Sure enough, a little research yielded these results:
According to Wikipedia, the story arc was titled "Playing to the Camera." I know I've read those issues, but I still can't recall for sure what happens in the arc, unless of course it is the arc I mentioned before in which Peter Parker dresses in the DD duds for a court appearance.
I really enjoyed the Smith and Bendis Daredevil, and would love to catch up on Brubakers run... but I absolutely refuse until they put out either OS hardcovers or an omnibus.
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RingoHe/Hima distinct lack of substanceRegistered Userregular
edited September 2008
Was there ever a rationale to Matt not being registered, besides his being in jail/Europe during Civil War?
Was there ever a rationale to Matt not being registered, besides his being in jail/Europe during Civil War?
The Daredevil story arc was completely untouched by the Civil War, which was wonderful in my opinion. I'm glad that the book has been 100% untouched by external events for 10 years. Sure, I like big, universe spanning events, and yes, continuity is a bit weird with Daredevil because of its exclusion from events. But by the same token, we have 10 years of uninterrupted story arcs. Ten years where the editors have left the writers to their own devices and not meddled in the workings of this hero in the name of profit.
Oh, and regarding the Civil War, Daredevil was on the side of the unregistered. He was sent to their holding prison in the alternate dimension. Plus its not like he needs to register anyway, since SHIELD already has a file on him, and everybody knows, or at least assumes that DD is Murdock.
Plus its not like he needs to register anyway, since SHIELD already has a file on him, and everybody knows, or at least assumes that DD is Murdock.
Which is an incredibly difficult statement to respond to without derision. I guess you could parse it so that it's saying there's no real reason to tell a Civil War/Registration story about Daredevil because so many of his stories have already been about .... I think my brain is melting
I think that Tony Stark said something along the lines of "We know who he is and I know he is a good guy, so he's under my protection." Or something like that.
Uh, that doesn't make sense. He was captured during Civil War. And called Tony Judas.
That was Iron Fist in a Daredevil costume.
They never reference the fact in Civil War itself, mind you, but it's verified later in the pages of Daredevil.
It still doesn't make sense for Tony to protect Daredevil and not the other unregistered heroes who easily merit as much respect and special consideration, but whatever.
RingoHe/Hima distinct lack of substanceRegistered Userregular
edited September 2008
Aside from the cognitive dissonance that comes from Tony being willing to punch it out and depower his new buddy Spider-Man and not Daredevil, I just don't think it makes that much sense for Matt to be avoiding registration at all.
Having just reread Decalogue and The Murdock Papers, one of the points brought up is that Matt's unmasking as an illegal vigilante would overturn any convictions that Matt/Daredevil had a hand in (which doesn't make much sense as he's a defense attorney not a prosecutor, but what the heck). I would think that having a legal sanction to clean up Hell's Kitchen and no longer having to worry about the legal ramifications of his being outed as Daredevil would have him at the very least weighing whether or not to sign up.
Of course, I don't really mind all that much. Like Lucascraft said, it's pretty nice to have a well written, self contained book. If the writing was constantly deralied by editorial mandate we'd have to wait until Bendis or Brubaker gave us a monthly Ultimate Daredevil.
TM and ® ruin so many wonderful compositions it drives me insane. I hate that they are slapped on every last thing, especially when they are placed right next to a logo therefor off balancing the image.
Maybe Tony's thoughts on DD are more along the lines of "he's a good guy who has no real powers of use to me so he can play pajama man without an ID."
Towards the end of Bendis' run there were a few instances of him trying to draw Danny and butchering the costume
Like he wasn't sure if he wanted the regular shirt version or the collar so he split the difference and it ended up looking retarded, with a big yellow strip right down the middle on either side
my absolute all-time favorite daredevil panel ever is by maleev.
it's the one when 100 yakuza come to kill him and ben urich has all this caption text about how when people really want to kill you, they don't talk to you first, they just do it. then the next page is this whole big panel of matt, not even in costume, giving like an eight foot vertical leap as he starts to beat the everloving fuck out a hundred guys with ben's caption "at least...that's how it usually goes". (or something to that effect.)
So I picked up the new Guardian Devil HC by Smith and Quesada. I just couldn't get used to Quesada's art after seeing Maleev's art in the omnibus. It proved to be too much of distraction in the early issues since the story wasn't vibing with me until halfway through or so.
I'm actually a bit surprised it's taken me 10 years to read that book since I've meaning to get it for the longest time, I'd just buy Frank Miller's visionaries run or the other Legends trades ahead of this one.
It still doesn't make sense for Tony to protect Daredevil and not the other unregistered heroes who easily merit as much respect and special consideration, but whatever.
Because in the end, Tony runs SHIELD and SHIELD is not a part of the United States government--and that institution has pretty well established that it doesn't particularly care too much for Daredevil or Matt Murdock. As much as SHIELD has been a part of helping to establish the Initiative and all of that, it is still an American law and that makes him subject to the whims of a commission whose members include Norman fucking Osborne.
Also, Brubaker's interview about Lady Bullseye was swell. "Did you actually pick out that name yourself?"
I don't mind the name Lady Bullseye at all. It's instantly descriptive of what powers and abilities you can expect out of her, but it isn't lame like if it were "Lad" or "Lass" or "Mrs."
