I decided to take down my upcoming issues page since I was awful at updating it. Besides, ManWithoutFear.com already maintains a way better "coming soon" section than I do, so I'll just replace that page with something else people might find useful. Having said that, there are plenty of things coming in June that deserve mention. This week, on June 5, we'll see the final issue of Daredevil: End of Days hit the stands, along with the very first issue of Daredevil: Dark Nights, the anthology series that starts off with a three-parter written and drawn by Lee Weeks. I haven't been crazy about End of Days (preview here), but I'll be sure to do a write-up of some kind once all the pieces are in place. Daredevil: Dark Nights (though I've also … [Read more...]
Not a review of Daredevil: End of Days #5
That's right, this isn't a review. I shouldn't be reviewing this comic. Why? Because it's not for me. Yes, after the slow build which lead to last month's End of Days #4, I was hopeful that the story was developing in a direction that I might get excited about, but after the first few pages of this month's installment I realized that that probably was not going to happen. Does this mean that I'm declaring End of Days a bad series of little value? Absolutely not. It's clear from the sheer number of people who have praised this series and written reviews in support of their stance that Daredevil: End of Days speaks to a lot of Daredevil fans. I also suspect that it may specifically appeal to a lot of people who are not crazy about the … [Read more...]
Quick review of Daredevil: End of Days #4
Well, it wasn't that long ago that I posted my review of the third issue of Daredevil: End of Days. As you might recall, my general impression of this series up until that point could be summed up as "pretty to look at, fairly entertaining, but stalling a bit." Going by the final scene of last issue, however, my guess was that this fourth issue might be the one that really gets the ball rolling. And, it sure did. We'll have to ignore the fact that the character whose dead body plays a significant role in End of Days #4 was presumably dead already in main continuity, but that's okay with me. As I've mentioned already, I prefer this story to take the more canonically relaxed approach, so Bullseye dying – again – is really no … [Read more...]
Review of Daredevil: End of Days #3
So, here's a brief look at Daredevil: End of Days #3 so I can get it out there before the next issue in the series comes out next week! As I mentioned in my Daredevil #21 review, I've been very pressed for time lately. However, I'm going to have to level with you: That's probably not the only reason this particular post hasn't seen the light of day until now. Believe it or not, but reviews are actually the hardest type of post for me to write, and they're especially tricky when I find myself conflicted about the issue in question. My reviews of the main Daredevil series come pretty close to writing themselves because I enjoy each and every issue so much, but so far, I'm just not really "feeling" End of Days. Daredevil: End of Days is an … [Read more...]
Why believing isn’t seeing
Note! At nearly 3,000 words, this is an essay more than a blog post. I hope you'll find it interesting and thought-provoking, but you may want to wait to read it until you have 15-20 minutes of peace and quiet to spare. You might also need a cup of coffee! A while back, I wrote a post called The radar simulation. As far as posts go, it turned out to be a pretty big dud. While I knew that far from everyone is able to get anything from auto-stereograms, I thought the number was in the 10-15 percent range. Judging from the comments, several of my regular commenters couldn't see anything, so I guess that was a fairly pointless exercise. ;) On a more positive note, one of the comments, left by Gus Davis, did raise some issues that I wanted to … [Read more...]
