9 Scenes Taken Straight From the Comics

Warning: This list contains major spoilers for season 1 of Daredevil: Born AgainIt’s been a long and bumpy road for Daredevil. Before the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) took over the world, Netflix had Daredevil. The action-packed series brought justice to this iconic Marvel superhero after his awful portrayal in the 2003 film starring Ben Affleck. This original Netflix series was dark, mature, and gritty. It featured a stellar cast, including Charlie Cox’s Daredevil, Vincent D’Onofrio’s Kingpin, and Jon Bernthal’s Punisher. Between its critical acclaim and wide viewership, Daredevil was one of Netflix’s biggest shows.

Everything changed, however, when Disney reattained the rights to Daredevil. Rather than have Netflix continue the series, Disney decided to keep the distribution rights. After 7 uncertain years, the Disney+ reboot, Daredevil: Born Again, finally premiered in 2025. It just wrapped up its first season, with filming already underway for season 2. The series brings back some of the original cast — most notably Cox’s Daredevil, D’Onofrio’s Kingpin, and Bernthal’s Punisher — making them all an official part of the MCU.

Daredevil: Born Again retained the original show’s grounded, dark, and mature tone. It also used Marvel comics as an inspiration. Certain scenes and storylines were taken right from the panels of a comic book, almost shot-for-shot.

Here are 9 moments in Daredevil: Born Again that you can actually find in the pages of a comic book.

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Bullseye Turning His Tooth into a Weapon

“Bullseye: Greatest Hits”

A post-credits scene in the season 3 finale of the original Daredevil series teased Benjamin Poindexter’s (Wilson Bethel) transformation into the Marvel villain, Bullseye — another character who was massacred in the 2003 film. After 7 years, Bethel finally got his chance to play and bring justice to this character. An enemy of Daredevil, Bullseye is a dangerous adversary with expert marksmanship, who can turn anything into a projectile weapon. Even a tooth.

In the comic “Bullseye: Greatest Hits”, Bullseye is imprisoned, and his arms are restrained, just like in Daredevil: Born Again. After getting beaten up by a security guard, Bullseye flashes a sinister grin to reveal a dislodged tooth. He then turns the tooth into a bullet, spitting it out so fast that it kills the security guard, allowing him to escape. Daredevil: Born Again pays homage to this scene. Here, Bullseye flashes a cruel grin and turns his tooth into a projectile weapon, killing the security guard just before making his grand escape.

8

The Punisher Rejecting His Corrupt Cop Admirers

“The Punisher Vol. 12 #13”

Fans of the original Daredevil series rejoiced when Jon Bernthal returned as Marvel’s vengeful, badass anti-hero, The Punisher. In the season finale, Punisher is restrained by a group of corrupt cops working for Wilson Fisk. Punisher’s emblem, a white skull, is plastered across their armor. Rather than kill Punisher, the corrupt cops sing his praises and offer their services to his mission. “It’d be an honor to be led by you,” they tell him. But Punisher basically spits blood at their offer. He refers to the group as “a circus” and “clowns”, condemning their admiration for him. It may seem odd that Punisher would decline the services of like-minded admirers, but there is precedent for this in the comics.

In “The Punisher Vol. 12 #13,” a similar group of cops expresses their admiration to Punisher and proudly shows off their sticker of his emblem on their squad car. Punisher then tears off the sticker and rips it up, condemning their admiration for him, and vows to hunt them down if they ever step out of line. Sure, it’s a bit hypocritical; Punisher is, after all, a former Marine who chose to violently wage war on criminals. But he has no respect for corrupt individuals who actively go against what they stand for and doesn’t want anyone else following in his footsteps.

7

Kingpin Crushing Skulls

The season finale of Daredevil: Born Again was a gory conclusion, and it wasn’t just because of Punisher. There’s one scene where Wilson Fisk, better known as Kingpin, crushes a man’s skull with his bare hands. This will probably make some fans think of the infamous and shocking scene in Game of Thrones, where the Mountain (Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson) obliterates Oberyn’s (Pedro Pascal) skull with his fingers.

