8 Reasons Why Daredevil Is Marvel's Greatest Superhero

7. ...As Well As The Brightest Creative Teams

Not to echo the previous entry too much, it must be said that no other hero has had as much talent grace its pages as Daredevil has.

The aforementioned creative tour-de-force of Frank Miller and Klaus Jenson redefined Matt Murdock, and heralded the start of Miller's long love-affair with creative story-telling. It was an affinity cut short by miscalculated sequels, unsavoury political statements and just plain odd characterisations of beloved cultural icons, but Miller's legacy and impact on the medium - one traced back to Daredevil - cannot be underestimated.

Indeed, Brian Bendis and Alex Maleev would take the threads that Miller weaved in the eighties and, in many ways, manage to surpass the seminal works the Born Again scribe once crafted. Over the course of 55 intoxicatingly good issues, Bendis and Maleev managed to create some of the most iconic imagery and storylines to be associated with the character in recent memory. These foundations were further innovated upon by Ed Brubaker (of Captain America fame) and Michael Lark, who again, managed to bring Matt down to his bleakest, only to then be brought back up by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee's trailblazing run on the character, returning him to his swashbuckling days of old. Even Charles Soule's recent run is redefining how we see the character, despite it flying somewhat beneath the radar.

With such a large variety of talent coming to the book, surely there must be something uniquely captivating about Matt Murdock? No other character could possibly warrant such attention, but here Murdock is, 50 years on from his debut, still bringing in audiences old and new thanks to the best in the biz showcasing remarkable respect for the character. It's phenomenal.