Daredevilled Eggs

The first season of Daredevil was surprisingly satisfying thanks to engaging characters, good to great performances and a richly realized Hell's Kitchen. It looks like the show's second season will feature both Elektra and the Punisher, as well as the return of the Kingpin. Were this a movie I might worry the cast was becoming overcrowded, but with twelve episodes to work with I'm sure the creators will weave a solid web of gritty crime/legal drama.

Now that Marvel Studios has some of the rights to Spider-Man back, I wish they'd arrange for a cameo; Spidey and Daredevil have  fun, tense, almost-friends relationship in the comics, and a shared history with the Punisher. That's probably too much to hope for, though. 

Laws 'n Things

Back in the 70s I was an avid collector of Marvel Two-in-One, the team-up book that paired the Fantastic Four's The Thing with other Marvel superheroes. In this issue Thing teams up with Matt Murdock, blind criminal defence lawyer (and also Daredevil). Jailed for causing tremendous property damage, Thing is at first resigned to his fate, prepared to wait in jail to stand trial despite his ability to break out at any moment...that is, until Matt lets some information slip suggesting Thing was framed. With that all bets are off and Thing uses his super-strength to bust out of prison.

I love Matt's rationalizations. "Technically, Ben is escaping. But he's also innocent - even if it hasn't been proven in a court of law." I imagine failing to alert the authorities about an escape in progress would probably get any lawyer disbarred, even one who represents superheroes.