Daredevil Message Board

[Dayle88]

The kind of events DD could be the centre of are probably similar to some of the Batman event ideas. An earthquake, the city locked down, a zero year type thing.

The problem is the Avengers are up the road. Personally I'd be happy to accept that all the heavy hitters are unavailable. Other than something major affecting the city though it would be hard to justify a story as an event rather than just an arc.

Personally I'd rather not have an official event because they'd probably jack up the cost.

I'd love to see the occasional Daredevil arc featuring characters like Moon Knight and others in a 'bigger' story though.

[Dimetre]

[DesignDevil]

[Mike Murdock]

The Hand always had an element of supernatural corruption (well, at least going back to the issue where Elektra was resurrected) so I have no problem with that in principle. I just wish it was more like Miller's issue (which was far more subtle and quasi-metaphorical). Certainly, something that stopped short of flames shooting out of his eyes.
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[Darkdevil]

I loved the potential that Matt assuming control of the Hand held for the character. Miller's elements of he and Elektra being the only two 'adepts' born in their generation held sway over that decision and rather than being naive about it, I think Matt was arrogant enough to believe that he could affect change from within and still remain a 'hero' at heart.

But what could have been a very strong moral tale about Matt perhaps rising above any corrupting influences of the group while realizing that his reach of goals may have exceeded his grasp instead turns into a straight-up demon possession story.

Any potential moral consequence of his later actions is now rendered moot because the demon made him do it. Even his killing Bullseye is turned into just another step of his road to possession instead of being the huge moral dilemma that it should have been.

I liked the ambition of Shadowland but the resultant story was a letdown and waste of potential.

[Acerbus]

I've always seen the 'Beast' possession as a bit of a cop-out. All of the things Matt is doing over the course of Shadowland - given the wringer he was put through during Bendis/Brubaker's runs - were (while admittedly extreme) a fairly logical extension of his increasingly aberrant reactions to recent crises. To hand-wave that away with 'Meh. Demonic possession', at least to me, seemed a bit cheap.

To me, that's no worse than Mark Waid's run, where Matt is subjected to one harrowing circumstance after another... and instead of actually being affected by it, emerges with a lame pop culture reference or one-liner to brush it off.

[james castle]

[Acerbus]

...and was back on his feet, firing off pop culture references like an unfunny Howitzer by the next issue?

The peerless writing prowess of Mark Waid, ladies and gentlemen.