So I'm betting no one missed the first teaser trailer of the upcoming Daredevil live action show which was released today! Well, not counting yesterday's teaser trailer for the teaser trailer. (The marketing people sure know how to build suspense.) If you, by some chance, haven't seen it yet, take a look below and then let's talk! My first overall impression is a very positive one. There's a general sense of high quality and attention to detail. Beautiful photography, cool angles and a very heavy emphasis on the sound, which is obviously key for this character. I also like that they're going for a grounded feel in the action sequences. There's some parkour-ish stuff going on, and the last scene in particular is an indication that Matt … [Read more...]
Review of Daredevil #1.50
Hey all! Okay... Where to start? Hm, how about at the end? Karl Kesel's look back at the Mike Murdock era, in a story called The Last Will And Testament of Mike Murdock, makes up the back end of this double-sized special anniversary issue. It is also, by far, my favorite among the three. (Spoilers warning for the other two stories discussed below.) Karl Kesel (and his mysterious twin "Kurt") are listed as both writer and penciller of this story – inked by Tom Palmer with colors by Grace Allison – which sees modern-day Matt finally have to deal with his fictional Silver Age twin. What this story does is what these kinds of specials seem perfectly made for: connecting loose ends and updating old stories to fit with modern sensibilities. … [Read more...]
Coming up on the Daredevil front in June
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...]
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 when Daredevil fights Nazi-robots and joins the team) that Matt speaks German – at least if Jessica Jones is to be trusted – he has been caught speaking French "on panel" several times. See them below! Daredevil versus voodoo practitioners Daredevil goes up against forces greater than himself in Daredevil #310, by Glenn Alan Herdling and Scott McDaniel, which was part of the Infinity War crossover, but he seems to have a decent … [Read more...]
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