Despite being a big fan of Daredevil: The Man Without Fear, it’s been some time since I was last up to speed with his adventures. With recent developments in the title piquing my curiosity I’ve decided to start at the beginning of writer Chip Zdarsky’s run. However, that is a direct follow on from previous … Read more
When it comes to big names in comic books, there are few bigger than Jim Lee. A Korean-American comic book artist, writer, editor, and publisher, Jim Lee rose to prominence in the late 1980s and early 1990s while working for Marvel Comics, most notably on 1991’s record-shattering X-Men #1. With the X-Men dominating the racks, … Read more
From superhero books to newspaper strips to manga, reading comics is a fun and rewarding hobby that people of all ages can enjoy. Yet given how long comic book icons such as Spider-Man and Batman have been around, it can be intimidating to try and dive into a series if you don’t know where to … Read more
A long time ago – the mid ‘90s, to be precise – there was a controversial Spider-Man story called the Clone Saga. This multi-year epic re-introduced a perfect clone of Spider-Man, one who hadn’t been seen since his first appearance way back in 1975, which added a whole new level to the chaos going on … Read more
First introduced by Stan Lee and Bill Everett in 1964, Matt Murdock – AKA Daredevil, “the man without fear” – started out as your run-of-the-mill 1960s smart alec hero. Despite being a blind lawyer (a typically simple yet brilliant Stan Lee concept – justice is blind, y’see?), Daredevil lacked a reason for being. As the … Read more