The Other Murdock Papers
Welcome to a corner of the Internet dedicated to all things Daredevil! Come for the reviews of new episodes and old comic book issues, and stay for the character deep dives (and so much science!).
Recent posts
April 21, 2026
Late First Reaction to “The Grand Design”
Mere hours away from the next episode of Daredevil Born Again, I thought it was high time I posted something about last week’s episode The […]
April 12, 2026
First reaction: “Gloves Off” – Daredevil Born Again season 2
“That was a great milkshake.” After a very busy week, a full review of this episode has not been in the cards, but I hope […]
April 3, 2026
Review: “Shoot the Moon” and “The Scales & the Sword” – Daredevil Born Again
I’m skipping the first reaction this week and going straight to the review. Which is probably a good thing, because it took rewatching these episodes […]
March 29, 2026
Deep dive into “The Northern Star” – Daredevil Born Again
I posted my initial thoughts about the season two premiere of Daredevil: Born Again on Wednesday. While it’s a shorter post, it follows the format […]
March 25, 2026
First Reaction: “The Northern Star” – Daredevil Born Again season 2
First of all, I loved this first episode of the second season of Daredevil: Born Again! Secondly, I’m letting you know right away that this […]
March 22, 2026
Time for Daredevil: Born Again’s second season!
As I’m writing this, the first episode of the second season of Daredevil: Born Again is less than sixty hours away. After posting about the […]
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June 8, 2023
A unified theory of Daredevil’s radar sense?
This is a post I’ve been thinking of writing for some time now, and since I just put the finishing touches on the Being Matt […]
May 10, 2023
Yet another 25 ways Daredevil’s third season reminds you that Matt is blind (for real)
It’s been almost six years since I typed up “The 50+ ways in which Marvel’s Daredevil reminds you that Matt is blind (for real),” which […]
January 21, 2022
Book excerpt: Why having Daredevil form images from heat is a very bad idea
Hello all! Well, it turns out I once again failed to deliver on my posting schedule. In my defense, I have been making very solid […]
September 26, 2021
Book excerpt: “The In-Betweeners”
Once again, here is an excerpt from my book, which I’ve been working on pretty diligently over the last two-three months. I’m having so much […]
July 10, 2021
Have I been too hard on Stan Lee? On reading and sensing colors by touch
Some time ago, while doing research for my book, I came across a piece of information that took me by great surprise. In fact, to […]
June 2, 2021
Let’s talk about Daredevil’s “World On Fire”
I’ve decided to start this new chapter in the life of The Other Murdock Papers, by tackling a topic I’ve been meaning to address since […]
May 6, 2018
The 50+ additional ways in which Daredevil and Defenders remind you that Matt is blind (for real)
See also my follow-up post from 2023 detailing similar scenes from season three. In August of last year, I wrote my longest posts yet (now […]
August 14, 2017
The 50+ ways in which Marvel’s Daredevil reminds you that Matt is blind (for real)
Since this post was originally published, I have also written a follow-up piece featuring details from season two and The Defenders, as well as a follow-up […]
July 31, 2017
The silent ninja conundrum
Well, I could have saved this little detail for my big post about the tail end of Daredevil, season two. But, fearing that it would […]
June 21, 2015
Why Matt Murdock can tell if someone is attractive, and it’s not even that weird
My muses are being a bit uncooperative these days, but the only way to get them to start talking again is to soldier on without […]
March 29, 2015
Recommended stand-alone issues of Daredevil
For my first proper countdown post – as we await the release of all thirteen episodes of Daredevil on April 10 – I wanted to […]
April 28, 2012
The philosophy of Paolo Rivera’s radar
Yes, the title of this post is deliberately ambiguous, somewhat pretentious and possible misleading. First of all, Paolo Rivera doesn’t actually have a radar sense, […]
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From the back cover:
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If you are both a Daredevil fan and someone who enjoys the science non-fiction genre, this book is sure to satisfy on both counts. Balancing a healthy amount of irreverence with a meticulously researched examination of the relevant science, as well as the history of Matt Murdock’s fictional pursuits, Being Matt Murdock is sure to entertain and enlighten.”
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