As a child, Matt Murdock was blinded by radioactive waste while saving a stranger. In turn his other senses were heightened to superhuman sharpness, and he gained a form of "radar sense". By day he is a successful trial lawyer, but by night he guards Hell's Kitchen as Daredevil.
It's hard to think of Daredevil as not being blind since it's kind of what makes him who he is, but what do you think? Would he be as cool if he could see? And what do you think it would be like if he could see? Would he lose his powers/super senses?
@daredevil21134: same here. It feels like Marvel know it too; every so often they have to remind you of it, like this moment:
I think although it's a huge part of him, they do really well (most of the time) to not make it just a gimmick. There's so much more to DareDevil than "the blind superhero".
@ZEELLO: have you actually read any daredevil runs? If you've been put off by his disability, you really need to give the book a go. I'm pretty sure the fact that he's blind will be the last thing on your mind.
@daredevil21134: same here. It feels like Marvel know it too; every so often they have to remind you of it, like this moment:
I think although it's a huge part of him, they do really well (most of the time) to not make it just a gimmick. There's so much more to DareDevil than "the blind superhero".
It's hard to think of Daredevil as not being blind since it's kind of what makes him who he is, but what do you think? Would he be as cool if he could see? And what do you think it would be like if he could see? Would he lose his powers/super senses?
Hell no. The whole point of the character is to prove the guy is blind and can still kick ass. Which makes him BAWS.
@ZEELLO: Both Frank Millers and Bendis run are both great. A good place to start is The Man Without Fear, you can find it as a trade, however it is maybe not the book for you since it is a origin story it deal with his blindness.. Maybe Born again or the first Bendis TPB (there are 3 volumes) is are better choice for you.
As long as he had his enhanced sense I don't see why not. Being blind just makes him more interesting, but he would still be interesting if he could see, just not as much so.
He would still be cool but he would lose a little something. His blindness is something I find interesting about the character. His sense wouldn't have the same impact as far as interest if he could see, unless they gave him some type of ability involving sight, like X-Ray vision or something.
@ZEELLO: Like Tupiaz said, Miller and Bendis stuff is great. My personal favorite single issue, if you're wanting something with little continuity to worry about, is Daredevil #191. Where DD is sat at Bullseye's hospital bed forcing him to play an involuntary game of russian roulette with him...you soon realise his blindness is the least of his problems lol
Not really. I like the fact that Daredevil is blind because it's rare that you see any superheroes with disabilities in comics and Daredevil is a rare superhero who has a disability that works to his advantage.
If he wasn't blind he'd just be yet another ninja in the endless ranks of them.
If you put in the retrocon yes. I think it is more possible Stan had given him X-Ray vision or something like that since the ninja mythos in Daredevil came much later when Frank Miller took over.
@Manbehindthewires said:
@ZEELLO: Like Tupiaz said, Miller and Bendis stuff is great. My personal favorite single issue, if you're wanting something with little continuity to worry about, is Daredevil #191. Where DD is sat at Bullseye's hospital bed forcing him to play an involuntary game of russian roulette with him...you soon realise his blindness is the least of his problems lol
Brilliant issue. I also like the filler issue 219 by Frank Miller when Daredevil doesn't appear in the story at all. A person that looks like Matt is solving crime/corruption in a little town in New Jersey. I have written a blog about it, you can read it here: http://www.comicvine.com/myvine/tupiaz/daredevil-issue-219-and-the-daredevil-mythos/87-85991/ Also 265 comes to mind. interesting issue taking advantage of The fall of the mutants story (Now when the two paperback trades will be released i think i will give it a go).
@tupiaz: are you following DD:End of Days at the moment? DareDevil only appears in it once (which is when he's killed) and the rest of the plot has been entirely Ulrich! Again some of the best DD I've ever read and he doesn't even need to be there, let alone blind!
@tupiaz: are you following DD:End of Days at the moment? DareDevil only appears in it once (which is when he's killed) and the rest of the plot has been entirely Ulrich! Again some of the best DD I've ever read and he doesn't even need to be there, let alone blind!
As I'm a trader I wait for the trade. The story though seems to be pretty interesting and then it is like an all time best Daredevil team (sadly without Frank Miller). I'm pretty sure I will buy this trade on release.
@chalkshark: It reminds me of this blog by Christine http://www.theothermurdockpapers.com/2012/03/sometimes-in-my-dreams-i-can-see/ She has a lot of nteresting blogs about Daredevil. One of several fan sites for daredevil worth checking out.
I love the fact that while blind he can still 'see' better than just about anyone with his radar sense. I'd say his other hightened senses make him far from handicapped. Aftr reading a lot of Bendis and Brubakers run, he has become one of my favorite characters. Once you read the stories, you see his afflictions are far worse than no sight. It's kinda why I am enjoying Waids run because it is nice to see him happy after the years of abuse he has endured
Of all the superheroes in comics, Daredevil is the one I would least want to trade places with. I'd rather be my regular human self and be able to see than have even Martian Manhunter or Dr. Manhattan's powers and be blind, and Matt Murdock is nowhere near either of their levels. It's for that reason that I've never liked the character and would prefer for his sight to be permanently restored (or better yet, enhanced like his other abilities).