But this violent moment is actually a callback to the comics. Kingpin in the comics (and now the show) is known for his extreme strength. And at one point, he uses it to crush the skull of someone named Mr. Big while the character is wearing a Spider-Man mask.

6

Kingpin Running for Mayor

“Daredevil #595”

Crushing skulls isn’t the only Kingpin detail that was inspired by Marvel comics. One of the major plots in Daredevil: Born Again centers on Kingpin being elected as New York City’s mayor. This is actually a storyline from the Daredevil comics.

The shot of that enormous crowd in Times Square, watching Fisk speak on the big screens as the city’s new mayor, is an exact replica of a panel from “Daredevil #595”.

5

Foggy’s Death

“Daredevil #82”

Episode 1 of Daredevil: Born Again kicks off with a lengthy, action-packed sequence of events — a sequence that’s triggered by the death of Daredevil’s best friend, Foggy Nelson (Elden Henson). Here, Bullseye targets Foggy from the rooftops and snipes him out. To the shock of many fans, Foggy dies just a few minutes into the episode. But for fans of the Daredevil comics, this moment may not have been so surprising.

In “Daredevil #82,” Foggy is actually brutally stabbed and killed off. Well, sort of. As it turns out, Foggy faked his death, went into Witness Protection, and assumed a new identity. Theories are circulating the internet that Foggy might still be alive, that season 2 will follow this storyline and bring the character back. The chances of this happening, though, don’t feel very high.

4

Daredevil Drops Bullseye from the Heights of NYC

“Daredevil #181”

After Bullseye shoots Foggy, Daredevil and Bullseye engage in an epic, lengthy brawl that takes them to the rooftops of New York City. When Foggy dies in the streets below, Daredevil crosses a line that he vowed never to cross: he succumbs to his darkest impulses and tries to commit murder. The Devil of Hell’s Kitchen drops Bullseye from the heights of New York City with the intention of killing him. In a wide shot of the area, we watch Bullseye plummet and go smack against the pavement.

This sequence of events mirrors a similar sequence in “Daredevil #181”, another comic book by Frank Miller. Only here, it’s Elektra that Bullseye kills, not Foggy. After Elektra’s death, Daredevil and Bullseye engage in an epic, lengthy brawl that also takes them to the rooftops. The fight ends with Daredevil dangling Bullseye from the heights of New York City. “You’ll kill no one ever again,” Daredevil says. He then lets go of Bullseye with the intention of killing him — and like the show, we watch Bullseye go smack against the pavement.

3

Daredevil in Front of Stained Glass Windows

“Daredevil: Born Again”

Daredevil: Born Again is also the name of a famous comic book arc written by Frank Miller. It served as a loose inspiration for season 3 of Daredevil. And although this comic book isn’t the basis of the Disney+ series, “Daredevil: Born Again” clearly influenced the show’s title.

Daredevil: Born Again also gives a nod to Frank Miller’s iconic work in the shot where The Man Without Fear jumps down from the heights of a church, landing in front of a stained-glass window. This shot pays homage to the comic’s well-known cover, where Daredevil is falling in front of stained-glass windows.

2

White Tiger in Jail

“Daredevil (Vol 2.) #39”

Daredevil: Born Again shines a light on one of Marvel’s lesser-known heroes: Hector Ayala, also known as the White Tiger (Kamar de los Reyes). One of the show’s subplots follows Matt Murdock as he represents Ayala in a court case, trying to prove his innocence in the assault and murder of Manhattan police officers.

This might feel like a random storyline, but it’s actually lifted from “Daredevil (Vol 2.) #39,” where Murdock represents and defends Ayala in a very similar case. Unfortunately, Hector is found guilty of his crimes in the comic, and like the show, he meets a very tragic ending.

1

Muse and His Selfie Victims

“Daredevil #598”

Another subplot of Daredevil: Born Again involves the Marvel villain Muse (Hunter Doohan), a Banksy-like serial killer who uses his victims’ blood to paint his street murals.

In one scene, a couple of young women happen across Muse and treat him like a celebrity. Awestruck, they ask if they can take a selfie with him. But instead, Muse takes their lives and their blood to create another street mural. This scene is straight out of “Daredevil #598”. Except in this scene, Muse actually agrees to take the selfie — just before taking their lives.