Love it or hate it, the black bandana costume inspired by Miller's The Man Without Fear is back. It's something of an odd move, given how Netflix managed to really nail Daredevil's red costume in Season 2 and in The Defenders, but it's possible this is meant to symbolise Matt's 'glutton for punishment' attitude, brought on either by Fisk himself, or potentially the climax of The Defenders' series finale.
Unfortunately, it's hard to shake the feeling that this is something of a step backwards. Daredevil, Jessica Jones and Luke Cage have all boasted comics-accurate looks (albeit in civilian gear, when it comes to the latter two), but since the introduction of Iron Fist it feels as though Marvel TV are dialling down their commitment to flashy superhero wardrobes; Danny Rand is almost always in civvies, and now DD has regressed to a look that was only introduced so as to make the red suit's introduction a momentous event.
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There's still a chance that he could change looks once again (the black and red design from Charles Soule and Rob Garney's Daredevil featured above finds a nice middle ground), but for now, Matt's back in black fatigues, and it pales in comparison to the looks he's had before.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
