Nerd in the 'Noke

Daredevil (2015), TV-MA, 13 Episodes - As I sat down to work on this review, it occurred to me that while I've stated on a number of occasions in this space that Daredevil is my favorite comic book character, I don't believe I've ever actually explained why. I suppose there's no better time to share those reasons than now. I was drawn to the character because he's just about as 'real world' as you'll find in the pantheon of comic book super-heroes. Created by Stan Lee and Bill Everett in 1964, Matt Murdock is a blind lawyer whose other senses become heightened when a chemical accident took his sight as a boy. Raised by a washed up boxer, he's a self-made man who has always fought for everything he has. He works the courtrooms by day and uses his heightened senses to impose justice by night in efforts of making his neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen a better place. There's something intriguing about a character whose abilities stem fro...

Daredevil (2015), Netflix, 15 Episodes  - I've mentioned in some of my reviews of Marvel's films in the past that Daredevil is my favorite comic book character.  So as one may expect, I have been extremely excited about this series since it was announced a year ago.  This live action series marks Marvel's efforts in adapting one of their most critically acclaimed characters since they regained the film rights to the property from Fox in early 2013. You may remember that Fox released a Daredevil film back in 2003 starring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner among others.  That film is widely considered as one of the low-points in the ever-improving genre of comic book films.  Oddly enough, that film holds a small and dear place in my heart.  At the time I really enjoyed it.  It piqued my curiosity in the character and led me to explore his comic book history.  In the time since, I have read every issue from Daredevil's fifty year publishing history...