I know Marvel often touts many of it's comics as a 'perfect jumping on point for new readers', but this one is really just that. Brubaker is, in my opinion, one of the greatest writers in the industry when it comes to making a story easy for a new reader to pick up on if they come in halfway. I have been a longtime Daredevil fan since my childhood, but recently gave up reading the stories because I did not like the way the writers worked the characters. Daredevil Annual #1 was good enough to make me go out and pick up the more recent daredevil comics, and they are now one of my top picks.

However, the best part of this comic is not the title character, but the supporting character Black Tarantula. His reinstatement into the Marvel U offers a good dynamic and a lot of potential for a solo series, which I hope Marvel decides to pursue.

Long story short, this is one of the best comics I've read all year.