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Dave Wallace · Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 7:05 am Post subject: Daredevil #114 discussion

Here's a review of the latest issue, out this week:

http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/123005731945093.htm

As ever, I enjoyed it a lot. Smile

Dave

PS. Happy Christmas everyone!

blacktyphoid · Playing to the Camera Joined: 10 Aug 2007 Posts: 137

Dave Wallace · Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 6:31 am Post subject: Re: Daredevil #114 discussion

Gloria · Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 7:27 am Post subject:

Black Typhoid... I read your comment on the other tread and... I must say that I dropped the idea on a "what if" basis (I mean "It's likely" rather than "it is"), so I was quite surprised to see it actually happen!

This issue has no pannels with a costumed DD, but one heckuva pages with Foggy: hence I rate it as an all-time perfect DD issue!!

BTW, Gotta love the "WTF!!!" expression on the Fogster's face when he sees the pictures. I must say that he's pretty cool-headed: anyobe else would just have screamed his lungs out to Mattie (if not attempting to punch him, too)
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jumonji · Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 8:38 am Post subject:

I'm sure there are some people out there who are going to go "boo-hoo, no DD in costume!" but what actually does happen in this issue is so darn exciting I don't even understand why people bother complaining about details like that.

I must agree with what Dave said in his review about admiring Brubaker's knack for digging out previous plot points (i.e. the divorce papers) and using them again. It makes everything feel organic. Love it!

I'm quite surprised that the lawyer turned out to be Lady B. First of all, I didn't think she looked that similar to her previous out-of-costume appearance, and I also thought that Matt would (should?) be able to tell. Everyone knows I'm all for keeping Matt's senses down to earth and believable (i.e. heightened, but not breaking the laws of physics more than absolutely necessary), but it would be hard for her to alter her scent enough that a dog wouldn't recognize her as the same person. And if a dog can do it, Matt should be able to do it. His being a 'dawg' and everything (kidding). Although, I guess she's been shown do be sufficiently in control of her body to do some weird sh*t, and this ability might be something out of the ninja tool box.

Either way, I liked this issue a lot. There are two separate cliff-hangers and the story progressed in ways that I found to be quite rewarding. The big questions now are... Will BT and the White Tiger be restored to their previous forms (and how?), what is Lady B's agenda and will Matt decide to cut Milla loose? I guess you can tell that I'm assuming he will survive the encounter with all those ninjas (besides, Izo and Iron Fist will probably show up any second too).

I think this story probably will have what feels like a definite ending to it, but maybe it will more like the end of the battle than the end of the war. Either way, we have to wait a whole darn month for it. *sigh*
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blacktyphoid · Playing to the Camera Joined: 10 Aug 2007 Posts: 137

With all the choas and tragedy that exist in and around Matt's life, the one place he can count to maintain order, control and peace is (and has been) his law office. So imagine how jarring and invasive it must have felt when the following things occur in one blocbuster meeting:

1) Lady Bullseye appears in alter ego (what chutzpah!)

2) His in-laws arrive without prior notice or warning

3) Revealing and compromising photographs materialize

4) His old, signed divorce papers surface

With the security and order of his law office shattered, what's he got left? The staircase!

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Darediva · Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 6:14 pm Post subject:

This issue, for me, was a real "page-turner". I couldn't wait to see what happened next. This is when 22 pages just isn't enough, but boy, did they pack a lot in them.

I agree with Francesco about the divorce papers being signed, just never filed. What I don't get is that the Donovans acted like Matt had initiated the divorce, when it clearly was Milla who filed against Matt.

The compromising photos go to show that even blind superheroes should have draperies on their windows! Or maybe Milla was a bit of an exhibitionist after all, and she never bothered to put up any window treatments. Tsk, tsk.

Maybe Lady B's nervous heartbeat in the office was a deliberate ploy, along with her noticable perfume, to disguise herself. That, and the fact that the Donovans themselves would be a huge distracting factor in the room. Way more "real life" than the old days when Matt could "detect an aura of evil" on someone. I have to say I like this...a lot!

Except for having to wait a month to turn the next page, as always.
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Dave Wallace · Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 7:30 am Post subject: Re: Daredevil #114 discussion

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Dave Wallace · Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 12:04 pm Post subject:

Thanks. Yeah, I think that Matt Hollingsworth is doing some great work here.

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Darediva · Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 7:14 pm Post subject:

Kirika · Flying Blind Joined: 05 Sep 2008 Posts: 57

It took me a while (actually forever by my usual standards) to get my hands on this issue. I just finished it about 20 minutes ago, and I have to say I am a little torn. I enjoyed the issue, but I am a little annoyed by the fact that Lady B was the donovan's lawyer. I was kind of hoping that the two things would be unrelated. At times it just gets a bit irritating that the majority of Matt's turmoil is caused by some bad guy deciding to screw with his personal life for the millionth time...granted that has led to some of the best DD stories. I dunno maybe I am just complaining about nothing.

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