“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...
“Because I can’t just kill him” – Part 1
You know how the baddies won’t just kill the good guy even when there’s a golden opportunity to do just that? Well, this has happened enough times in Daredevil history to warrant its own series of posts, starting right here. Be warned that this ride through the history of the contrived may cause headaches and...
DD stands for Doctor Doom
While I’m busy with work and feel like I’m about to drop dead every evening when I get home, I haven’t had the energy for anything really deep or insightful lately. I hope you’ll forgive me. Instead, I thought I’d just post a couple of panels that are more in the goofy and weird category....
The deus ex machina antidote
While we usually think of major events like divine intervention or – in the Marvel U – a visit from Dr. Strange or Mephisto as being more typical instances of a deus ex machina plot device, the term actually has a somewhat broader meaning. From Wikipedia: “The phrase deus ex machina [...] describes an unexpected,...
