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Dimetre · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 3:41 pm Post subject: Daredevil #102 (SPOILERS)

A strong issue, and some fine exploration of Larry Cranston's character. I particularly liked the part where Larry was sparring in preparation with his upcoming battle with Daredevil.

"These men are the best trainers in the country. Mercenaries and killers... men who fear nothing... Yet they can barely lay a hand on me, no matter how hard they struggle. Subconsciously, they simply don't want to. They pull punches without realizing it. Give me openings they never would otherwise. Will it be the same when I face you? Or will your anger override everything? I almost hope it will. I'd really like to see that."

Brubaker's exploration of Mr. Fear is wonderful. I haven't seen anything like it since Miller's glory days working with Wilson Fisk.

I'm wondering if the Hood is going to send out the Wrecker again. I'd love to see Daredevil keep trying to take him down. Or will the Hood keep sending out an assembly of villains?

Gloria · Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 9:01 pm Post subject:

How many people would still say "Mr. Fear is a lame villain"? Brubaker has successfully turned him into a frightening bastard! he's absolutely hateable, too, for, in the end, all the deaths amd destruction he's causing are based in a silly "Matt stole my lollipop at school" old grudge. My! there's a sick man!

Daredevil is really a man without fear: he finds no less than five super-powered/highly skilled baddies... and what does he do? fight them all!

I was relieved at what seemed to be a small victory for Matt (and, of course, Foggy's lawyer skills being responsible for that)... But the realization that Cranston is still pulling the strings gives me the creeps: Fear is still two steps ahead. Darn it!

That's why i liked the team-work around Matt: It's an overwhelming situation for Matt, so it's good he has people around doing their job. I particularly liked detective Kurtz telling Dakota about an "Ox sighting": it's good for DD to have extra "eyes and ears", something he had in the Kesel years and seems to have been forgotten since. And this is good, for one of Matt's more reliable informers, Ben Urich, seems lost for the series now... Too much hanging around with Sally Floyd?

Earlier, I considered Lily as a victim, but now I definitely suspect she's part of the plan, whether willfully or manipulated: I'm curious to see how it all plays in the end.
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The Overlord · Paradiso Joined: 22 Aug 2004 Posts: 1095

As I have said before there are no lame villains, only lame writers (expect maybe Stilt-Man Very Happy

). A villain is as good as the writer makes him. I hope Brubaker uses other classic DD villains (Purple Man, Bushwacker, Mr. Hyde, Typhoid Mary, etc) because he has done good work with Mr. Fear. I think a lot of the Silver Age rogues and Nocenti created villains could easily fit in with the world of the modern DD.

Gloria · Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 10:25 pm Post subject:

Clayton Blind Love · Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 4:06 pm Post subject:

The Wrecker by Michael Lark. Wow! Simply wow! I really enjoyed this scene. Also, I agree about how well Bru is writing Mr. Fear. The training room sequence gave off a vibe which very much reminded me of DD #170 with the Kingpin training in Japan. I just love seeing villains practicing. You never see much of this in comics. Its always the heroes that have to look the part that they need to train all the time. Why not villains? Great issue.

Did anyone else have a chuckle about Miller's short lived creation called "the Hood" in a certain Bat-book this past week? A commment on the BKV creation? Maybe not, but it was still hilarious.

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Gloria · Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 6:13 pm Post subject:

Francesco · Underboss Joined: 08 Jun 2006 Posts: 1307

That's what Batman would do. DD is more likely to voluntarily inhale a lungful of fear gas before the big fight, to give him the handicap.

Neilan · Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 8:02 pm Post subject:

harryhausen · Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 2:44 am Post subject:

Yeah, I liked this issue a lot. I'm getting used to the sort of 'TV feel' that Brubaker and Lark bring. And I mean that in a nice way. Establishing shots and a certain regularity of panel that put the focus on the story and the characters.

My one small complaint, though, is that I'm ready to see Matt kick some serious ass. I understand that he got distracted by the Wrecker (when did he get out of prison? I mean, after the New Avengers recaptured him in that second arc or so?), but I might have thought that he would be keyed into Ox. He's done a fair amount of being in prison and having trouble with Tombstone and getting the short end of it from Melvin and now Fear. I want him to beat someone silly. Or fight 50 ninjas. Or drop Bullseye. Okay, well, I'm just kidding about the last two. But, God, please let him beat the sh!t out of Fear. Please.

Back to the fun: I like how we get issues that continue to defy the 'writing for trades' trend. I read some complaints about the "end" of the previous arc and the Fear reveal there. I laughed. It's awesome. I think of this run as one huge thing, impossible to separate, but not so dense that it would be forbidding to new readers. A rarity.

Oh and, Clayton, I thought the same thing about the Hood idea in that certain "Bat Book" and laughed, too. I wonder what Miller's writing schedule is like (so do comic readers everywhere - and Dan Didio) and if he is throwing elbows a little bit. If so, it's fantastic.

Gloria · Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 5:13 am Post subject:

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Dimetre · Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 2:42 pm Post subject:

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Dimetre · Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 3:02 pm Post subject:

harryhausen · Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 4:32 pm Post subject:

I always felt that Matt crossed the 'Killer' line when he willfully dropped Bullseye. Even though Bullseye didn't die, Matt flipped out, beat him up real bad, and made the decision to drop him. And I thought it was great.

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