


But what is this "escape" really about? As the story unfolds, moving between the present and the past, we begin to understand this confounding yet fascinating character, and how he's gotten to where he is. In a tenacious daze, he leaves the city and relocates to a small town in the American heartland. Meet Asterios Polyp: middle-aged, meagerly successful architect and teacher, aesthete and womanizer, whose life is wholly upended when his New York City apartment goes up in flames. An epic story long awaited, and well worth the wait. Meet Asterios Polyp: middle-aged architect and teacher, aesthete and womanizer, whose life is wholly upended when he moves to a small town in America's heartland after his New York City apartment goes up in flames.īook Synopsis The triumphant return of one of comics' greatest talents, with an engrossing story of one man's search for love, meaning, sanity, and perfect architectural proportions. If there is any book deserving to be re-read and rediscovered.About the Book The triumphant return of one of comics' greatest talents.

And David Mazzucchelli does a stellar tour de force job as his collaborator, providing a nuanced and nearly pitch-perfect turn as artist.

Frank Miller, at the peak of his powers, crafted a story that remains-in an extraordinary career-one of his finest pieces of writing. If ever a book deserved to be in this format it is Daredevil Born Again. So it is only fitting that IDW launch its new MARVEL series of Artisan books with this award-winning classic! Just as the original release, DAVID MAZZUCCHELLI'S DAREDEVIL BORN AGAIN ARTISAN EDITION features the same scans-entirely from the original art-each painstakingly done by David Mazzucchelli himself to ensure the finest quality possible. It soon sold out and has been the single most requested AE book to date for IDW to reissue. In 2013 the book received the prestigious Eisner Award for Best Archival Project-Comic Books, as well as a Harvey Award the same year. It soon became the best-selling Artist's Edition of all-time and was universally acclaimed. unique! DAVID MAZZUCCHELLI'S DAREDEVIL BORN AGAIN was released in the much lauded Artist's Edition format in 2012. David Mazzucchelli's Daredevil Born Again Artisan Edition (Trade Paperback / Paperback)Įnjoy the acclaimed graphic novel as an ART BOOK! Each page of this classic story is reproduced from the original art-while appearing to be in black and white, the art is scanned IN COLOR, capturing all the nuances (blue pencil, white out, etc) and quirks that make original art.