I don't mind the name Lady Bullseye at all. It's instantly descriptive of what powers and abilities you can expect out of her, but it isn't lame like if it were "Lad" or "Lass" or "Mrs."
No, it is still rather lame. I would rather they named her Precision or something.
I don't mind the name Lady Bullseye at all. It's instantly descriptive of what powers and abilities you can expect out of her, but it isn't lame like if it were "Lad" or "Lass" or "Mrs."
No, it is still rather lame. I would rather they named her Precision or something.
I don't mind the name Lady Bullseye at all. It's instantly descriptive of what powers and abilities you can expect out of her, but it isn't lame like if it were "Lad" or "Lass" or "Mrs."
No, it is still rather lame. I would rather they named her Precision or something.
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i ask because you like all the superheroes with vision problems, much like myself
Sure enough, a little research yielded these results:
According to Wikipedia, the story arc was titled "Playing to the Camera." I know I've read those issues, but I still can't recall for sure what happens in the arc, unless of course it is the arc I mentioned before in which Peter Parker dresses in the DD duds for a court appearance.
I was also a big fan of Horace Grant. You may be onto something.
I love the idea of Daredevil coming back to America with suitcases under each arm and saying, "So, what'd I miss?"
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The Daredevil story arc was completely untouched by the Civil War, which was wonderful in my opinion. I'm glad that the book has been 100% untouched by external events for 10 years. Sure, I like big, universe spanning events, and yes, continuity is a bit weird with Daredevil because of its exclusion from events. But by the same token, we have 10 years of uninterrupted story arcs. Ten years where the editors have left the writers to their own devices and not meddled in the workings of this hero in the name of profit.
Oh, and regarding the Civil War, Daredevil was on the side of the unregistered. He was sent to their holding prison in the alternate dimension. Plus its not like he needs to register anyway, since SHIELD already has a file on him, and everybody knows, or at least assumes that DD is Murdock.
Which is an incredibly difficult statement to respond to without derision. I guess you could parse it so that it's saying there's no real reason to tell a Civil War/Registration story about Daredevil because so many of his stories have already been about .... I think my brain is melting
That was Iron Fist in a Daredevil costume.
They never reference the fact in Civil War itself, mind you, but it's verified later in the pages of Daredevil.
It still doesn't make sense for Tony to protect Daredevil and not the other unregistered heroes who easily merit as much respect and special consideration, but whatever.
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Having just reread Decalogue and The Murdock Papers, one of the points brought up is that Matt's unmasking as an illegal vigilante would overturn any convictions that Matt/Daredevil had a hand in (which doesn't make much sense as he's a defense attorney not a prosecutor, but what the heck). I would think that having a legal sanction to clean up Hell's Kitchen and no longer having to worry about the legal ramifications of his being outed as Daredevil would have him at the very least weighing whether or not to sign up.
Of course, I don't really mind all that much. Like Lucascraft said, it's pretty nice to have a well written, self contained book. If the writing was constantly deralied by editorial mandate we'd have to wait until Bendis or Brubaker gave us a monthly Ultimate Daredevil.
Maybe Tony's thoughts on DD are more along the lines of "he's a good guy who has no real powers of use to me so he can play pajama man without an ID."
Bendis' stuff blew my mind
But Maleev was unable to draw an Iron Fist costume I guess
Like he wasn't sure if he wanted the regular shirt version or the collar so he split the difference and it ended up looking retarded, with a big yellow strip right down the middle on either side
(also having to put disgaea 3 on hold)
my absolute all-time favorite daredevil panel ever is by maleev.
it's the one when 100 yakuza come to kill him and ben urich has all this caption text about how when people really want to kill you, they don't talk to you first, they just do it. then the next page is this whole big panel of matt, not even in costume, giving like an eight foot vertical leap as he starts to beat the everloving fuck out a hundred guys with ben's caption "at least...that's how it usually goes". (or something to that effect.)
But the way he drew Iron Fist was just not right
Call is blasphemy but I may like this dude even better than Lark.
Is that the guy who's done art for Bru so far?
Because I dig that guy slightly less than Maleev
maleev's out-of-costume matt murdock is generally superior to lark's, though
i find this interesting. who's going to be nice enough to provide scans of each for comparison.
I'm actually a bit surprised it's taken me 10 years to read that book since I've meaning to get it for the longest time, I'd just buy Frank Miller's visionaries run or the other Legends trades ahead of this one.
Daredevil: Father is a solo project by Joe Quesada. The story is only so-so, but if you like Joe's art then I'd recommend the book.
Because in the end, Tony runs SHIELD and SHIELD is not a part of the United States government--and that institution has pretty well established that it doesn't particularly care too much for Daredevil or Matt Murdock. As much as SHIELD has been a part of helping to establish the Initiative and all of that, it is still an American law and that makes him subject to the whims of a commission whose members include Norman fucking Osborne.
Also, Brubaker's interview about Lady Bullseye was swell. "Did you actually pick out that name yourself?"
No, it is still rather lame. I would rather they named her Precision or something.
That's why you're not a writer.
You havent even read an issue with her in it.
And she is like Bullseye
A Lady Bullseye if you will
Not lame
She could end up being my favorite character ever but it doesn't change the fact that her name is lame.