Comics Over Time

Murdock and Marvel: 2002 Part 1

Episode 62 - Murdock and Marvel: 2002 Part 1
The world was a dangerous and frightening place, and America was trying to come to terms with how to move forward, both internally and on the world stage.  And comics showed a lot of that anxiety.  But even so, 2002 was a big year for all involved in the comics world, as sales of actual honest to goodness comic books actually rose 10% this year to 230 Million dollars, the first time that the industry had seen that occur since 1993, when comic sales had peaked at around 850 Million.  And even as traffic in stores was increasing, Hollywood was starting to understand how to make comic properties work on the screen, both small and large.   
Preshow 
The Year in Comics 
Notable and Newsworthy
Sales & Industry Information
Beginnings & Endings
Eisner Awards
Dan's Favorite
The Year in Marvel
TOTAL SERIES: 219TOTAL NEW SERIES: 167 TOTAL ENDING SERIES: 149THIS YEAR'S EVENT(S): Infinity Abyss.  BEST SELLING COMICS: Ultimates #1 was the best selling book of the year.  X-Men and Spider-Man books also did well
Events & Happenings
New Titles (Ongoing and Limited)
New Characters
Series Ending
Who's in the Bullpen/Passings
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Jason Aaron
Dan's Favorite
 
Next week: 2002 Part 2 - The year in Daredevil 
 
Questions or comments
We'd love to hear from you!  Email us at questions@comicsovertime.com or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime.
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THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING CREATORS AND RESOURCES 
Music: Our theme music is by the very talented Lesfm.  You can find more about them and their music at https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/. 
The Grand Comics Database: Dan uses custom queries against a downloadable copy of the GCD to construct his publisher, title and creator charts. 
Comichron: Our source for comic book sales data. 
Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History 
DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_based_on_English-language_comics 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Marvel_Comics_superhero_debuts 
https://comicbookreadingorders.com/marvel/event-timeline/ 
https://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards/past-recipients/past-recipients-1990s/ 

Daredevil Born Again Episode 9

Episode 61 - Daredevil Born Again Episode 9
Welcome to a special edition of the Comics Over Time podcast. We'll be discussing Daredevil Born Again episode 9 that was released on Disney+ on April 15th. 
Initial Thoughts
1:00 Recap and Blurbs 
Episode 9: Straight to Hell (9.2 rating on IMDB) 
The Disney+ blurp: Mayor Fisk becomes Mayor Kingpin, and Daredevil is unleashed as chaos takes over the city.
Dan’s Non-Wikipedia, Non-AI Recap
Discussion Topics
Frank is back!!
Violence is visceral, and not idealized
Hard to watch sometimes, because of current real-world parallels
Fisk is a monster corrupting everything around him
Many dual scene moments
Safer Streets Initiative
We need an army
No Foggy Nelson revival
Big Question:
Was it worth the wait?
Next Week:
The year in comics - 2002
Questions or comments
We'd love to hear from you!  Email us at questions@comicsovertime.com or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime.

Daredevil Born Again Episode 8

Episode 60 - Daredevil Born Again Episode 8
Welcome to a special edition of the Comics Over Time podcast. We'll be discussing Daredevil Born Again episode 8 that was released on Disney+ on April 8th. 
Initial Thoughts
1:00 Recap and Blurbs 
Episode 8: Isle of Joy (9.2 rating on IMDB) 
The Disney+ blurp: At his inaugural Black and White Ball, Mayor Fisk tightens his grip on New York City.
Dan’s Non-Wikipedia, Non-AI Recap
Discussion Topics
Double Agent BB Urich
Empathize with Dex?
Fisk and Vanessa
Use of Color - Blue, Red and White
What good men do
Big Question:
Is Daredevil a good guy this week? 
Next Week:
Daredevil Born Again Episode 9 - Season Finale
Releases on Disney+ on April 15th
Podcast Release on Friday, April 18th
Questions or comments
We'd love to hear from you!  Email us at questions@comicsovertime.com or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime.

