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Talking Comics Podcast: Issue #748: Daredevil Born Again, Again

April 8, 2026·2 hr 18 min·5 clips

Kaelin argues Marvel is in a creative nadir while DC's Absolute line sells like 90s comics.

The room opens already mid-bit. Radioactive bugs, gamma rays, Hall of Justice narration, and name-tag chaos get everyone warmed up before anyone even tries to behave. Nobody keeps that up for long. A quick Super Mario Bros. Galaxy movie detour turns into a small review fight, with reactions sitting somewhere between fine and hollow fun. Then the guest arrives and joins the mess. The Daredevil talk gets sharper once Matt Murdock becomes the hinge between comic-book fantasy and real-world unease. That tension gives the episode its best material. The panel likes watching the show deal with a vigilante who wants justice but is still tied to law, process, and civic responsibility. Kirsten McDuffie matters there. Her pushback in the kangaroo court scene gives the argument a grounded counterweight, even as Matt and Karen Page lean toward rougher instincts. Karen comes across as pressure, not purity. The discussion is not just about whether Daredevil looks cool doing dangerous things. It is about whether the story remembers why those choices should feel morally heavy. BB gets a harder read. One speaker calls her the weakest character, while still giving her some room because the season around her has improved. The generous version is media critique. Her access-driven propaganda work and the way it pokes at Kingpin's approach could say something about journalists getting too close to power. The issue is the follow-through. The panel can see what the character is supposed to do, but the writing seems to flatten before it makes the point land. The ending widens into comics industry irritation. Wonder Man becomes the example of a book that feels timed around a hot character instead of making its own case. Kamala Khan comes up as the contrast. The complaint is not anti-adaptation. It is frustration with thin source material, and with the choice to chase that instead of finishing stronger arcs already on the table.

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A brisk comics roundtable that turns Daredevil into a fight about law, power, and media.

Talking Comics episode 748 starts with loose banter and a few pop culture detours, then settles into its best stretch: a long look at Daredevil: Born Again and the pull between Matt Murdock the lawyer and Matt Murdock the vigilante.

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Press play for a Daredevil: Born Again debate that leaves room for movie jokes and guest chemistry.

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