Out of the 30, there were four I already had (and two of those were digital copies) so not too bad. And we'll go ahead and blog a recent book I've usually enjoyed, with a guest-star whose figure we got earlier this year: from 2017, Daredevil #23, "Supreme, part 3" Written by Charles Soule, art by Alec Morgan.
This was midway through a pretty intriguing legal argument, and Matt Murdock had already won in the New York supreme court. The question was, should the court allow a masked vigilante--Daredevil, as a matter of fact--to testify as a witness without having to reveal his secret identity? As the title page points out, it could set a precedent to legitimize super heroes' involvement in the legal process. Between that, and Matt being on top and things looking good, it's too bad this is part three of five. But even better for Matt--which is not a sentence you usually see for him--he gets a consult with an old friend and fellow lawyer: Jen Walters. They're both obviously glad to get together, although Matt requests they don't talk about Foggy Nelson; and Jen asks to not get into why she isn't green. (Matt can't see that she's not, but can tell from her voice that she's not She-Hulk'ed up.)
Matt tells Jen Daredevil could be "a one-man wiretap...no warrant required." That seems like it should be a red flag; and Jen also wonders why Matt seems to be pushing this at the expense of the actual case at hand. They are interrupted by Tombstone, who is not impressed by lawyers, but also hadn't been advised that She-Hulk was going to be there. He also wasn't expecting this new, grey, really goddamn angry She-Hulk. Unable to change into Daredevil, and forced to maintain his secret identity, Matt manages to talk her out of caving Tombstone's skull in. After a seemingly painful transformation, Jen laments that she's probably 86'd for life from the lawyer bar, and tells Matt "just because you can do something doesn't always mean you should."
I need to find the rest of this, although I'd be really, really, really surprised if Matt wins through on this one. I know I have another Daredevil issue in the mail right now, but I don't think it's after this one. Still, while I have more comics coming, I think I need more, right?
They're going back to that argument are they? I personally feel that sort of thing would work better in the DCU, or at the very least back in the 50's and 60's, before DC became "socially and politically aware" in the 70's, where it would've been put into question.
ReplyDeleteI don't see it becoming a thing due to the risk of imposters and impersonators like Chameleon or Mystique taking advantage of the whole thing, but it's fun to think about and wonder about all the checks and balances and procedures that would require that sort of thing to legally function.