Daredevil
Warning ! spoiler ahead forDaredevil # 1 !
With his Modern series , Daredevilcould become Marvel ’s very ownConstantine . With the recent reveal of a mysterious " Guardian Angel " shadowing him , Matt Murdock is in the perfect position for a dip into the paranormal .
In DC Comics , John Constantine is a detective who deal rigorously in occult arts personal matters . He may not look like muchstanding next to the Justice League , but his retiring visual aspect belies an immense wellspring of mystical power , which is bolstered by access to a litany of artifacts and a studied storage of ritual spells . His adventures see him queer paths with deity from many cultures , including DC ’s version of Lucifer and the Abrahamic God . Daredevil shares an obvious connectedness with both of these soma , but Marvel has never seemed concerned in fall a chapeau on them — until now .
Daredevil#1 by Chip Zdarsky and Marco Checchetto picks up on theaftermath of theDevil ’s Reigneventand Hornhead has never been in a more unsealed place . After using his twin comrade ’s remains to fake his own decease , Matt has settle to plunk fully into his identity as hothead and split the duties of defending Hell ’s Kitchen with Elektra . But the concluding pages of this progeny precede a cryptic figure who , by his own admission , has been follow and protecting Matt for many years . A military man Matt knew in law schoolhouse as Robert Goldman reveals himself to in fact be a golden - hued holy man , whose revelation is so lucent that it briefly restore Matthew ’s sight . Just as quickly as he look , however , he fly , leave reader on a twit cliffhanger .
Given Murdock ’s perpetually inadequate destiny , this could all wind up being a trick . But it would open up so many fascinating possibilities if it ’s legit . First of all , Daredevil has been sharing supervising of Manhattan with about a hundred other hero . The entire lead up toDevil ’s Reignwas founded on his overwhelming impression of impotence and doubt about whether he was really making a positive difference in the engagement against unjustness . If there are diminishing returns on Daredevil as street - grade champion both in - universe and from an consultation perspective , could it be time for a more observational approach to the character ? " Daredevil : Demon Slayer " is n’t such a radical construct when you consider thathe ’s already fought Mephisto before .
Another commonality between Murdock and Constantine is their shared humanism . No matter how they handle themselves , they will proceed to amaze up for the innocent against the threat no one else can handle . The appearance of this backer could herald Matt ’s reconnection with his spiritual source and reorient his perspective on what kinds of battles really matter . With Doctor Strange ’s responsibilities growing multidimensional in scale andGhost Rider screen out a personal blood feud , there may be principalities that yet need wrestling . If there ’s any hoagy who ’s qualified to become the Marvel Universe’sConstantine , it’sDaredevil .
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temerarious # 1is uncommitted now from Marvel Comics .
