Daredevil Confirms His Fan-Favorite Costume is Actually His Worst
Warning: spoilers for Devil's Reign #6 are ahead.
Costumes are a crucial part of defining a character's perspective in superhero comics, and Marvel Comics' Daredevil is an ultimate example of this. Known for his acrobatics and enhanced senses amid his blindness, Daredevil is defined by the unresolvable tension between the corruption of his environment and his rigid Catholic beliefs. For someone as invested in modeling themselves after Christ, Matt Murdock's decision to dress up as a devil may be strange to some fans, making his black suit in Frank Miller and John Romita Jr.'s series, Daredevil: The Man Without Fear, a better alternative to some.
Across his publication history, Daredevil's costume has changed numerous times. Originally, Daredevil wore a yellow and red suit, which comes across as overly circus-like to contemporary eyes. His red devil suit later cemented the conflict at the center of his character as he struggled to see how he could still be a good Catholic while regularly doling out violence against the city's criminals. Lastly, the black sweatsuit from Miller and Romita Jr.'s Man Without Fear became popular for its simplicity, making regular appearances in Daredevil's later comics and later in his Netflix show.
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While the black Man Without Fear costume is iconic, it betrays the ideals that Daredevil's character is built upon, a fact that Devil's Reign #6 makes clear. The Devil's Reign event from Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto, Marcio Menyz, and Clayton Cowles has chronicled the showdown between Daredevil and Kingpin, as the latter has tried to enhance his power as Mayor of New York by outlawing superheroes. Determined to uncover Daredevil's
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