Daredevil Message Board

[Francesco]

[james castle]

[Pete]

[fallfromgrace]

For me, the similarities between Batman and Daredevil come in more simplified form:

(a) Both characters were revitalized by Frank Miller around the same period of time

(b) Both do not actually have "super-powers" per se (DD's radar sense actually compensates for his blindness, so shouldn't be considered any special advantage here)

(c) Further to point (c), both Daredevil and Batman derived their main strengths through sheer dedication, training and learning throughout their childhood. And of course, due to a traumatic loss of parent(s) when each one was just a kid

(d) Both Batman and Daredevil are the top two of my most favourites characters

Simple enough for you guys?

[Acerbus]

Also interesting to point out, when discussing the Batman / Daredevil similarity: For the entirety of the 1980's, on into the 1990's, virtually every team which worked on Daredevil went on to do Batman immediately after. In fact, one of the only teams which I can think of that did the reverse, is currently writing and drawing the book right now (And doing a great job, might I add.)

Think about it - Immediately after Gene Colan's staggering run on DD, he gets hired away by DC and does Batman, followed by Frank Miller, David Mazzuchelli, Denny O'Neil, and even going so far into the 90's as Scott McDaniel.

If it's any way, I think Batman was actually playing catch-up with the grit and nastiness of Daredevil following Frank Miller's run, or else I don't think DC would have had to hire all those ex-DD creators immediately after they finished on the book.

I mean, Detective comics started to get dark in the 70's, thanks to another art god by the name of Neal Adams, but it wasn't until Frank Miller started showing hookers and drugs and booze and stabbings that Batman really turned into the 'Dark Knight' as opposed to 'Holy Rehashed Plots, Batman'.

Nightwing also turned into a totally different character in this period, leaping from rooftops in a dark city, holding twin night sticks in hand. You have to remember, DD actually sold really well in the 80's, so there's a good chance that DC was trying to hop on that bandwagon.

[Pete]

[train]

nice point acerbus...it's ironic that while the Batman Universe was playing "catch up" in the 80's, it left DD in the dust in the 90's..in particular, Nightwing. When DD was languishing in the armoured costume and posing as Jack Battlin, the Nightwing crew of Dixon and McDaniel were churning out some wonderful stories. While I still collected DD on a monthly basis, Nightwing was where I went to get my monthly Daredevil fix.