Daredevil Season 3: 10 Ways To Make The Perfect Born Again Adaptation

3. Go All In On The Comic's Symbolism

Daredevil Born Again Symbolism
Marvel Comics

Born Again is a comic filled to the brim with symbolism, and does much to examine Matt Murdock's faith over the course of its story.

It's not exactly uncommon for a film or TV show to make attempts to mirror comic book panels from the source material; Captain America: Civil War famously had Steve and Iron Man clashing in a similar way to how artist Steve Epting depicted the two in the 2006 comic, and even 2003's Daredevil mirrored some of Joe Quesada's pencils from the Guardian Devil storyline. Daredevil in particular has always had his comics perforated with gothic and religious symbols, and, while the Netflix series has featured the occasional throwback to the comics themselves, it's never really laid on the imagery all that thick and fast.

While there are certain elements to be found in any comic book that are inherently unsuited for live action, there are specific panels from Born Again that necessitate a live action recreation. David Mazzucchelli's pencils are certainly iconic, and, given the time and attention to detail, they could look truly magnificent on the small screen.

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