Last year we debuted the first of what we hope to be an ongoing series here at SuperHeroHype, From Comics to Movies. In the two articles, we focused on Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Trilogy as well as the X-Men film franchise. With each we wanted to return to the source material that inspired the movies and reveal that perhaps it wasn’t just a narrative influence held on the films, but that the visual language of the comics had also been translated onto the screen. Now we bring you our latest in the series, and because of the format a slight alteration to the title, as we examine the visual references in the first season of the hit series Marvel’s Daredevil.
It was clear from the first piece of concept art for the series that Frank Miller’s seminal work Daredevil: The Man Without Fear was a key influence on the show. Season one show runner Stephen S. DeKnight also went on to mention the Elektra Saga as one of his other influences and later that the Brian Michael Bendis run also factored into how they molded the show. What you’ll find below is that only only were the Miller and Bendis works highly influential but that other writers such as Ed Brubaker, Kevin Smith, and even executive producer Jeph Loeb’s works can be seen in the show’s DNA.
As with the previous two articles, most of the slides below show the near direct translation of a comic panel come to life on screen; some however show where the series took its inspiration in the form of a line of dialogue (“It’s been too long since my last confession”), a setting (the now famous hallway fight), a cover for an Easter egg, or the first appearance of a character or location (Josie’s bar).
Check out the slideshow and compare the comic book panels with shots from the series below, and let us know your thoughts (and what film or series we should do next) in the comments!
From Comics to Screen: Daredevil Season 1
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Daredevil Episode 1
Daredevil Volume 3 #28 - 2013
Written by Mark Waid
Pencils by Javier Rodriguez
Inks by Alvaro Lopez -
Daredevil Episode 1
Daredevil Volume 2 #1 - 1998
Written by Kevin Smith
Pencils by Joe Quesada
Inks by Jimmy Palmiotti -
Daredevil Episode 1
Daredevil Volume 2 #1 - 1998
Written by Kevin Smith
Pencils by Joe Quesada
Inks by Jimmy Palmiotti -
Daredevil Episode 1
Daredevil: The Man Without Fear #4 - 1994
Written by Frank Miller
Pencils by John Romita Jr.
Inks by Al Williamson -
Daredevil Episode 1
Daredevil: Reborn #4 - 2011
Written by Andy Diggle
Pencils and Inks by Davide Gianfelice -
Daredevil Episode 1
Daredevil: The Man Without Fear #5 - 1994
Written by Frank Miller
Pencils by John Romita Jr.
Inks by Al Williamson -
Daredevil Episode 1
Daredevil: The Man Without Fear #5 - 1994
Written by Frank Miller
Pencils by John Romita Jr.
Inks by Al Williamson -
Daredevil Episode 1
Daredevil: The Man Without Fear #5 - 1994
Written by Frank Miller
Pencils by John Romita Jr.
Inks by Al Williamson -
Daredevil Episode 1
Daredevil: The Man Without Fear #4 - 1994
Written by Frank Miller
Pencils by John Romita Jr.
Inks by Al Williamson -
Daredevil Episode 1
Daredevil: Yellow #2 - 2001
Written by Jeph Loeb
Pencils and Inks by Tim Sale -
Daredevil Episode 2
Daredevil Volume 1 #171 - 1981
Written and pencils by Frank Miller
Inks by Klaus Janson -
Daredevil Episode 2
Daredevil: Battlin' Jack Murdock #2 - 2007
Written by Zeb Wells
Pencils and inks by Carmine Di Giandomenico -
Daredevil Episode 2
Daredevil: The Man Without Fear #1 - 1993
Written by Frank Miller
Pencils by John Romita Jr.
Inks by Al Williamson -
Daredevil Episode 2
Daredevil Volume 1 #160 - 1979
Written by Roger McKenzie
Pencils by Frank Miller
Inks by Klaus Janson -
Daredevil Episode 2
Daredevil Volume 1 #160 - 1979
Written by Roger McKenzie
Pencils by Frank Miller
Inks by Klaus Janson -
Daredevil Episode 2
Daredevil: Yellow #1 - 2001
Written by Jeph Loeb
Pencils and Inks by Tim Sale -
Daredevil Episode 2
Daredevil: Yellow #1 - 2001
Written by Jeph Loeb
Pencils and Inks by Tim Sale -
Daredevil Episode 2
Daredevil: Yellow #1 - 2001
Written by Jeph Loeb
Pencils and Inks by Tim Sale -
Daredevil Episode 2
Daredevil: Yellow #1 - 2001
Written by Jeph Loeb
Pencils and Inks by Tim Sale -
Daredevil Episode 2
Daredevil: The Man Without Fear #4 - 1994
Written by Frank Miller
Pencils by John Romita Jr.
Inks by Al Williamson -
Daredevil Episode 4
Daredevil Volume 2 #56 - 2004
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Pencils and inks by Alex Maleev -
Daredevil Episode 4
Daredevil Volume 2 #36 - 2002
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Pencils and inks by Alex Maleev -
Daredevil Episode 6
Daredevil: The Man Without Fear #5 - 1994
Written by Frank Miller
Pencils by John Romita Jr.
