The Supporting Cast Gets Its Due
Some comics really come alive because of their supporting casts. Though the heroes deservingly hog the spotlight and our affections, try to imagine Amazing Spider-Man without Aunt May, Mary Jane Watson, or J. Jonah Jameson; or Batman without Commissioner Gordon, Alfred, or Robin; or Superman without Lois Lane, Perry White, or Jimmy Olsen. Matt Murdock’s...
Entering Shadowland: A guide to Daredevil #111-#507
[toc] Come July, we’ll officially be in Shadowland territory, and with the most recent arc Left Hand Path having come to a close, I thought this would be the perfect time to put together a little – or not so little – primer for new or forgetful Daredevil readers. Since the current events in Daredevil...
Daredevil collected
[toc] How do you like your Daredevil? Served in a beautiful hardcover, in the form of a convenient take-it-on-the-train trade paperback or as single issues to be treated carefully and then put away for posterity? For many older issues, there isn’t much of a choice, but a great many of Daredevil’s adventures have been collected....
The Daredevil fan’s guide to braille history
This post was slated for Thursday, but the time got away from me. That means this is White Cane Day +2 . I’m going with an educational post today, and there’s a reason for that. October 15 is White Cane Day, and last year I did a post about the history of the modern white...
Picking on the blind guy – a summary of Daredevil parodies
The very premise of Daredevil lends itself to parody. I mean, he’s a blind superhero. While the way this actually works in the comic is pretty neat, the concept seems strange at first glance and it’s perfectly understandable if the general public is a little confused about the hows and whys of Daredevils power set....
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