Guardian Devil
| "Guardian Devil" | |
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Cover of Daredevil: Guardian Devil (1999). Trade paperback collected edition, cover art by Joe Quesada.
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Publication date | November 1998 – June 1999 |
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| Title(s) | Daredevil (vol. 2) #1-#8 |
| Main character(s) |
Daredevil Karen Page Foggy Nelson Bullseye Mysterio |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Kevin Smith |
| Artist(s) | Joe Quesada |
"Guardian Devil" is an eight-issue Daredevil story arc originally published by Marvel Comics in Daredevil (vol. 2) #1-#8. It features the hero suddenly caring for an infant that may be either the Messiah or the Antichrist. The issues were written by filmmaker Kevin Smith and illustrated by Joe Quesada. The 1999 graphic novel combining the eight issues into one collection features an introduction by Ben Affleck, who portrayed Daredevil in the 2003 feature film adaptation (in which Kevin Smith had a supporting role).
The story features strong Catholic themes, which came from writer Smith's own experiences.
The love of Matt Murdock's life, Karen Page, has just left him forever, claiming that she needs to determine who she is without him in case their feelings were just based on surviving everything thrown at them so far. The Man without Fear is angry and vulnerable. The only thing left for him to believe in is his Catholic faith, something he has not fallen back on for years.
A 15-year-old girl (who knows of his secret identity) leaves her baby with Daredevil, claiming that the baby was born without her having ever had sex. As he tries to discover more about the child's origins, he is contacted by a man called Nicholas Macabes, who claims that the child is actually the Antichrist, leaving Daredevil a small cross as a 'calling card'.
Matt is visited by Karen, who reveals that she apparently has HIV from her time as a porn star, just as his partner Foggy Nelson is accused of murdering a wealthy divorcee, with whom he was having an affair, after she seemingly turned into a demon. Rosalynd Sharpe who is their boss and Foggy's mother fires Foggy to avoid having his arrest affect the financial future of their law firm and her cold-hearted devotion to her career causes Matt to quit the firm out of disgust. Daredevil asks for assistance from the Black Widow, but then attacks her, apparently convinced of Macabes's tale. Although he contemplates throwing the baby off a roof, he stops himself from killing the child.
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