Inks by Al Williamson -
Daredevil Episode 6
Daredevil: The Man Without Fear #5 - 1994
Written by Frank Miller
Pencils by John Romita Jr.
Inks by Al Williamson -
Daredevil Episode 6
Daredevil Volume 2 #32 - 2002
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Pencils and inks by Alex Maleev -
Daredevil Episode 6
Daredevil Volume 2 #27 - 2002
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Pencils and inks by Alex Maleev -
Daredevil Episode 7
Daredevil Volume 1 #176 - 1981
Written and pencils by Frank Miller
Inks by Klaus Janson -
Daredevil Episode 7
Daredevil: The Man Without Fear #1 - 1993
Written by Frank Miller
Pencils by John Romita Jr.
Inks by Al Williamson -
Daredevil Episode 7
Daredevil: The Man Without Fear #1 - 1993
Written by Frank Miller
Pencils by John Romita Jr.
Inks by Al Williamson -
Daredevil Episode 7
Daredevil: The Man Without Fear #1 - 1993
Written by Frank Miller
Pencils by John Romita Jr.
Inks by Al Williamson -
Daredevil Episode 7
Daredevil Volume 1 #225 - 1985Written by Denny O'Neil
Pencils and Inks by David Mazzucchelli
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Daredevil Episode 7
Daredevil: The Man Without Fear #2 - 1993
Written by Frank Miller
Pencils by John Romita Jr.
Inks by Al Williamson -
Daredevil Episode 7
Daredevil: The Man Without Fear #2 - 1993
Written by Frank Miller
Pencils by John Romita Jr.
Inks by Al Williamson -
Daredevil Episode 8
Daredevil Volume 1 #230 - 1986
Written by Frank Miller
Pencils and inks by David Mazzucchelli -
Daredevil Episode 8
Daredevil Volume 1 #226 - 1986
Written by Frank Miller & Denny O'Neil
Pencils and inks by David Mazzucchelli -
Daredevil Episode 8
Daredevil Volume 2 #15 - 2001
Written by David Mack
Pencils by David Ross
Inks by Mark Morales -
Daredevil Episode 8
Daredevil Volume 2 #31 - 2002
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Pencils and inks by Alex Maleev -
Daredevil Episode 8
Daredevil Volume 2 #31 - 2002
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Pencils and inks by Alex Maleev -
Daredevil Episode 8
Daredevil Volume 2 #81 - 2006
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Pencils and inks by Alex Maleev -
Daredevil Episode 9
Daredevil Volume 1 #261 - 1988
Written by Ann Nocenti
Pencils by John Romita Jr.
Inks by Al Williamson -
Daredevil Episode 9
Daredevil: Yellow #1 - 2001
Written by Jeph Loeb
Pencils and Inks by Tim Sale -
Daredevil Episode 9
Daredevil Volume 1 #176 - 1981
Written and pencils by Frank Miller
Inks by Klaus Janson -
Daredevil Episode 9
Daredevil Volume 2 #50 - 2003
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Pencils and inks by Alex Maleev -
Daredevil Episode 10
Daredevil: The Man Without Fear #2 - 1993
Written by Frank Miller
Pencils by John Romita Jr.
Inks by Al Williamson -
Daredevil Episode 11
Daredevil Volume 2 #48 - 2003
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Pencils and inks by Alex Maleev -
Daredevil Episode 11
Daredevil Volume 1 #161 - 1979
Written by Roger McKenzie
Pencils by Frank Miller
Inks by Klaus Janson -
Daredevil Episode 12
Daredevil: Season One OGN - 2012
Written by Antony Johnston
Pencils by Wellinton Alves
Inks by Joe Rivera -
Daredevil Episode 12
Daredevil: Season One OGN - 2012
Written by Antony Johnston
Pencils by Wellinton Alves
Inks by Joe Rivera -
Daredevil Episode 12
Daredevil: Season One OGN - 2012
Written by Antony Johnston
Pencils by Wellinton Alves
Inks by Joe Rivera -
Daredevil Episode 13
Daredevil Volume 1 #231 - 1986
Written by Frank Miller
Pencils and inks by David Mazzucchelli -
Daredevil Episode 13
Daredevil Volume 1 #300 - 1992
Written by Dan G. Chichester
Pencils by Lee Weeks
Inks by Al Williamson -
Daredevil Episode 13
Daredevil Volume 1 #300 - 1992
Written by Dan G. Chichester
Pencils by Lee Weeks
Inks by Al Williamson -
Daredevil Episode 13
Daredevil Volume 1 #171 - 1981
Written and pencils by Frank Miller
Inks by Klaus Janson -
Daredevil Episode 13
Daredevil Volume 2 #60
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Pencils and inks by Alex Maleev -
Daredevil Episode 13
Daredevil Volume 2 #82 - 2006
Written by Ed Brubaker
Pencils and inks by Michael Lark -
Daredevil Episode 13
Daredevil Volume 2 #6 - 1999
Written by Kevin Smith
Pencils by Joe Quesada
Inks by Jimmy Palmiotti
