“Daredevil trained a replacement!”
Hey there! Before getting to the next chapter in the history of the Hand later this week, I thought we’d take a little detour to the time before there were ninjas in Daredevil. Stan Lee’s Daredevil was full of contrivances holier than the pope, and the whole Mike Murdock debacle which saw him impersonate his...
Wolverine is a jerk
I know, the title is not quite as cerebral as you might expect from me. Not that I think you expect a constant flow of profundities or anything, but I guess it’s a little brusque (though well deserved in this case). Anyway, the sequence below is from the Enemy of the State arc of Wolverine,...
Seeing things #9
Longtime readers may know about my “Seeing things” series, in which I poke gentle fun at Daredevil, well, seeing things. In some cases, we’re talking about obvious goofs, and in others – usually more recent ones – it might just be a scene that comes across as a little odd (see, for example, Seeing things...
Meet the Amazing Spider-Man!
The first meeting between Spider-Man and Daredevil happened in Amazing Spider-Man #16, and it happened early in Daredevil’s career. He is still in his yellow costume in this issue, penciled by Steve Ditko and written, as usual, by Stan Lee. It is also full of unintentionally funny stuff, as well as some enlightening insights into...
Sex, lies and espionage
“Now, you know what it does to me when you speak Russian.” Description: The top panel sees a startled Natasha in the foreground as she notices Daredevil pop in through her bedroom window, saying “Good! You’re up!” We cut to Natasha, draped in a white sheet attempting a kick aimed at Daredevil’s chest. He jokingly...
