Comics Review: Daredevil: To Dare the Devil

In 1980, Marvel hired Frank Miller as an artist for Daredevil comics. A year later, Frank changed The Man Without Fear from a swashbuckling adventurer to a Batman-esque tragic hero with a darker tone influenced by film noir, ninjas and detective films from the 1940s. Most notably, “The Maltese Falcon.” Frank’s involvement made Daredevil as […]

Daredevil: Season 3

Picking up right after The Defenders’ final episode left off, Matt Murdock wakes up in an orphanage recovering from his injuries in battle. Worst offender of all, his enhanced senses aren’t working properly. As he slowly progresses both mentally and physically, Kingpin/Wilson Fisk relocates to a penthouse legally rises in an attempt to frame Matt […]

The Defenders

Picking up right after their solo adventures, Daredevil/Matt Murdock, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones & Iron Fist/Danny Rand join forces to stop criminal organization, The Hand from achieving their goal, immortality. “The Defenders” mini-series officially streamed in 2017 (same year Dunkirk came out) on Netflix. It received mostly post reviews from critics, fans and streamers alike. […]

Comics Review: The Punisher: Welcome Back, Frank

After The Punisher’s disastrous 1998 mini-series, “Purgatory” ended, Marvel enlists Garth Ennis to pen a 12-part mini-series of The Punisher back to his grounded approach without relying on his sidekick, Mircochip and no supernatural elements from Purgatory. Just Frank Castle going on a one-man mission to eliminate scum and villainy. All 12 issues of “The […]

Comics Review: Daredevil: Guardian Devil

Fresh from making “Chasing Amy,” Kevin Smith (one of my favorite filmmakers) worked on two projects. First, “Dogma.” A religious comedy set in the View Askewinverse (featuring Jay and Silent Bob) as I considered his best work besides “Mallrats.” Second, “Guardian Devil” An eight-issue Daredevil storyline focusing on the character who looks after a random […]

Comics Review: Daredevil: Born Again

After “The Dark Knight Returns” & “Batman: Year One” both became a critical and commercial success, Frank Miller returned to Marvel to work on a Daredevil storyline known as, “Born Again.” Suffering from drug addiction and lack of basic needs, Karen Page betrays Matt Murdock by giving away his secret as Daredevil. Suddenly, Kingpin/Wilson Fisk […]