9 Storylines That Defined Popular Comic Book Characters

9. Daredevil - Born Again

Frank Miller's seminal work on the character is what truly revived Daredevil comics, bringing the dark and conflicted character to the popularity he now enjoys today. Matt Murdock is thrown to his lowest point, having lost everything from the Kingpin's persecution, and the reader can grasp the perspective of the Man Without Fear. By having Murdock hit rock-bottom, he thrives.

Driven half-mad, Daredevil is brought back to form by saving or confronting those who have betrayed him in their own ways. His best friend Foggy has started a romance with Matt's ex-girlfriend, his ex Karen has sold his secret identity for drugs, and his mother who abandoned him must care for him. He has to wrestle with himself before he can take on the Kingpin.

It's an exciting prospect that the work is going to be loosely adapted for Daredevil season three. This is the chance for the Marvel Cinematic Universe's version of the character to truly come into his own as he did in the comics, and as the show is at its best when Vincent D'Onofrio is stealing it, it's sure to be excellent.