DareDevil

[gddiehl]

I just read DareDevil #35. I thought it was good. What did you think. I will have to add this to my list.

[Marc]

I'm no fan of Brian Michael Bendis, but his DD is great stuff.

You should go back and try to find Bendis’ earlier issues. His Wake Up story arc (issue #16-19) was good but it isn’t for everyone, as it had a very slow pace and David Mack’s surreal painted style takes some getting used to. And it was really a Ben Urich story, as Daredevil barely appeared in certain issues.

But the current Underboss story arc (issue #26--present) is excellent. Bendis conveniently summarizes the storyline on the 1st page of each issue, so new readers won’t be lost. But the previous issues are still worth reading.

[Reed Richards]

DD has been on my pull list for months now

GREAT comic

[kid_flash]

One of the best comics on the market. I eagerly await each new issue.

[gddiehl]

How do you think the moive is going to be. I hope it is like the comic but i could be wrong.What do you think. On my chart I have D.D as my #10 faviorte comic .That could change because I read a lot of them.

[kid_flash]

The movie's gonna rock. People doubt Affleck can pull it off, but with Mark Steven Johnson directing, I have faith in every direction of the project. Just watch, you'll see.

[HowardtheDuck]

Not loving the whole Brian Michael Bendis Daredevil. I liked Kevin Smith's run, I loved David Mack's run, and you can't say enough about Frank Miller, but I think BMB is taking all the outlandish fun out of the series. I want more super heroics, really. I think that the current stories are just too serious.

[The Clown Prince]

Originally posted by HowardtheDuck
Not loving the whole Brian Michael Bendis Daredevil. I liked Kevin Smith's run, I loved David Mack's run, and you can't say enough about Frank Miller, but I think BMB is taking all the outlandish fun out of the series. I want more super heroics, really. I think that the current stories are just too serious.

While many agree that there isn't enough super heroics, I have to say that the dark stories mixed with Alex Maleev's "dark" art is great! His art will be missed as he will no longer be penciling in the next month or two. At least right now, it's like Daredevil is the "Batman" of Marvel. While there are big differences there, the reason I make the connection is soley for the fact that DD is sort of a dark book. I think that the super heroics was done to death in the original series before the Mavel Knights revamp. I think what is going on now is just the direction turn that DD needed, while also not straying far from what DD used to be.

I love the whole "Matt Murdock's identity is out" thing, and I can't wait to read "Trial of the Century" coming up. The last issue where Electra shows up at the end was a great cliffhanger.

Kevin Smith is gonna pick up where he sort of left off in his run. Coming out in November will be a 4 issue mini-series called "Target" which features Bullseye. Apparently after all this time, DD goes after Bullseye for killing Karen Page. Can't wait!

The movie will be interesting. I'll definately be there opening weekend, though I still just don't know about Affleck's casting. I know he is a fan of the character, which might help how he portays DD, but I just picture someone else. Don't know who, just not Affleck.

The Clown Prince

[kid_flash]

Yeah, way it looks, if you want the superheroics, look no further than DD: THE TARGET coming in November.

As for the current DD stuff, I love the downplay on the superheroics. Matt Murdock is a great character, who should be supported by his Daredevil persona, not the other way around. It's different than Batman, where he's Bruce Wayne essentially because he feels it's his duty. Matt Murdock becomes Daredevil because he feels there's a larger responsibility than being a lawyer.

How cool is that? How can you NOT focus on Matt Murdock, especially with the decades we've already seen with him beating people up. And it's like Bendis said, you can't do what's been done before. You gotta make your mark.

[Joe G.]

Originally posted by HowardtheDuck
Not loving the whole Brian Michael Bendis Daredevil. I liked Kevin Smith's run, I loved David Mack's run, and you can't say enough about Frank Miller, but I think BMB is taking all the outlandish fun out of the series. I want more super heroics, really. I think that the current stories are just too serious.

I thought about arguing with you...but then I noticed that your user name is Howard the Duck...I can't argue with Howard the Duck :)

Smith's run was quite craptastic in my opinion, but then I just have a general dislike for everything that no-talent monkey writes. Except Clerks and Mallrats. (And before you ask why I read it if I don't like Smith's comics...I read it because I liked Clerks and Mallrats :))

I am the first to admit that I am a Brian Michael Bendis freak. I will read anything the man puts his name on...I've read everything he's written previously and thoroughly enjoyed it (Ultimate Spider-Man is the best title on the market to day, and I will scuffle with anyone who says otherwise). I was a bit apprehensive when I first looked at his Daredevil work. I liked the "Wake Up" story a lot, but then the regular stint began and it seemed to dive into the middle of the story. As it went, though, more pieces fell together...and I love it.

