't really read much Marvel, I'm a DC fanatic...

[@jphizzle011]

I got a DAREDEVIL ad before this video...what are the odds?

[@TheArcKoopa]

Hey guys, have you seen the red costume yet? Thoughts?

[@comicpop]

Mordinarc It rocks.

[@ussawinb]

ComicPOP! Really? I thought it was kind of stupid. I was expecting the traditional Red DD costume. His costume kind of looks too much like deadpool's

[@comicpop]

Robin Bumpen To each his own.

[@bL4zZ3e]

I think it could've been done better but it sounds like it would gradually become the classic red suit over time

[@Papa_Static]

Dammit. I was totally gonna propose to Tiff

[@fuzzle160]

Typhoid Mary!!?? That means Daredevil and Deadpool are Eskimo brothers!!

[@lowonlife]

I had to Google "Eskimo Brothers", but now I know! Thank you Octagon Poo

[@markwhitear]

Ethan looks different in this video

[@toyotatacoma1616]

>all the jokes about Daredevil’s sex life >Not a single “he’s horny” joke FOR SHAME

[@monstermanalex1313]

I don't know much about Daredevil. It's definitely a....blindspot, in Marvel for me.

[@speedracer1945]

If Matt needs extra money he should sew costumes on the side .

[@donaldmcauliffe7653]

Note daredevil yellow. Was a look into his past

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

Holy crap does the story of Karen Page go from 0 to 100! Did not see that one coming. And neither did Darede-- you know what? It's too easy. Joke withdrawn, everyone. Joke withdrawn.