Official DD Thread

[mre]

Just read Shadowland #1 and Daredevil #508.
This story is going to be really cool. Finding the art in Shadowland to be pretty sub-par when compared to Daredevil. But what can you do.
Is Matt possessed/under control or is he having a mental breakdown in the form of an alternate personality?

 

[runawayboulder]

I think The Hand has been playing him from the start with White Tiger.

 

[Daredevil]

A thread devoted to me?

lol just kidding,

anyway, Daredevil is easily my favorite comic character. He just is so unique and so tragic and his character is way better then pretty much anyone I can think of in Marvel. However I have not really been reading much of the newer stuff, I tend to stick to the Frank Millar Visionaries and all the older stuff.

He is the best. Nuff said.

 

[venom892]

You should really Read the Bendis/Brubaker runs as they are excellent.Any true Daredevil fan should read them.

 

[Daredevil]

You should really Read the Bendis/Brubaker runs as they are excellent.Any true Daredevil fan should read them.

I'd love too. Any specific recommendations from their run?

 

[JewishHobbit]

All of it from Daredevil Vol. 2 issue 28 through to current. There is no bad story. It all flows surprisingly well, almost like there aren't writer changes. Even the art is similar enough through most of it to not be jarring, save for random Dodson issues during Bendis's run.

 

[mre]

I concur. Bendis to Brubaker to Diggle.
It's all great.

 

[TheDarkKnight08]

New Man Without Fear after Shadowland. Marvel's panel has ruined my day with their announcement.

 

[Drz]

Yeah that sounds really questionable. I mean i'm exciting for the new Daredevil in Ultimate Marvel, but to learn that Matt Murdock might die or become something else post-Shadowland is damn skeptical. Not to mention it possibly even ruins Shadowland alittle. This isn't about Batman's return where the comeback is obvious, this is about Shadowland now possibly ending with Matt's death. Or worse: Him becoming a villain.

 

[venom892]

They said new Man without Fear not Daredevil.It may be that after Shadowland Matt will be afraid of what he's capable and therefore the title of man without fear wouldn't be his anymore.

 

[TheDarkKnight08]

They said new Man without Fear not Daredevil.It may be that after Shadowland Matt will be afraid of what he's capable and therefore the title of man without fear wouldn't be his anymore.

Maybe. But that just seems a little reaching. I've pretty sure they would mention they as cryptic. They meant they're would be a new DD and that, my friends, is why Marvel has been seadily decling: they're running out of ideas, shoehorning **** they got off the top of their heads, and calling it a "new direction".

 

[runawayboulder]

My early bet is on Black Tarantula.

 

[venom892]

But they mentioned Gambit and Nova as possible new Man without Fear/This has to be some sort of red herring.Please Marvel.You Ruined Spidey for me and you killed my favorite X-men.Don't take Daredevil too....

 

[runawayboulder]

I'm not gonna jump to conclusions here. Shadowland is only 1 issue in. I want see how things develop, that's why my first reaction is Tarantula.

 

[Nightwing 52]

All this talk of a new "Man Without Fear" has me mindwiped. I mean, almost every hero has a nickname and this has LONG been established as DD's own. But I won't get ahead of it real quick. I just hope they know what the **** they're doing.

It's look more evident now that Matt maybe the new Ronin. Maybe. Also, I think Tarantula is a good bet and one I'm all for besides my wishful thinking of...Moon Knight.

 

[Drz]

Why would Matt become Ronin? What do we know of the new Ronin? I know Ronin is like this masterless samurai or something, but yeah... I need details! Help me out Wolf!

 

[Nightwing 52]

Why would Matt become Ronin? What do we know of the new Ronin? I know Ronin is like this masterless samurai or something, but yeah... I need details! Help me out Wolf!

There's going to be a new Ronin debuting in an arc called "Widow Makers" by McCann & Swierczynski which is a crossover for the Hawkeye & Mockingbird/Black Widow titles. When Ronin was going to first debut before it was revealed to be Echo, a lot of people were guessing it to be Murdock.

Interestingly enough this arc starts right after Shadowland ends. And if DD is going the villain route and at the end of it needs to redeem himself for awhile, he may need a new identity. Here's another hint that was given (btw I posted all this in the Hawkeye and Mockingbird thread ):

"I will give you one hint: If someone's taking out/neutralizing spies all over the place, it would stand to reason that someone, somewhere, wants the world temporarily blind and deaf," the writer teases. "But for what?"

Now aside from the "blind and deaf" part this hint also ruins my theory a bit because this Ronin is also going to be hunting down and killing people. So yeah, it's all just speculation at this point and I know I'm not the only one thinking this, haha.

 

[Drz]

Does this mean Andy will still be on the Daredevil title or?

 

[Nightwing 52]

Pretty sure he will be. There hasn't been anything (so far) on him leaving anytime soon, etc.

 

[Drz]

Good, because i was starting to get worried he didn't have a longterm plan post-Shadowland.

 

[Alastor]

Maybe it'll be Danny Rand again.

 

[Drz]

Bendis' was asked his thoughts on Shadowland, and he promised that fans will dig the conclusion to the event.

 

[Energist]

Huge Shadowland spoiler in October's Moon Knigh tie-in solicitation. Found here, or read below. You've been warned:

Spoiler

SHADOWLAND: MOON KNIGHT #3 (of 3)
Written by GREGG HURWITZ
Pencils by BONG DAZO
Cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
As the gathered heroes continue their assault on Daredevil’s stronghold, Moon Knight is on a quest for the one artifact capable of defeating the Beast, the dark spirit currently controlling Daredevil. Standing in his way is the evil Shadow Knight, Khonshu’s new avatar and he’s determined to beat Moon Knight to the punch. But Moon Knight knows he cannot fail and he’s willing to do anything, even kill, to ensure Shadow Knight’s defeat. Don’t miss the thrilling conclusion to superstar writer GREGG HURWITZ’s modern noir masterpiece!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

Honestly, I'm not surprised, but I never dreamed it would be spoiled this early on in a solicitation.

 

[Energist]

Good, because i was starting to get worried he didn't have a longterm plan post-Shadowland.

I remember Diggle saying in an interview from a while back that once he was finished with something big (presumably Shadowland), he would be taking Matt back into the courtroom for a more grounded storyline.

 

[venom892]

Damn I don't want anything spoiled at all.Now I'm afraid to even look at the October Solicitations.