Heroes with other disabilities I have no problem reading. Xavier is my second favorite superhero after Superman, and I read comics with women in them all the time.
Eh, DD might lose something if he gained his sight. I mean, it's a part of the character that I don't think should be changed. I can't think of a specific reason, but I don't think DD would feel the same if he could see. *shrug* @RideASpaceCowboy said:
Heroes with other disabilities I have no problem reading. Xavier is my second favorite superhero after Superman, and I read comics with women in them all the time.
Oh man, I really hope that you just worded this really badly.
Daredevil without his blindness is like Wolverine with out Adamantium or Ironman without the suit. It's a core part of his character. Not just for his superhero moments but for the emotional parts of Matt s life too.
It's for that reason that I've never liked the character and would prefer for his sight to be permanently restored (or better yet, enhanced like his other abilities).
Some ideas for how his sight and other senses could be enhanced are outlined on my post in the Create Yourself as a Superhero thread. I chose this power set for myself because I already have supervision (20/10, twice as good as perfect vision for a regular human) in real life, and it seemed like a natural evolution for how my powers would continue to manifest (though how laser vision surgery would grant me Superb Hearing or Superb Kinesthetic Proprioception would take quite a bit of sci-fi gibberish coming from a highly talented writer). Below are the powers I think would work as well for Daredevil if his sight were cured.
Superb Optics: Ability to see the entire electromagnetic spectrum, as far as the Hubble Space Telescope, and objects mere nanometers in size.
Superb Hearing: Ability to hear sound of any frequency and visualize the noise to perform echolocation.
Superb Electroreception: Ability to sense electrical fields
Superb Magnetoreception: Ability to sense magnetic fields
He would still be cool but he would lose a little something. His blindness is something I find interesting about the character. His sense wouldn't have the same impact as far as interest if he could see, unless they gave him some type of ability involving sight, like X-Ray vision or something.
Daredevil would be lame if he could see. I don't understand why people keep wanting to heal characters with disabilities. If Professor X, Barbara Gordon, and the Chief are immobilized, keep them that way. Same thing with mute Cassie Cain. It makes them unique and interesting.
Daredevil would be lame if he could see. I don't understand why people keep wanting to heal characters with disabilities. If Professor X, Barbara Gordon, and the Chief are immobilized, keep them that way. Same thing with mute Cassie Cain. It makes them unique and interesting.
Well I think with Babs, she got paralyzed after everyone already knew her as Batgirl. Charles was paralyzed the very first time we see him in comics and Cassie I believe was mute because of the events of her childhood so I can understand people wanting Babs to walk and be Batgirl again. It took me a very long time to accept her as Oracle. In fact it wasn't until Batman: Battle for the Cowl that I started to prefer that over her ever walking or being Batgirl again. Daredevil wasn't born without sight but he was blind before he became Daredevil. I'd rather him remain blind.
There have been stories, throughout his long publishing history, where Daredevil's sight was, briefly, restored. The last one I remember was this one.
He could also see in the very last arc of the Vol.1, "Flying Blind".
I believe in a story with Moondragon his sight was briefly restored as well
What issue was that?
@RideASpaceCowboy said:
@RideASpaceCowboy said:
It's for that reason that I've never liked the character and would prefer for his sight to be permanently restored (or better yet, enhanced like his other abilities).
Some ideas for how his sight and other senses could be enhanced are outlined on my post in the Create Yourself as a Superhero thread. I chose this power set for myself because I already have supervision (20/10, twice as good as perfect vision for a regular human) in real life, and it seemed like a natural evolution for how my powers would continue to manifest (though how laser vision surgery would grant me Superb Hearing or Superb Kinesthetic Proprioception would take quite a bit of sci-fi gibberish coming from a highly talented writer). Below are the powers I think would work as well for Daredevil if his sight were cured.
Superb Optics: Ability to see the entire electromagnetic spectrum, as far as the Hubble Space Telescope, and objects mere nanometers in size.
Superb Hearing: Ability to hear sound of any frequency and visualize the noise to perform echolocation.
Superb Electroreception: Ability to sense electrical fields
Superb Magnetoreception: Ability to sense magnetic fields
Daredevil can already sense the magnetic north pole it is touch upon in a early issue of daredevil. I think issue 9. Daredevil has an echolocation and this is heavy connected to his radar sense. Under water it works like SONAR (i believe this was touch upon in a Frank Miller issue, But not sure). Net time do more research before you demand change. It seems like you don't know DD that well as a character.
@knighthood said:
Daredevil would be lame if he could see. I don't understand why people keep wanting to heal characters with disabilities. If Professor X, Barbara Gordon, and the Chief are immobilized, keep them that way. Same thing with mute Cassie Cain. It makes them unique and interesting.
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