Daredevil Born Again Episode 7

Episode 59 - Daredevil Born Again Episode 7
Welcome to a special edition of the Comics Over Time podcast. We'll be discussing Daredevil Born Again episode 7 that was released on Disney+ on April 1st. 
Initial Thoughts
1:00 Recap and Blurbs 
Episode 7: With Interest (8.2 rating on IMDB) 
The Disney+ blurp: Daredevil is back and races Fisk to stop Muse from killing again.
Dan’s Non-Wikipedia, Non-AI Recap
Discussion Topics
So many lies. "All feels fake."
Fight Choreography
The "Thin Dark Line"
Did Vanessa betray Luca or try to betray Wilson?
The Powers Act next? 
David Mack art
Big Question:
Are we already done with Muse?  And if so, what was the point? 
Next Week:
Daredevil Born Again Episode 8 
Releases on Disney+ on April 8th
Podcast Release on Friday, April 11th
Questions or comments
We'd love to hear from you!  Email us at questions@comicsovertime.com or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime.

Daredevil Born Again Episodes 5 and 6

Episode 58 - Daredevil Born Again Episodes 5 and 6
Welcome to a special edition of the Comics Over Time podcast. We'll be discussing Daredevil Born Again episodes 5 and 6 that were released on Disney+ on March 25th. 
Initial Thoughts
1:00 Recap and Blurbs 
Episode 5: With Interest (8.3 rating on IMDB) 
The Disney+ blurp: A day in the life of Matt Murdock gets intense, forcing him to team up with a familiar face.
Episode 2: Excessive Force (9.0 rating on IMDB) 
The Disney+ blurp: When a serial killer terrorizes the streets of New York, the city needs a savior.
Dan’s Non-Wikipedia, Non-AI Recap
Discussion Topics
Yusuf and a Bank Heist
Bottle Episode
Matt Murdock, lawyer who does everything
D'Onofrio is on his game
Returning to their nature
Next Week:
Daredevil Born Again Episode 7 
Releases on Disney+ on April 1st
Podcast Release on Friday, April 4th
Questions or comments
We'd love to hear from you!  Email us at questions@comicsovertime.com or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime.

Daredevil Born Again Episode 3

Episode 56 - Daredevil Born Again Episode 3
Welcome to a special edition of the Comics Over Time podcast. We'll be discussing Daredevil Born Again episodes 3 that were released on Disney+ on March11th. 
Initial Thoughts
1:00 Recap and Blurbs 
Episode 3: The Hollow of His Hand (8.8 rating on IMDB) 
The Disney+ blurp: The trial of Hector Ayala begins. Fisk’s old business associates seek to claim his vacant mantle.
Dan’s Non-Wikipedia, Non-AI Recap 
Discussion Topics
Matt the Lawyer
The Big Swing
The Police Punisher Cult
The White Tiger, Vigilantism and Community Power
The Corruption of Vanessa Marianna-Fisk
Punisherment 
Big Question: 
What were the changes?  Did Episode One Even Matter?
Next Week:
Daredevil Born Again Episode 4 
Releases on Disney+ on March 18th
Podcast Release on Friday, March 21th
Questions or comments
We'd love to hear from you!  Email us at questions@comicsovertime.com or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime.

Daredevil Born Again Episodes 1 and 2

Episode 55 - Daredevil Born Again Episodes 1 and 2
Welcome to a special edition of the Comics Over Time podcast. We'll be discussing Daredevil Born Again episodes 1 and 2 that were released on Disney+ on March 4th. 
Initial Thoughts
Daredevil Recap from IGN: https://youtu.be/afubQp0VeKc?si=YwvKjyTyFHx0Lhau
1:00 Recap and Blurbs 
Episode 1: Heaven’s Half Hour (8.8 rating on IMDB) 
The Disney+ blurp: Matt Murdock gives up the mask. Wilson Fisk has his sights set to new heights. 
Episode 2: Optics (8.7 rating on IMDB) 
The Disney+ blurp: Matt Murdock gets a new client who’s more than he claims to be. Fisk learns the power of optics.  
Discussion Topics
Disjointed From Season 3
New Support System
Fights look Different
A Line was Cross - Violence
Music Choices
Devil's Reign - Mayor Kingpin
Disney+ with Ads
White Tiger Story and Memoriam
Daredevil even out of Costume 
Next Week:
Daredevil Born Again Episode 3 
Releases on Disney+ on March 11th
Podcast Release on Friday, March 14th
Questions or comments
We'd love to hear from you!  Email us at questions@comicsovertime.com or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime.

Murdock and Marvel: 2001 Part 2

Episode 54 - Murdock and Marvel: 2001 Part 2
The year 2001 has a dark shadow over it, and there are elements of this year that are pretty rough, because as the year closed comic books were trying to make sense of and deal with 9/11 just like the rest of America.  But the start of the year brought a lot of great entertainment and for the first time in years sales held steady (mostly)  
This is part 2 of the podcast. that will feature the year in Daredevil, the Spotlight story and the Takeaway for 2001.
 
