tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post6148899447692287073..comments2024-03-27T11:32:34.392-07:00Comments on NOT A HOAX! NOT A DREAM!: DAREDEVIL #183Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-4174274650939332312017-07-31T10:42:00.757-07:002017-07-31T10:42:00.757-07:00If you're looking for a self-realization scene...If you're looking for a self-realization scene during this run, you may be waiting a while...Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-52383563335505799012017-07-07T22:46:14.852-07:002017-07-07T22:46:14.852-07:00I’m thrown by the uncharacteristic chauvinism of “...<br>I’m thrown by the uncharacteristic chauvinism of “You haven’t the head for this sort of thing,” for sure — just the “darling” makes him sound brainwashed or something — but mostly it reads to me less as old-fashioned than as a baldly misguided fix to Matt’s grief. He comes out and says as much: “There’s a hole in me. A great, black hole that you could fill.” <br /><br />I haven't read these issues in long enough to remember how or when he comes to self-realization on this.<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-30598498280895260982017-07-05T09:02:44.431-07:002017-07-05T09:02:44.431-07:00Yes, Matt's treatment of Heather in the upcomi...Yes, Matt's treatment of Heather in the upcoming issues is horrific, and I'll have something to say about it as we move along!Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-77722827549599509692017-06-26T14:57:20.699-07:002017-06-26T14:57:20.699-07:00Indeed, it's both old-fashioned alpha maleism ...Indeed, it's both old-fashioned alpha maleism and grief. A fatal problem in Matt's relationship with Natasha was his treating her as a sidekick rather than an independent equal. But as this story progresses, it's clear Matt's loss of Elektra is affecting his mind and emotions, causing him to be possessive of Heather to the point of obsession.angmc43@hotmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379700547226493861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-27144482847681066822017-06-26T13:26:12.734-07:002017-06-26T13:26:12.734-07:00Since I didn't know the backstory for this iss...Since I didn't know the backstory for this issue, I was puzzled at the time by how it backslid into the wordy old days. It made sense-McKenzie had a tendency to be verbose, and some of that rubbed off on Miller in his early days as writer-but until I learned the origins of this issue, I was puzzled as to why McKenzie suddenly turned back up. Hindsight, it was obvious that this dated back to then, but, hey, I was a kid back then. Hindsight didn't work as well.<br /><br />And yeah, Matt's being old fashioned even by the standards of the early 1980s there. I always thought part of it was because he'd lost Elektra and he was rebounding, very badly, at Heather. Which accounted for some of how 1950s he was being, but, man, leading into a proposal by telling a woman she has no head for business and should just resign and become his wife...way to go Matt. Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00605826105741513741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-10575418803628846282017-06-26T09:33:31.348-07:002017-06-26T09:33:31.348-07:00Good job, comics: I first learned of angel dust in...Good job, comics: I first learned of angel dust in SPECTACULAR #110, the last issue of the "Death of Jean DeWolff" story (where DD also has a role).Teemunoreply@blogger.com