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1drman · Flying Blind Joined: 05 Feb 2015 Posts: 5

I always thought Matt not having any super strength, speed, or durability was what made him so much more badass. Spider-Man is cool, but he never had to spend a second learning to throw a punch or block an attack. Daredevil has to train his mind and body constantlly just to be able to hold his own and he does it willingly so he can stand up for what he believes in. That doesn't make him a weenie.

And as for storyline, I would say it see,s extre,e;y ;ole;y that this first season will be heavily based on Man without fear. I wouldn't wory too much about them reinterpreting the costume because from the promo photos I've seen, it ;ppls ;ole everything they've done so far has looked extremely close to something in some era of the comic. The fray suit thin tie and John Lennon glasses for example straight out of Bendis and Maleev's run.

Personally, I won't be too upset if the suit get's a little black added to it. I just really really really don't want it to be made of leather. Not too many gymnasts, ninjas, or free runners wear leather jump suits

Kuljit Mithra · Hardcore Joined: 29 Jul 2004 Posts: 1530 Location: Canada

Kuljit Mithra · Hardcore Joined: 29 Jul 2004 Posts: 1530 Location: Canada

Something I noticed (and you probably have noticed it already) when I finally watched the trailer in HD... the rooftop scene is brighter and you can clearly see red lines on the costume.

I showed the trailer to my son and all he said was "blood" and wasn't interested after that. Smile

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rgj · Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 9:13 pm Post subject:

Seeing the trailer, there is that shot of the black suited Matt rushing into a room in a building. Then there is the shot of Matt looking out the window. Is this a depiction from the comics where Matt accidentally pushes a woman out the window to her death? Who wrote that story again?
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Mike Murdock · Golden Age Joined: 08 Sep 2014 Posts: 1750

Could be. Although this seems a far more intentional action than that one. That was from Frank Miller's The Man without Fear, which is an obvious inspiration. But that was something accidental and something Matt regretted. It's not clear that it's the same here.
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1drman · Flying Blind Joined: 05 Feb 2015 Posts: 5

Mike Murdock · Golden Age Joined: 08 Sep 2014 Posts: 1750

I'm fine if they have it, I'm fine if they don't. I would prefer that the woman not actually be Typhoid Mary, though. I thought that was a dumb retcon.
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Guardian-Devil · Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2015 12:59 pm Post subject:

Check Out HD Images From The First Trailer For DAREDEVIL...

thank to Josh Wilding from comicbookmovie.com
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rgj · Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2015 8:25 pm Post subject:

Is that alley screen shot of Matt's dad after he is gunned down? Seriously, don't tell me Matt is a kid when this happens in the show, like in the movie. If that's the case, this seems to be more a take on the DD movie than the actual Daredevil comic.
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Mike Murdock · Golden Age Joined: 08 Sep 2014 Posts: 1750

He was drawn pretty young in Man Without Fear. He was drawn even younger by Alex Maleev in a Bendis comic that frankly can only be explained as an error (OK, that or dramatic licensing). But, given those sources, it is drawing from the comics to make him young.
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rgj · Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2015 8:41 pm Post subject:

Matt had always been 17 or 18 years old when his father died. I think Miller changed it to when he was a freshman in college where as before he had been maybe a senior in high school (Lee). The movie was the first to depict him as a child. Funny, the movie mentioned nothing about an orphanage Matt would have had to have gone to if this had been the case.
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Mike Murdock · Golden Age Joined: 08 Sep 2014 Posts: 1750

That's the only reason I don't like making him too young - it makes it hard to explain who raised him (unless it was Stick, I suppose). But it's not as straight forward as you claim:

Conflicting Continuities

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Guardian-Devil · Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 5:47 am Post subject:

From the first time I saw the scene in the alley I thought it was Jack's death scene. I think Matt is going to be 13-14 when it happens...
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rgj · Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 7:50 pm Post subject:

Bendis and Maleev clearly used the movie as influence. See Bullseye's forehead if you don't believe me.
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rgj · Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 7:55 pm Post subject:

Matt being older is also the reason why he went after the Fixer so fast. Matt designed his first costume out of his father's boxing garb and went after the Fixer. It's ridiculous that he waited 10 years for this to happen. Now, the series, like the film has the right to stray from this timeline or storyline. But, I'm guessing it's not for the better.
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