This year marks the first time that I (and The Website of Doom) has had a presence at London Toy Fair so here’s my thoughts on the event!

JJ and his amazing friend Elizabeth thought they would get into some politics, but sometimes things get in the way. This time those things are Bruce Springsteen, Luke Cage, and Hannibal Lecter. So, thanks to those fancy folk, you are spared yet another political diatribe. You are welcome.

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We know they’re leading to a Defenders series but with no Heroes for Hire planned right now this could be our only dose of Luke Cage being the star of the show. Netflix have shown in the past though that if one of their products is a hit, they’ll commission more straight away so with some future happiness on the line, lets hope this lives up to the hype.

– Tantrums and Tiaras

Looks like we’re going to delve into some of Luke’s backstory. It’s very awesome to see him in the 70s comic’s inspired get up of tiara and bracelets. Sure, they’re not the real deal and just a nod but it’s cool anyway.

– Kingpin… Kinda

The main bad-guy in the trailer is a character not many would be familiar with, Cornell Stokes. Or, as any comic historians will tell you, Cornell Cottonmouth. He’s a pretty standard crime-lord but the show looks to elevate his status quite a bit.

– Hardly an Iron Fist

Luke Cage is cool. He always was, always will be. Part of it is his laid-back demeanour. His tough guy exterior. But mostly it’s is face when idiots try to hit him and he just wishes they made better life decisions.

-One Knight In Heaven

Blink and you’ll miss her but it’s Misty fiddle-faddle Knight y’all!

Please give us a Heroes For Hire show. PLEASE give us a Heroes For Hire show…

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Overall: Netflix so far have made three excellent Marvel series. That record doesn’t look to be in danger as Luke Cage, to my mind, is shaping up to be the best one yet. Roll on September!

Expect to see a number of future TMBs from us here on DOOM concerning Marvel and Netflix because they’re also making an Iron Fist series, a Luke Cage series, and a Jessica Jones series (currently in production featuring Krysten Ritter, David Tennant, and Carrie-Anne Moss). All this wonderfulness will culminate in a cross-over series called The Defenders which will feature all of them together.

I’m excited. Netflix have a great history with their shows, as do Marvel now too. Daredevil and the three other proposed Defenders are some of my favourite characters. But, as we all know these things can fall apart very easily so lets take a look at the first trailer, released earlier today.

– All The Best Shows Have a Murdock

Here is our hero, played by Charlie Cox (you may remember him from Stardust and Boardwalk Empire). I like that they’re showing scars and bruises. Daredevil is a street-level hero, he doesn’t have millions of dollars or SHIELD backing him up. He gets hurt and has to go home to his apartment.

– The Sound of Silence

Daredevil’s power is an unusual one, in the sense that he is blind but has super hearing. It’s something people have always struggled to interpret in a visual medium resulting in some fascinating effects and art. This short shot gives us an impression of how they’re going to adapt it for this show.

– Hail To The King, Baby

The Kingpin Wilson Fisk is being played by Vincent D’Onofrio. I like that they just teased him here. Big fans will know instantly who and what the bald head means but the average punter would be a bit baffled, leaving an opportunity for some twists and turns in the show.

– New York Ninja

There are a couple of moments in this trailer that remind me of the good parts of the Daredevil film. The edgier, scarier parts. I always liked the moment when Affleck’s Daredevil scared a small child. He’s an intense character and this Netflix show looks like it’s going to work with that well.

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Overall: This looks good, and it looks to be a change of pace from what ABC is doing with their Marvel shows so it’ll be positive to have another style of product from The House of Ideas. It even pleases me that the title is an exact copy of the Bendis/Maleev run of the book. I’m in. Bring on April.

JJ and his amazing friend Jason realize a parallel universe where things are much lamer. Thank heavens we live here. JJ steps upon a political soapbox for a moment (but he doesn’t linger, I swear). The Duo discuss a documentary Off The Charts that they hope you will watch and enjoy. Finally the pair go even more in depth to a topic that has taken our audience by storm!

…also after the recording of the podcast, JJ kept drinking. Beer+Microphone usually means a song at the end of the podcast. This is no exception. Thanks Aaron for the encouragement.

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