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Monthly archive July, 2009

Fear gas and the obedient feline

There have been no fewer than four men to carry the name (and gas) of Mr Fear. The very first was Zoltan Drago, whose origin story – as seen below, from Daredevil #6 by Stan Lee and Wally Wood – details the fortuitous circumstances which lead to his discovery of fear gas. As mentioned, Mr....

Brand New Amnesia

Amazing Spider-Man #600 came out last week (I doubt anyone missed it), and it had a lengthy guest appearance by Daredevil. I don’t usually read Spider-Man, and the headache of Brand New Day makes the thought of picking it up just slightly unappetizing, but I did actually enjoy the anniversary issue. It even casts some...

“Because I can’t just kill him” – Part 4

First off, sorry for the slight delay in my posting schedule. I’ve been a little busy lately (and some of it is due to DD stuff which will pay off later), so in the news department, I’ll just direct you to the Marvel Psych Ward link I posted earlier as well as to the Mondo...

“Because I can’t just kill him” – Part 3

So, the last time Daredevil found himself at the mercy of a villain was… last issue. That’s right, in part two of this series we paid a visit to Daredevil #4 and now we’ve reached Daredevil #5. Let’s analyze… Combatants Daredevil vs The Matador, easily one of the silliest villains of Silver Age Daredevil (and...

Daredevil #501 solicit and cover

Okay, the solicit for the October issue of Dardevil is out. This marks the first from the new creative team, not counting the Dark Reign tie-in one-shot that’s due out in September (though that’s pencilled by Billy Tan rather than new regular artist Roberto de la Torre). The solicit reads as follows, and the cover...