tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post6158360248328701155..comments2024-03-27T11:32:34.392-07:00Comments on NOT A HOAX! NOT A DREAM!: DAREDEVIL #191Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-75625321302688274662017-10-12T00:23:48.363-07:002017-10-12T00:23:48.363-07:00// his inner monolgooue //
I think I’m having one...<br><i>// his inner monolgooue //</i><br /><br />I think I’m having one of those myself tonight… 8^)<br /><br /><i>// Here you go. //</i><br /><br />Neat idea. Thanks for that.<br /><br />I really could’ve done without the flashback to Matt’s childhood too, but the story about the kid — with some kind of framing sequence, if not necessarily this one — is exactly the kind of episode the Netflix series should be taking a break from its season-long plots to give us. <br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-21209103241299747162017-08-28T12:30:27.817-07:002017-08-28T12:30:27.817-07:00Thank you for the comments, guys, and I'm plea...Thank you for the comments, guys, and I'm pleased you enjoyed these posts. Much as I have some issues with the tail end of the run, Miller's DAREDEVIL is definitive in my mind, and I really do enjoy it.<br /><br />Also, Anonymous 1 -- good point about "Born Again". I tend to rag on the deconstruction aspect, but by the end, Miller has put Daredevil back together again and set him up with a new beginning. I do love the final page of the final issue, with Matt and Karen walking along a sunny street together.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-89460272485288715152017-08-25T04:23:56.952-07:002017-08-25T04:23:56.952-07:00Well, I thought Miller's Daredevil run just go...Well, I thought Miller's Daredevil run just got better and better. Yes, in many ways, the second part of his run is just a re-tread of earlier stories - Daredevil loses his radar sense again, the Hand return, Turk steals another supersuit - but Miller does it better the second time. The first dozen issues are the work of a talented amateur, while by #185, we are witnessing the work of a professional at the peak of his powers. I love all the deconstruction of Daredevil's character. Of course, Jack Murdoch wasn't perfect, who is? Raising a kid on his own in a rough neighbourhood, with little or no money - the guy lost his temper once. Matt recognising that he has put his father on a pedestal and that he had flaws is all part of growing up.Matt's and Heather's relationship is haunting and disturbing - and like no other in mainstream comics. <br /><br />Oh well, wouldn't the world be boring if we all agreed about everything. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-91861708827345128492017-08-22T20:14:31.649-07:002017-08-22T20:14:31.649-07:00Thanks for writing all of these reviews. Spoilers ...Thanks for writing all of these reviews. Spoilers for people who haven't read Born Again...it's not just a deconstruction of Daredevil but a triumphant reconstruction as well and has the happiest ending to Frank Miller's Daredevil; I love that last panel, Matt and Karen hand in hand and a very brief caption. For me, that's the "FIN" to Miller's work on the character and though there's a lot of suffering, darkness and grief, it ends in bright daylight on a note of compassion, forgiveness and love.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-39666521486277689872017-08-21T14:53:25.723-07:002017-08-21T14:53:25.723-07:00I think I've expressed enough of my love for 1...I think I've expressed enough of my love for 167-181 in these posts for you to know how much I loved most of Miller's run on Daredevil; in terms of my favorite Marvel runs, it ranks only behind Walt Simonson's Thor and just ahead of the Claremont/Byrne X-Men.<br /><br />(Incidentally, the answer to the trivia question no one ever asked: DD 181 replaced X-Men #137 as my favorite comic book, but it was Thor #362 that replaced the death of Elektra as my favorite comic. So those three runs were clearly important to me.)<br /><br />Reading these posts has reminded me how much I loved Miller's Daredevil...up to #185. As I said before, Miller was clearly running out of gas by the end, with sloppy plotting and characterization, and even repeating plots (just how many times did Turk steal a high tech suit to fight DD?) and the Heather plots left a bad taste in my mouth. While this is a pretty stunning finale to the run, it was, honestly, past time for Miller to go. At the time, it felt like he'd outgrown Daredevil, which, given the arc of his career since then is kind of funny. That said, man, that run from 167-181 is damn near flawless, and a masterclass in plotting a story and paying things off.<br /><br />I've enjoyed reading these posts, and occasionally offering the perspective of someone who bought these at his local 7-11 back in the day. It's been a fun ride. Well done!Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00605826105741513741noreply@blogger.com