by Christine on December 26, 2009 in Humor
I hope those of you who celebrate Christmas have had a good couple of days with your loved ones. I’ve spent Christmas at my mother’s and ate more food than any sane person should. Oh well, it’s only once a year, right?
With the holiday season still not quite over, I thought I’d take the opportunity to look at how our favorite hero likes to spend his Christmas. Or not. As always seems to be the case with Matt Murdock, things don’t quite go as planned in this longer scene from Daredevil #206 (volume 1), by Denny O’Neil and David Mazzucchelli, where Matt and his house guest Glorianna decide to throw a Christmas party. Let’s see how they do! (Keep in mind that you can click each panel to make it zoom to full scale without having to leave the page.)
Matt prepares for his Christmas party, Daredevil #206 by Denny O'Neil and David Mazzucchelli
More Christmas madness under the cut –>
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by Christine on December 13, 2009 in Humor
Because you asked for it (well, @kevbot217 did on Twitter), here’s the natural follow-up to the post about Foggy’s mustache: Foggy’s tattoo. Apparently, the mustache wasn’t edgy enough, so he had to go for the more permanent statement of getting a tribal tattoo more commonly seen on 20-year-olds. Was it deep enough to stay in continuity? I’m not sure. When we see Foggy shaving in Daredevil #82 (vol 2), only his right arm is visible. These panels, from Daredevil #59 (vol 2), by Bendis and Maleev, are part of a longer scene that is quite funny, also featuring Matt’s “It’s red? I thought it was yellow” joke, which I’m sure those of you who have read it remember.
Foggy shows off his tattoo, from Daredevil #59 (vol 2) by Brian Bendis and Alex Maleev
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by Christine on December 9, 2009 in Humor
Yes, I know what you’re thinking (really, I do). “Wow, she is really running out of things to posts about, isn’t she?” Don’t feel bad, I don’t blame you. But this post isn’t a sign that the end is near, it’s more like proof that you can write a Daredevil post about almost anything.
With a publication history of 45 years, you’d be hard-pressed to come across a topic that hasn’t been dealt with in some way, and today we’ll be looking at facial hair. More specifically, a certain Foggy Nelson’s facial hair. Let’s get to it and meet Matt at the airport in Daredevil #200, by Denny O’Neil, with art by William Johnson. He’s been in Japan, and during his absence, Foggy has grown a thick mustache that he can’t wait to show off…
Foggy shows Matt his mustache in Daredevil #200, by Denny O'Neil and William Johnson
Hm, that’s awkward. Naturally, Matt doesn’t quite appreciate Foggy’s new look and Foggy, in turn, must have been separated from his partner long enough to actually forget that he’s blind. As we’ll see in the next scene, from Daredevil #222 (by Denny O’Neil and David Mazzucchelli), Foggy makes the exact same mistake again…
Matt shows up at his office, Daredevil #222, by Denny O'Neil and David Mazzucchelli
Foggy comes out of the bathroom, Daredevil #222
Foggy explains the loss of his mustache, Daredevil #222
Man, will he stop pestering his blind partner with that darn mustache? It seems very odd to me that Foggy would forget about Matt’s blindness when he’s hung out with him virtually every day for years. Even weirder is the fact that he gets totally embarrassed when he forgets. Matt’s not exactly the sensitive kind. What we do find out here is that Foggy’s mustache was the result of his ex-wife Debbie’s influence (there’s another character I could devote a worthless post to). Matt really didn’t like Debbie.
Just for fun, I’ll end this post with a look at Foggy shaving again in Daredevil #82, volume 2, the first issue by Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark. Years may have passed, the setting may have changed, but Foggy still looks like a hunk in that tank top! 
Foggy shaving, Daredevil #82 volume 2, by Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark
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by Christine on November 29, 2009 in Oh Karen!
Well over a year ago, I started a series called Oh Karen! that was intended to chronicle the life and times of Karen Page, from the first issue until her death many decades later. This was all going nicely until I realized recently that I hadn’t added any new chapters to Karen’s story in well over a year. For shame! If you’re new to this site, and are curious about what happened to Karen before issue #30, have a look at the first three posts in this series.
When we last saw Karen, she had just been introduced to Matt’s fictional twin Mike Murdock, whom Matt invented on the fly in Daredevil #25. Here, we see the Mike Murdock madness continue. So, with no further ado, I bring you Karen’s meeting with Matt pretending to be Mike being Daredevil pretending to be Thor (and, if this story seems familiar, it’s probably because I recently blogged about it in “Because I can’t just kill him” – part 6). From Daredevil #30:
Daredevil enters through the window, dressed as Thor, Daredevil #30
More Karen and Mike under the cut –>
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by Christine on March 16, 2010 in Commentary
It’s happened time and time again on this blog that I’ve had to stop and reflect on just what a jerk Matt can be sometimes. He’s constantly late, he’s a habitual liar, and he’s often rude to the point of seeming completely insensitive to other people’s feelings. So, yeah, Matt is usually the one I keep picking on.
The tables are turned a bit in Daredevil #189, in which Foggy Nelson and Natasha “Black Widow” Romanova conspire to break up Matt’s engagement to Heather Glenn.
Foggy and Natasha conspire to break up Matt's engagement, Daredevil #189
Foggy and Natasha launch their evil plan under the cut –>
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