Comments on: Wacky power #3 – may I read your aura? http://www.theothermurdockpapers.com/2008/03/wacky-power-3-may-i-read-your-aura/ Daredevil News, Views & Reviews Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:38:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Duane Thomas http://www.theothermurdockpapers.com/2008/03/wacky-power-3-may-i-read-your-aura/comment-page-1/#comment-1389 Duane Thomas Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:28:21 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wordpress/?p=24#comment-1389 I always saw Killgrave as being, basically, a super-powered rapist, and that was why he was scary. Come to that, that's why Dracula is such a compelling fictional creation: he's the original super-powered rapist. He can make women want him, make them do whatever he desires. He uses them and tosses them away, or makes them his "brides," slaves to serve him forever. Killgrave is just Dracula with purple skin and fewer powers. As for Killgrave as gay, though? Interesting. There are gay men who hate women. When he's kidnapped women in the past, we've seen him humiliating them but any sort of sexual abuse was never even mentioned. I just assumed that was because comic books couldn't deal with the more sexual elements, they left it unsaid, between-the-lines, subtext. Then came Brian Michael Bendis' Alias. If we look at Killgrave's actions in Alias, I can't see him as gay. True, he didn't rape Jessica Drew when he had the chance. But Jessica specifically states that part of his emotional torture of her was to make her watch him have sex with other women, then tell her she wasn't even desirable enough for him to want to rape. So: not gay. I always saw Killgrave as being, basically, a super-powered rapist, and that was why he was scary. Come to that, that’s why Dracula is such a compelling fictional creation: he’s the original super-powered rapist. He can make women want him, make them do whatever he desires. He uses them and tosses them away, or makes them his “brides,” slaves to serve him forever. Killgrave is just Dracula with purple skin and fewer powers.

As for Killgrave as gay, though? Interesting. There are gay men who hate women. When he’s kidnapped women in the past, we’ve seen him humiliating them but any sort of sexual abuse was never even mentioned. I just assumed that was because comic books couldn’t deal with the more sexual elements, they left it unsaid, between-the-lines, subtext.

Then came Brian Michael Bendis’ Alias.

If we look at Killgrave’s actions in Alias, I can’t see him as gay. True, he didn’t rape Jessica Drew when he had the chance. But Jessica specifically states that part of his emotional torture of her was to make her watch him have sex with other women, then tell her she wasn’t even desirable enough for him to want to rape. So: not gay.

]]> By: Christine http://www.theothermurdockpapers.com/2008/03/wacky-power-3-may-i-read-your-aura/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Christine Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:55:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wordpress/?p=24#comment-16 Wait, are we suggesting that Killgrave might be gay?!! *gasp* Well, that's an interesting idea... :D Wait, are we suggesting that Killgrave might be gay?!! *gasp* Well, that’s an interesting idea… :D

]]> By: Franco http://www.theothermurdockpapers.com/2008/03/wacky-power-3-may-i-read-your-aura/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Franco Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:51:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wordpress/?p=24#comment-15 With reference to the pic with Killgrave.<br/><br/>We have already concluded that Matt can't exactly tell if someone is looking at him or not, right?<br/>In the light of this, then, how is he so sure that it's not HE who has caught the Purple Man's fancy, instead of Karen? :p<br/><br/>Francesco With reference to the pic with Killgrave.

We have already concluded that Matt can’t exactly tell if someone is looking at him or not, right?
In the light of this, then, how is he so sure that it’s not HE who has caught the Purple Man’s fancy, instead of Karen? :p

Francesco

]]> By: Christine http://www.theothermurdockpapers.com/2008/03/wacky-power-3-may-i-read-your-aura/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Christine Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:13:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wordpress/?p=24#comment-13 Yes, considering that they went all the way back to law school, Matt should have been able to pick up on Cranston's own villainy, which - as we know - is considerable. Perhaps he is blinded (no pun intended) to people he has known a long time and from whom no such villainy is expected. Kind of like how people who live next to serial killers will tell you that they never could have imagined that someone so sweet and innocent could be a serial killer. As for the radar thing, stay tuned for the upcoming series "A natural history of the radar sense" told through panels from various points in the book's run. With both writers and artists picturing it and using it in so many different ways throughout the run of the book, there is much to tell. Yes, considering that they went all the way back to law school, Matt should have been able to pick up on Cranston’s own villainy, which – as we know – is considerable. Perhaps he is blinded (no pun intended) to people he has known a long time and from whom no such villainy is expected. Kind of like how people who live next to serial killers will tell you that they never could have imagined that someone so sweet and innocent could be a serial killer. As for the radar thing, stay tuned for the upcoming series “A natural history of the radar sense” told through panels from various points in the book’s run. With both writers and artists picturing it and using it in so many different ways throughout the run of the book, there is much to tell.

]]> By: Gloria http://www.theothermurdockpapers.com/2008/03/wacky-power-3-may-i-read-your-aura/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Gloria Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:05:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wordpress/?p=24#comment-12 mmmh... Daredevil, the aura-reading man, teaming up with Dr. Strange? I dunno, but I'm mighty glad that Matt uses his radar more than his aura-sensing habilities (or maybe he's just a good psicologist)<br/><br/>With hindsight, one is pretty shocked that he was able to spot Sloan's aura in the moment... and not Cranston!! mmmh… Daredevil, the aura-reading man, teaming up with Dr. Strange? I dunno, but I’m mighty glad that Matt uses his radar more than his aura-sensing habilities (or maybe he’s just a good psicologist)

With hindsight, one is pretty shocked that he was able to spot Sloan’s aura in the moment… and not Cranston!!

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