Daredevil: Shadowland

Although I have read the controversial arc of Daredevil called Shadowland three times and I now can just know which issue is next,  I've not seen many reading order lists on the internet. The few I've seen are either the publication date order (which is not the chronological order of the events) and some that didn't make much sense to me. So, here's my reading order list for "DAREDEVIL: SHADOWLAND"

Shadowland #1
Shadowland: Bullseye

Okay, "Shadowland: Bullseye" can go almost anywhere on this list, but I like to read it right after the end of "Shadowland #1". Actually, the best place to put it is right after page 5 of "Daredevil #508".

Daredevil #508
Shadowland: Elektra
Daredevil #509

Again, you could read "Shadowland: Elektra" before #508 and #509, because that's the chronological order of the events. But I like to use "Shadowland: Elektra" as a flashback going only a few hours back after the surprise at the last page of #508. So, just read the three of them at once and if you want to take a break, do it right here after #509.

You'll notice that on the end of #509, it says "To be continued on Shadowland #3. Well, Shadowland #3 picks up right were #2 ended, and you can't understand half of Shadowland #2 without reading "Shadowland: Moon Knight #1". Just like 508-Elektra-509, you should read the three next all at once.

Shadowland: Moon Knight #1
Shadowland #2
Shadowland #3

Here's another opportunity to take a break from reading if you want to. There are a lot of super hero tie-ins before "Blood on the Streets".

Also, all those tie-ins are not as much about Daredevil and The Hand as about the impact of Shadowland on the superheroes they follow, so you can skip them if you're going only for the essentials.

I can't see why everybody is listing "Power Man" after Spider-Man and Ghost Rider. "Shadowland: Power Man" is taking place before "Shadowland #3" and only the last pages of "Shadowland: Power Man #2" are taking place the morning after. I only put it here because it's not as important as the "Shadowland" issues. In conclusion, after "Shadowland #3" you have to finish the "Moon Knight" story and then read the rest of the tie-ins in their relative chronological order*, which is this.

*I'm saying relative, because "Shadownland: Power Man #1" doesn't pick up right where "Shadowland: Moon Knight #3" ends, neither "Shadowland: Spider-Man" does for "Shadowland: Power Man #2". But if a story starts on 1 and ends on 5, it is safe to say that it is before some story that started on 2 and ended on 6, and before a story that started on 2 and also ended on 5. Actually, all of the following tie-ins end up almost at the same point in time (exept Power Man which ends after Shadowland #5), so I list them by their starting points.

Shadowland: Moon Knight #2
Shadowland: Moon Knight #3

Thunderbolts #148
Thunderbolts #149

Shadowland: Power Man #1
Shadowland: Power Man #2
Shadowland: Power Man #3
Shadowland: Power Man #4

Shadowland: Ghost Rider
Shadowland: Spider-Man

Remember what I told you about "relative chronological order"? "Blood on the Streets" starts at the same time as "Shadowland #2", but lasts way more than all of the previous tie-ins.

Shadowland: Blood On The Streets #1
Shadowland: Blood On The Streets #2
Shadowland: Blood On The Streets #3
Shadowland: Blood On The Streets #4

Shadowland: Daughters Of The Shadow #1
Shadowland: Daughters Of The Shadow #2
Shadowland: Daughters Of The Shadow #3

Many order lists I've seen on the internet have Thunderbolts #148 and #149 right here, but it's just doesn't seem right to intervene with the "Power Man" issues. This is why I suggest you read those two right before "Shadowland: Power Man #1".

So, we're ready to go into the main storyline again. Everyone who says the weren't getting bored and skipped or skimmed a few issues, is a liar.

Daredevil #510
Shadowland #4
Daredevil #511
Shadowland #5

Some last note on "Shadowland: Power Man". You could read parts #3 and #4 anywhere between "Daredevil #510 and "Shadowland: After the Fall", but what's the point in interrupting the main story for a tie-in that leads up to a new comic series? The whole Shadowland tie-in subject is all messed up, so you'de better just split Shadowland in two parts and read all the unimportant tie-ins in between.

Daredevil #512
Shadowland: After the Fall

And that's all folks. Below is the list without the comments and the "Essential Shadowland" list, without all the unimportant tie-ins.


SHADOWLAND READING ORDER

1. Shadowland #1
2. Shadowland: Bullseye
3. Daredevil #508
4. Shadowland: Elektra
5. Daredevil #509
6. Shadowland: Moon Knight #1
7. Shadowland #2
8. Shadowland #3
9. Shadowland: Moon Knight #2
10. Shadowland: Moon Knight #3
11. Thunderbolts #148
12. Thunderbolts #149
13. Shadowland: Power Man #1
14. Shadowland: Power Man #2
15. Shadowland: Power Man #3
16. Shadowland: Power Man #4
17. Shadowland: Ghost Rider
18. Shadowland: Spider-Man
19. Shadowland: Blood On The Streets #1
20. Shadowland: Blood On The Streets #2
21. Shadowland: Blood On The Streets #3
22. Shadowland: Blood On The Streets #4
23. Shadowland: Daughters Of The Shadow #1
24. Shadowland: Daughters Of The Shadow #2
25. Shadowland: Daughters Of The Shadow #3
26. Daredevil #510
27. Shadowland #4
28. Daredevil #511
29. Shadowland #5
30. Daredevil #512
31. Shadowland: After the Fall

ESSENTIAL SHADOWLAND

1. Shadowland #1
2. Shadowland: Bullseye
3. Daredevil #508
4. Shadowland: Elektra
5. Daredevil #509
6. Shadowland: Moon Knight #1
7. Shadowland #2
8. Shadowland #3
9. Daredevil #510
10. Shadowland #4
11. Daredevil #511
12. Shadowland #5
13. Daredevil #512
14. Shadowland: After the Fall

And a last tip: If you went for the Essential Shadowland but liked the story and would like to go a bit deeper, after you've finished it, pick up the three issues of "Shadowland: Daughters of the Shadow".