Marvel Vs. DC - Daredevil, Hawkgirl and Superhero Fight Club

April 2015

By Ken Parker

Daredevil enters the battle swinging – Marvel's Daredevil was released on Netflix on Friday April 10 and I have to say – what a shame. What a shame that this show is not on a prime network. I managed to catch the first episode and it is excellent. Taking place in the same Avengers Universe, Daredevil manages to remind us that it is part of that same universe in a very subtle way. There is no name dropping in this series. The main characters don't know the Avengers. This small scope series centers on Matt Murdock, who is taking justice in his own hands as Daredevil. He is a well trained fighter who happens to be blind but has heightened senses.

The opening episode has a great story and pace with incredible visuals (I love the color scheme). This series, all 13 episodes are available on Netflix now, from what I can tell, is as good as any of the other Marvel series and that is excellent.

X-Men: Days of Future Past Cast Shapes Up

The cast for the next X-Men movie, which features a story about X-Men from the past meeting X-Men from the present (Days of Future Past) is growing to include many more characters from both time periods.  Anna Paquin (Rogue), Ellen Page (Kitty Pride) and Shawn Rashmore (Iceman) are joining Hugh Jackman (Wolverine), Ian McKellen (Magneto), and Patrick Stewart (Professor X) in reprising their roles for this temporal crossover story that sounds like it will be very crowded and potentially story hurting (IMHO).