Daredevil Message Board

[DDTattoo]

I totally agree with Knatty Dreadnok and RGdesigner on this subject. I'm guessing it's got something to do with the number of years we've been reading comics (almost 20 for me).
I've been there and done that with this type of stuff time and again. I no longer buy comics just because it's Daredevil or whomever, I buy them based on the quality of the stories being told.
Ryu Murdock wrote Marvel is a business, not a charity. If I were in charge of a comic book company, I'd let the writers tell the stories they wanted until the book was no longer profitable, then fire the writer and hire a new one. This would maintain artistic integrity in the books. Instead, what we have is mediocre writers and big "oh, oh, look here" events with no integrity.
Maybe this doesn't apply here, maybe they won't really replace Matt, but it sure applied when Superman was killed, Batman's back was broken, Spider-Man was replaced by a clone, Hal Jordan was replaced by Kyle Rayner. Now, I actually enjoyed Kyle Rayner as GL (especially in Grant Morrison's JLA), but he was only created to boost sales and no matter how much I enjoyed his adventures, Hal's could have been just as good or better if someone had taken the time and effort to make the book better with him.
Avoiding this type of thing used to be one of my favorite things about DD. I had hoped he could remain untouched in his own little corner of the world.

[Francesco]

No one is replacing DD, in itself. They're just saying his title will go to someone else.
I think it's the same they did with Incredible Hulk. For a while, recently, it has been "Incredible Herc", while Hulk stories continued in the "Hulk". Hercules remained Hercules and Hulk remained Hulk, and now the situation is back to its status quo.
Seriously, there's no need to get anguished, the way I see it.

[Knatty Dreadnok]

Speaking of which... when Marvel does eventually replace Matt, perhaps Kuljit Mithra should rename the site Daredevil "New" Man Without Fear.com until Matt returns!
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[Foggy's Pal]

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[james castle]

I don't think they'll replace Daredevil outright. I even doubt they'll give the book to another character. If they do, however, please, please, please let it be Gambit just for the sheer ridiculousness of it. They might as well make Wolverine the new DD.

More generally, "events" can be really, really good (Age of Apocolypse for example) or really, really bad so there's nothing wrong with them per se. Too bad this one looks like a loser.

DD is the only book I buy based on the character. The only time I skipped it in the last 15+ years was during Vision Quest. I didn't feel bad about that since it was pretty clear that was just an Echo mini pretending to be a DD comic. If the series takes a quick break to become a Nova in New York mini, I'll take a break as well.
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JC

So why can't you see the funny side?
Why aren't you laughing?

[Darkdevil]

[The Mast]

They did it with Wolverine, too.

Maybe they'll change it to a series called The Man without Fear. How will they do the numbering, though? Only 9 issues ago they changed it.

[Knatty Dreadnok]

Replace, change, substitute (take your pick) whatever choice words anyone cares to call it... splitting hairs here... the point is he's being temporarily removed as the headliner of his own book whether he retains the title, moniker, alias, codename "Daredevil" or not.
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[The Mast]

You don't actually know that for a fact.

It's likely, but we don't know that yet.

[Knatty Dreadnok]

Yeah, well, time will tell... we will see. On another note. I'm still hoping the powers that be will select Kraven as the new man without fear... too bad his name doesn't start with a "C" too. How ironic that would be.

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[the gael]

I bet that none of them will be the new Daredevil but the character that will fit in the missing place. Nova is way too powerful to fight simple thugs, and Gambit and Kraven... Marvel would never do this seriously (or they should change their leaders quickly) Black Panther is the only one that could fit the bill without being ridiculous, but black panther is better... as black panther.
And knowing that it will be "someone that is similar to Matt", my bet is on "the Shroud" (He appears on Shadowland, and is a blind guy with some kind of super senses)

[Gee]

I hate it when this change of character stuff happens, its the main reason why I prefer Marvel to DC, the stories should be about the people in the costume, not just the costume itself.

In saying that if they are giving us a new Daredevil for a while (surely they would only do it for a while!) I think maybe Iron Fist (he has done it before and is street level enough), or Deadpool? Both these dudes are street level but have potential to be pretty hardcore (like Matt when he is written well), they also have a lighter side which could lift the book a bit after the depression which has been Shadowland and the preceding years.

Also last time they stopped DD as a title when they relaunched it it became a top 10 book, when was the last time we could say that? Maybe from a sales point of view its not a bad call, and when it comes down to it sales keep the book alive.
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[Foggy's Pal]

Gee, you're right. It all comes down to sales. Like I posted in an earlier post DD has dropped to about 35,000 per month. I know Marvel was hoping for a bump from Shadowland, but the first DD tie-in to Shadowland was still only 40th on the sales chart. Maybe with a second printing, it will climb a bit higher, but not where it should be in our eyes. I'm ok with a relaunch with the right creative team.

[Ryu Murdock]

Well with news on Daredevil Reborn. We can forget about new creative team, or at least new writer as Diggle is still very much on board.
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[Foggy's Pal]

As I said in the other post, I think when the relaunch happens after the Reborn mini, we will have a new team. It really doesn't make sense to keep the same team that isn't pulling in great numbers or producing a notable run. I've enjoyed his run for what it is, but it's certainly not Bru, Bendis, or Miller level by a mile.