Bendis is one of the most if not THE most consistently excellent writer in comics, and Daredevil is one of the best of the best. Combine Bendis words with Alex Maleev's deeply-shaded art and you have one of the best titles around.

I love this title :)

[Marc]

Originally posted by HowardtheDuck
Not loving the whole Brian Michael Bendis Daredevil. I liked Kevin Smith's run, I loved David Mack's run, and you can't say enough about Frank Miller, but I think BMB is taking all the outlandish fun out of the series. I want more super heroics, really. I think that the current stories are just too serious. Daredevil isn’t a “superhero” book, it’s a vigilante book. Vigilante books are character driven, and focus more on the dramatic, human aspects of these characters. Nobody reads DD or Punisher or Batman for super heroics.

Of course this goes into my own definition of “superhero”. Personally, I never cared for the term superhero, although I confess to using it on occasion. I prefer “super-POWERED hero”. Superman is no more special than a surgeon who saves a life, or a firefighter who rescues someone from a deadly blaze. Just because Superman has fantastic powers, that makes him more "super" of a hero? No way. But that is a rant for another day.

Yes, Matt has super-powers, but they fall into a different category. They aren’t “visible” powers like strength or flight. They’re more intimate powers trapped within him that the world will never see. Ultimately, for all his skills, he’s just as fragile as you or me.

But moving on; I enjoyed Kevin Smith’s earlier DD run, but I’m dreading this upcoming one. What’s he going to do now, have Bullseye kill Foggy? Or have Matt kill Bullseye? Ugh. I’d like to issue a challenge to Kevin Smith that states that he must write a story arc that cannot deal with any character’s death and or rebirth. He’d be lost without his precious shock-value.

Daredevil was never about outlandish fun. Bendis and Maleev’s run comes the closest to recapturing the magic that Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli brought to the book. Vigilantes are sad, tragic characters and the current DD book captures that beautifully.

[kid_flash]

Well put, man.

Although I'm looking forward to Smith's DD mini, because that's the only great superhero book he's written. I'm hoping he can do it right and not kill anyone, though, because he's already screwing with Bendis' story as it is.

[Mattashell]

Screenwriter, Mark Steven Johnson hsa written five movies including his only directorial effort, a film adaption of John Irving's novel, A Prayer For Owen Meany. Irving (The World According to Garp, Hotel New Hampshire) was so displeased with the result that he demanded the name of the film be changed. Simon Birch is the name of the final film.

From the IMDb, here is a list of the other films he's written, Grumpy Old Men, Grumpier Old Men, Big Bully and Jack Frost.

While not my favorite actor by far, this information makes Ben Affleck's performance the least of my worries. I've posted these arguements before and met with response of people having liked some of the films listed above. To that I can not argue. Taste is taste, and you will probably like Daredevil too. I for one, an very concerned about the creative hands this project is in.

I never read the Kevin Smith Daredevil, but Frank Miller, really took a noir detective movie aproach to Double D that was intense and tragic. The current writer is moving things more slowly in a soap opera aproach. Still I always feel he is building up toward something, and he's got me hooked. Eack month just a little unfolds, and I can't wait to see what's next. I just can't wait.

Can somebody tell me why every time someone discovers Hornhead's identity they're so shocked he's blind. There are no eyeholes in his mask. There never were.

[kid_flash]

Well....

Mark Steven Johnson: I never read A Prayer for Owen Meany, but I saw "Simon Birch" and absolutely loved it. That alone makes me have high hopes for DD.

As for Affleck, you can't argue that the man has significantly improved over time. And he's a DD fan, so he's gotta be going the extra mile for this.

But basically, with Stan Lee and Joe Quesada and Avi Arad (and a buncha other names that don't come to mind) all saying this is gonna be a great movie, I tend to believe them. Honestly, I'm more worried as to whether or not THE HULK is gonna be that great.

As for DD's costume not having eyeholes, well, neither does Batman and everyone's convinced he can see (and it's not just an artist thing, DC officially lists Batman as having lenses).