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Je parle français? Mais oui!

Je parle français? Mais oui!

We don’t really know much about what Matt Murdock studied in school except for that he eventually graduated with a law degree. One thing that seems certain though, is that French was likely on his list of electives. While it was hinted in New Avengers #16, by Brian Michael Bendis and Mike Deodato (the issue...
Daredevil's demons

Daredevil’s demons

A couple of weeks ago, I saw the movie Bully, a documentary by Lee Hirsh. It presents a heartbreaking look at bullying and got me thinking about all kinds of things, including my own childhood. I get why people want children (I do too), and even why people want to work with children, but I...
The bespectacled Matt Murdock

The bespectacled Matt Murdock

A while back, when I wrote a post about Matt Murdock’s hair – because, apparently, no subject is too mundane for this blog – I got a request for a post about Matt’s sunglasses. Yes, I write weird posts about Daredevil minutiae and you surprise me by asking for more. So, let’s once again take...
Matt and Foggy’s roller-coaster friendship (part 2)

Matt and Foggy’s roller-coaster friendship (part 2)

Hey gang! The time has come for the second installment of a series of posts looking at Matt and Foggy’s many past quibbles, a topic as relevant as it was just over a month ago when the first part of this series was posted. As you might recall, it ended with my mentioning Matt and...
Matt and Foggy's roller-coaster friendship (part 1)

Matt and Foggy’s roller-coaster friendship (part 1)

Although this particular plot thread wasn’t dealt with in Daredevil #15 (despite what had been hinted at in the solicitation), it looks like we might be heading down a rockier road for the two friends and law partners in the months ahead. With that in mind, I thought we’d take a look at all the...