Poll: Who is your all-time favorite Daredevil writer?

[CBR News]

Who is your all-time favorite Daredevil writer?

With Daredevil celebrating his 40th anniversary in 2014 and a Netflix series on the way, who do you think is the all-time greatest Daredevil writer?


Vote on the poll here.

[Wonderllama]

Not a fair poll... Frank Miller should run away with this. I think "2nd favorite writer" would be more competitive

[victorxd1999]

Yup, not a contest at all. Miller was just too good. Bendis, Brubaker, Waid, Nocenti and even Lee did some great stories but Miller can't be beaten. If only because of Born Again

[gurkle]

Miller will win and, I think, deserves to (unlike Batman, where I don't think his influence has been that good). Every Daredevil run after Born Again is either an imitation of Miller or an attempt to do something different from Miller, but he casts his shadow over that comic the way Claremont does over every X-Men writer.

I voted for Waid, though, because his run is my favorite to read (even though I'd agree with those who say Born Again is the greatest run).

[Diamond]

Miller is the best, but I voted for Kark Kesel. He's the most underrated DD writer ever.

[Swamp Thing 2099]

Am I stupid? When did Ellis write Daredevil?

[Mart]

Miller is the best, but I voted for Kark Kesel. He's the most underrated DD writer ever.

Hugely underrated, I loved his run with Nord and Colan.

[exile001]

Miller. Bendis gets a respectable second place, though. Man, DD has had some great runs.

[XPac]

Miller. Bendis gets a respectable second place, though. Man, DD has had some great runs.

Yeah, as far as consistancy goes I think DD is way up there.

I think Miller is definately on a level all his own, with Bendis probably a very distant second.

[ZedsDead]

If I could just say "Miller" I would, but due to forum constraints, I have to write more!

[jonny_anonymous]

Waid shouldn't even be in the top three.

[responsarbre]

Am I stupid? When did Ellis write Daredevil?

For one issue in 1995, apparently. Daredevil #343. During the "Jack Batlin" era.

I hadn't realized Warren Ellis had already written DD, either. I've been wanting him to have a run on the book for a while.

Guess that one issue was good enough for 9 people to prefer his work over everyone else's!

[FanboyStranger]

For one issue in 1995, apparently. Daredevil #343. During the "Jack Batlin" era.

I hadn't realized Warren Ellis had already written DD, either. I've been wanting him to have a run on the book for a while.

Guess that one issue was good enough for 9 people to prefer his work over everyone else's!

It was a really, really good issue sandwiched between two pretty bad runs (end of Chichesters', where he was so tired of all the editorial interference that he signed his scripts "Alan Smithee", and DeMatteis', which naturally had to go full-on spiritual/psychological). I'd really recommend checking it out if you find a copy.

Also, Ellis wrote a prose DD novella around the same time, but I don't think it was ever printed. That was the bankruptcy period, so a lot of projects were just thrown out. Ellis' End Times was another one.)

[FanboyStranger]

Miller is the best, but I voted for Kark Kesel. He's the most underrated DD writer ever.

I love Kesel's run. Such a breath of fresh air at the time. I wish Marvel would collect it. It's just about the perfect size for one of those Epic collections. Plus, Cary Nord has developed a pretty solid fanbase in the fifteen plus years since that DD run.

[UltimateTy]

Bendis is my favorite. I loved Miller's work but I think I enjoyed Bendis's run a little more.

I think Mckenzie's run right before Miller is underrated too.