A history of the radar sense #1 – From the origin through the early “power upgrade”
As promised – though a little late – here’s the first of many looks at the portrayal of the radar sense. The “prologue” to this little series can be found in this post, so I’ll let the panels themselves do most of the talking here, and just inserting some comments along the way. Part of...
Wacky power #7 – Speedreading
Okay, you know all those websites that supposedly teach you how to read at incredible speed? They ususally focus on things like cutting down on sub-vocalizations (the hearing of the words you’re reading in your head) in order to limit the time it takes for the brain to process the written word. Little do they...
Wacky power #6 – bending steel
Okay, some people are going to hate me for this, but… having a heightened sense of touch does not allow you to bend steel unless you also have superhuman strength. Daredevil does not. I think he actually only did this a few times, but I know it’s one of those abilities that people consider to...
A History of the Radar Sense – Prologue
Anyone who knows me in DD-related circles is well aware of my fascination with Matt’s senses. Understanding his heightened senses is one thing – these should work like the ordinary senses of hearing, smell, touch and taste (though no one really cares that much about taste) with the exception of being heightened to levels far...
Wacky power #5 – Doctor, will my internal antenna give me a brain tumor?
This is one of the wackiest of them all. This is ability is wacky to the point of later having been outright denied in other sources. Early on in the history of the comic, Daredevil’s radar sense was often depicted as a kind of internal, all-purpose radiation/radio signal detecting device rather than as the simple,...
