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Dayle88 · Playing to the Camera Joined: 25 Mar 2015 Posts: 140

I don't have a problem with how quickly someone's life can fall apart. Whether it's one issue or twenty. That's just a storytelling choice.

At this point I'm more interested in what exact changes Secret Wars leaves us with. A lot of other characters have already 'gone' but I guess DD is a bigger deal so has longer to play out before his white flash.

Wheelie · Flying Blind Joined: 10 Feb 2011 Posts: 37

Thayrone Ibsen · Flying Blind Joined: 13 Mar 2015 Posts: 59

Francesco · Underboss Joined: 08 Jun 2006 Posts: 1307

Oh, man. I've just seen what happened in that issue via scans daily.
My god, that's ridiculous.
It's as far from "that issue which that guy in the forum cannot remember when Matt's life fell apart" as can be.
When you take away all the sound and fury from the scene, what you get is that
"Matt went to make a deal with Kingpin because a guy recorded all the private confessions his friends and clients made to him"
Dammit, how is that even his fault?

Couldn' he just surrender peacefully to the police chief and give her his version of the facts instead of fleeing? And why on earth should the policemen be shooting at him as he flees?
And still one of the comments on that board was "Waid really knows how to write Daredevil"
This is a trainwreck of preposterous plot points.

james castle · Posted: Mon May 25, 2015 10:36 am Post subject:

Darkdevil · Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2015 3:59 pm Post subject:

4/5

Once again, I think Waid is doing an very good job exploring the consequences of exposing one's secret identity. The damage done by the Shroud via the Owl here in this issue takes the issue to whole another level. Information is power as well as the perception of that information as the whole city seems to turn against Matt based on the secrets on display here.

Pride herself sums it all up perfectly when she questions Matt over why would he give his enemies such power over himself and his loved ones by exposing his secrets?

The only distraction here is that red suit. (Maybe he needs a red bowler hat to complete the look).

While the Kingpin's appearance may not be all that surprising, I'm interested to see what he can do about Matt's situation.

So yes, 3 more issues to see how Waid may wrap up this interesting situation for Matt.

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