Comments | trempnvt: Daredevil

trempnvt

Daredevil

Dec 01, 2009 12:04

I need more people on my friends list who read comic books. Does anyone secretly read them or want to start?

I just got into Daredevil (volume 2), and I can't think of any comic book I've ever liked better.

( Not everything under the cut is a spoiler, but just to be safe. )

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trempnvt December 5 2009, 18:42:12 UTC

I haven't, but I heard it's really bleak/depressing and that there are no good female characters. Do you want to try to convince me to read it though?

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trempnvt December 6 2009, 06:51:54 UTC

I thought they stole everything in Heroes from X-Men?

So if you own it, maybe I'll borrow it from you next time I see you (which is I don't know when)? Meanwhile, I'm going to buy some Daredevil trade paperbacks, so you can borrow from me if you want.

prozacpark January 17 2010, 08:32:25 UTC

It's unfortunate that you got into comics just when Marvel finally alienated me with its racism and sexism.

For "Black Widow," check out her MAX imprint series' first collection, "The Things They Say About Her." It's a bit darker than regular Marvel, but I remember loving it. I should reread.

Who's the writer on the volume you read? So it's easier to locate, in case I want to check it out.

Also! Did I already get you to read "Alias?" I forget.

This is the most belated comment ever, but I fell so behind on LJing during Yuletide woe.

trempnvt January 17 2010, 15:32:08 UTC

What specifically made you drop Marvel? I tried to get into DC via both Huntress stuff and early Birds of Prey, but I couldn't really get into the stories, even though I liked the characters...

I ordered a Black Widow trade paperback which I should be getting in a few weeks--I think that one was it.

Bendis wrote most of Daredevil v2, then Ed Brubaker, and now it's Andy Diggle. I think Bendis is supposed to be like Joss in that his early work is really great and then it ends up being just more of the same and you get sick of it. But I still read New Avengers, which he writes, because I like most of the characters in it.

I read Alias a while ago, and I really liked it. I think Jessica's supposed to be getting back into the superhero business soon...not sure how I feel about that.

prozacpark January 17 2010, 19:52:17 UTC

Marvel editor in chief has told us in so many different ways that Marvel is all about white men and we really shouldn't expect them to do well by minorities and women. Because they apparently don't read comics. Sigh. Also, a woman complained about sexism in some comic, and he was all, "If you think we're sexist, why do you read?" *headdesk* There's been a lot of stuff in recent years, and I'm just a bit wary of Marvel these days ( ... )