 | Daredevil joins the Avengers |
Daredevil's previous brush with Avengers membership in 1970
The Man Without Fear is finally a member of Marvel Comics biggest superhero team, the Avengers. Joining the ranks of Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk, Thor and that guy who looks like Wolverine but is actually Demolition Man, DD is classically a loner, though many fans knew that Brian Michael Bendis had planned to include Murdock in his New Avengers line up when the comic book rebooted several years ago.
Present on the Raft during the supervillain breakout, Murdock strangely didn't join the team after the initial tussle that brought Wolverine, Spider-Man, Captain America, Spider-Woman and Luke Cage together. Even though a character resembling Daredevil appeared on the cover and promotional material, that wasn't actually Daredevil, it was a new mystery hero named Ronin. Bendis revealed in a USA Today interview that he was waiting for the right time for old horn head to join the ranks of the Avengers and that the clean slate that is on its way via Mark Waid is the perfect opportunity.
Just don't expect Daredevil to have mellowed just because he's an Avenger now. Not only is he is regular old loner self, he's also still got an eye for the ladies.
"Daredevil, particularly — and I'm to fault for this as anybody — is never really involved in any of the big events," Bendis says. "His story line just never lines up with Skrulls or whatever the hell else we're doing. It was nice to get him in line for an Avengers team, but at the same time have him involved in some of this crazy mishegas we've got going on."
During Fear Itself, the New Avengers are dealing with the Worthy's all-out blitzkrieg on New York City, and Daredevil comes to the rescue as Avengers Mansion comes under siege with Jessica Jones and Luke Cage's little baby inside. "That opens his eyes to maybe this is a good place for him to be right now," Bendis says."He needs to rediscover his relationships with the other Marvel characters, and the New Avengers team is filled with a lot of characters he has a lot of history with — some good history and some bad history, and that makes for what we writers call 'awesome drama.'"
Bendis looks forward to writing banter between Daredevil and the likes of Luke Cage and Doctor Strange, whom he has that familiarity with. And then there are the new women in his superhero life.
"Let's not forget that he is one of, if not the, Marvel horndog of all time — no pun intended," Bendis quips. "He does always find a way with the ladies, and we do have a house full of ladies for him to do his extrasensory hitting on that he does. Look forward to some of that!"
The Avengers have been very hit and miss with me, but I have to admit that Bendis' enthusiasm for the title has contributed to its high ranking in sale figures. Bendis' adoration for Daredevil is also evident as his award-winning run is still very worthy of recognition today. Combining these two great successes seems like a no-brainer. But should Daredevil be an Avenger at all?
What do you think?
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