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 […]
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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, […]
November 1, 2011
Matt Murdock enters the 21st century
Daredevil #5 not only revealed that Matt is about to go up against some of the biggest baddies in the Marvel Universe. It also finally […]
October 9, 2011
A history of the radar sense – present time
As any longtime reader will know, I love scrutinizing Daredevil's senses, both from a scientific and conceptual perspective. That is to say that I enjoy […]
May 9, 2010
Science in the Marvel Universe Handbook
This is the first post of of the three I mentioned in my "science week" introductory post a couple of days ago. Here we'll be […]
September 16, 2009
Assistive technology in Daredevil
We all know that Matt Murdock has an arsenal of abilities and tricks up his sleeve which make it possible for him to do things […]
October 15, 2008
The cane and the billy club
Still on hiatus – until Daredevil #18 comes out on Wednesday – and apparently also failing at doing what I intended: highlight old posts! Anyway, […]
June 3, 2008
"My other senses more than compensate"
There are a few common misperceptions about Daredevil that tend to bother me. One is the idea some fans hold that he's a "devout Catholic." […]
March 4, 2008
Wacky power #2 – Daredevil lands a rocket
Well, this is not so much an example of a wacky power as just a case of Daredevil using his powers in wacky ways. You […]