Daredevil Episode 2: Cut Man

The second episode of Daredevil is titled “Cut Man.” In fighting, a cut man is someone who takes care of a fighter between rounds and after a fight. This works on a few levels for this episode.

Comic Book Classics Revisited: The Avengers (vol. 1) #67

Comic Book Classics Revisited has returned… And so has Ultron! Our Ultron Handbook rolls on as we’ve come to The Avengers #67. In the previous issue, we saw the Vision betray his Avengers brethren and assists in the creation of Ultron-6, now clad in indestructible adamantium!

Agents of SHIELD: Melinda

In an annoying over-all trend on comic book shows of late, a good bit of this week’s episode of Agents of SHIELD is told in flashback. “Melinda” tells about how May earned her nickname of “the Cavalry.” The flashback is set seven years ago.

SHIELD #4

I’m generally not a huge fan of Sue Storm, the Invisible Woman. She’s just never been a favorite character of mine. But I was curious to see how they used her in a solo story in SHIELD 4. I was also amused that the famed member of the Fantastic Four was in issue four, but I don’t know if that was deliberate or not.

Spider-Man 2099 #11

Miguel’s had a rough few issues. He’s been caught up in the Spider-Verse crossover, sent to the future, seen a really nasty version of it, and dealt with the Maestro. You’d think after all that, he’d deserve a break. But, along with spider-powers, Miguel shares a trend for bad luck with Peter Parker, the original Spider-Man.

Agents of SHIELD: Afterlife

There’s a tradition of good SHIELD agents being on the run from bad elements in the organization. It’s happened in the comics a lot, especially with Fury. This was also a good bit of Captain America: The Winter Soldier. That tradition continues here, as Coulson and Hunter are being pursued by Gonzales and his version of SHIELD in “Afterlife,” this week’s episode of Agents of SHIELD. Coulson and Hunter have a very entertaining scene with a used car salesman to open the episode.

Daredevil: Into The Ring

Marvel has been doing a fantastic job of expanding their Cinematic Universe. I was really impressed with the concept of Agents of SHIELD (a bit less so with the execution at times), tying together a tv show with a series of hit movies. So when I heard about the Netflix series coming up, my two reactions were, “Those could be really amazing,” and “Damn, I guess I finally need to get Netflix.” Yeah, I’m the one guy who didn’t have it before.

Comic Book Classics Revisited: The Avengers (vol. 1) #66

Comic Book Classics Revisited continues the Ultron Handbook with the third Ultron story that starts with today’s The Avengers (1963 Series) #66! Previously, we’ve seen Ultron first appearing as the “Crimson Cowl” who gathered together a new Masters of Evil to take down the Avengers. We’ve also seen Ultron try to take out his hated foes by creating an android, later named The Vision, to infiltrate and lead the Avengers to their doom. It wasn’t until the last issue (#58) where we get a backstory of where Ultron came from – he was an experiment gone bad (really bad) for Hank Pym. So, now we’re all caught up. It’s time to jump into the third Ultron story!

Comic Book Classics Revisited: The Avengers (vol. 1) #58

Comic Book Classics Revisited returns with another installment in our “Ultron Handbook” cycle to help prepare you for the upcoming Avengers: Age of Ultron movie. Today, we continue with the second part of the introduction of Ultron’s creation, the Vision. A few questions about the origins of both the Vision and Ultron were posed in the previous issue. Now, it’s time for the answers. Let’s jump in, shall we?

Comic Book Classics Revisited: The Avengers (vol. 1) #57

Behold the Vision! Welcome back to Comic Book Classics Revisited. Today, we hit a landmark in our journey through Ultron’s history. Not only does the villainous robot return to terrorize the Avengers once more, but he brings his creation, the Vision with him! Let’s take a look at The Avengers #57.