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[Blind Alley]

I think there's a hint when a mob-guy punches Matt and his dad (without knowing it's Matt) tells him it's gonna leave a mark...
Maybe during the last round Jack Murdock will see the black eye on Matt's face and then understand he isn't "weak".

Overall, I like this mini much more than DD:Father. I hope the last chapter won't ruin this feeling.
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[rgj]

You may be right, although I think it would actaully be kind of hard for a boxer, in the middle of a ring, to notice a black eye on anyone who is several rows back. But, yeah, like people say, "it's a comic." (Which apparently can excuse anything).

And, of course, the logical train of thought for Jack would be "Hey, my blind son has a black eye! Of course he didn't get that by bumping into something because of his blindness, that must have been him wearing that mask who helped with those mob guys!"

You are most likely right. This would be okay (I guess) because it wouldn't change Jack's motivation in winning the fight.

Still, this mini has many problems.

1) Jack's inital low opinion of his son (being "weak"). I think that is an oversimplifiction of what Jack thought of his son. Jack may have his problems (ie. being a drunk) and may be a tough guy. But, when it comes to his son I think he should have been portayed smarter than that and not just some macho thug who thinks his son is "weak."

2) Maggie. Thus far this mini has done a major disservice to her character. She's reduced to a religious nut. And, I'm sure when DD:Mother comes out we'll see why she's like that. Perphaps the blind guy Matt saved just before he was blinded molested Maggie too

3) Matt being Daredevilish before Jack's death. Jack's death was the catalyst which motivated Matt to put on a mask and protect others. Really, unnecessary (unless, of course, a writer needs an excuse for a boxer to see his son's black eye).

rgj

[Blind Alley]

I don't think the black eye would be a very good explanation but I only suppose the scene with Matt fighting the mob-guys was put there to be re-used later.
I want to keep the faith in this mini and I want to believe this scene won't be meaningless (as... let's say... the fight versus the Santerians in DD:Father)

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[Gloria]

Regarding Jack considering -or not- Matt as "weak" or if you prefer other wise "able to fend for himself" , there was a quite interesting take on the subject in the issue published in the "flashback month" ("A time to say farewell" by Joe Kelly and Gene Colan).

In that story we saw Jack taking Matt to the university, not without worries as how Matt would fare there, and there was a scene in which Jack saw Matt dealing very ably with some bullies in a bar, something which reasured him that Matt could cope with College, and life, without his protection.

Not related to the current "Battling Jack" series, but I thought that this old story about Jack and Matt might be of interest
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[Kuljit Mithra]

Hi guys,

For everyone who is reading this series, I just wanted to let you know that I will be posting an interview with Carmine Di Giandomenico and Zeb Wells in the near future, hopefully before the next issue ships.
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