The Year in Daredevil 
Appearances:  Daredevil #14-26, Daredevil / Spider-Man #1-4, Daredevil: Yellow #1-5, Daredevil: Ninja #2-3, Marvel Knights #7-9 and #11-15, Black Widow #2-3, Spider-Man and Mysterio #1-3, X-Men #109, Big Town #4, Deadpool #52, Black Panther #31, Elektra #1, Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #7-8, 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time #1 and 4, Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil #2 and Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor #3. 
Writing: David Mack (#14-15), Brian Michael Bendis (#16-19 and #26) Bob Gale (#20-25) 
Pencils: Joe Quesada and David Ross (#14), Ross (#15 and #23-25), David Mack (#16-19), Phil Winslade (#20-22), Alex Maleev (#26) 
Inks: Mark Morales (#14-15) David Mack and Morales (#15) Mack and Pond Scum (#17) Mack (#18-19), James Hodgkins (#20-22), Hodgkins and Mark Pennington (#23), Pennington (#24-25), Alex Maleev (#26) 
After the wrap-up of the Parts of a hole storyline that included a trail of Kingpin before he’s eventually blinded by Maya Lopez aka Echo, we get our first story from Brian Michael Bendis with David Mack moving over to art. The 4-book story, Titled Wake Up, is a fantastically told and beautifully brought to page by the creative team. It doesn’t really have any action and is really only loosely about Daredevil. Interesting, right? This is, without a doubt, worth spotlighting this week – so we’ll talk more about it then. 
The other main story we get this year is called Playing to the Camera in which Daredevil is sued by rich philanthropist Samuel Griggs and wants to retain Nelson and Murdock (specifically Matt Murdock) as his lawyer. Matt reluctantly agrees as he knows he wasn’t involved with destroying the man’s greenhouse and plants and wants to figure out who’s behind it. As Daredevil, he hires a lawyer and they have their days in court surrounded by a media circus.  
The trial ends with 3 daredevils in the courtroom - Murdock as himself holding a video tape of himself as Daredevil earlier that morning, Peter Parker in a Daredevil costume with the defense attorney and a third Daredevil who crashes a window, admits to the property damage, offers the $50k needed to fix it and then reveals his true identity as Terrance Hillman. Confused? So is Murdock and Nelson. Apparently, Hillman decided on his own to dress up as Daredevil and crash the courtroom. He then used the reveal and announced retirement to swing fame and fortune (and help out the real Daredevil). We also learn that Hillman didn’t destroy the property either and that the Ringmaster was behind everything. He was testing his ability to implant false memories in people.  
One interesting side note about the first issue of the Playing with Camera storyline. A second story appears in the issue “My Brother’s Keeper” written by Stan Lee and Kevin Hall with art by Gene Colan. In the short story, we see Daredevil and Spider-Man during a night out. 
We did get one more book in December from Brian Michael Bendis but we’ll save that for next year’s discussion. 
Finally In Daredevil: Yellow we get a 6-book story in which Matt is writing letters to the late Karen Page about the early days of Daredevil and the Nelson and Murdock law firm as a way to find forgiveness for everything that happened between them. The story, by Jeph Loeb, artist Tim Sale and colors by Matt Hollingsworth, is another retailing of the first handful of issues from Daredevil volume 1 that ends with the Purple Man story and Matt finding the forgiveness he needs.   
This Week's Spotlight: Daredevil volume 2 #16 May 2001 - #19 August 2001 “Wake Up”
Recap
Why We Picked This Story
Daredevil Rapid Fire Questions
The Takeaway
Writers are the key.
Questions or comments
We'd love to hear from you!  Email us at questions@comicsovertime.com or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime.
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THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING CREATORS AND RESOURCES 
Music: Our theme music is by the very talented Lesfm.  You can find more about them and their music at https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/. 
The Grand Comics Database: Dan uses custom queries against a downloadable copy of the GCD to construct his publisher, title and creator charts. 
Comichron: Our source for comic book sales data. 
Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History 
DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_based_on_English-language_comics 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Marvel_Comics_superhero_debuts 
https://comicbookreadingorders.com/marvel/event-timeline/ 
https://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards/past-recipients/past-recipients-1990s/