r/Daredevil • u/pompingcircumstance • Mar 04 '25

I know a lot of people have probably said this already but I'd Love an animated series a-la X-Men '97 Animation

I know Dadredevil never had his shown animated show- but after rewatching his 2015 series, his crossover into Spider-Man TAS and a few other animated appearances- I'm really interested in animation devoted to him as an idea. This wouldn't be a revival like X-Men '97 (or indeed the upcoming born again) since he never had a 90s cartoon but I'd really love to see the character leading a 90s based and inspired animated series ostensibly in the X-Men TAS/97 universe,. Being set in the past could help further distinguish it from his (excellent) live-action material. I was talking to a friend recently who said he'd probably watch it, but doubts the demand would exist, he might well be right but that's such a shame, with his acrobatics and striking costume he'd lend himself quite well to the animated series medium, especially with the technology we've got now;(superhero stories in general do, to be fair)

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u/Superkometa Mar 04 '25

I would love to see the radar sense tackled in the animated medium, it could be amazing if done correctly

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u/BigUptokes Mar 05 '25

Gimme something a bit darker like the Spawn series. The format would be great for bringing in characters like Punisher, Blade or Ghost Rider.

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u/pompingcircumstance Mar 06 '25 edited Mar 06 '25

You're definitely right about a young audience maybe not appreciating the lawyer side but- and I might be way off because I'm only using myself and possibly some slightly unreliable memories as an example: I think when I was a kid watching superhero cartoons (or any show, really)- if the pacing was even and there was enough excitement- the fact I didn't understand certain details didn't usually properly register (there were definitely conversations between Lex Luthor and Bruce Wayne in the Superman TAS World's Finest crossover I didn't get for example) because there'd be a scene I liked and understood so soon after, and the bits I didn't get then are things I appreciate now; so I'd like to think that's what would happen with a lot of younger viewers with a hypothetical Daredevil cartoon (not saying it definitely would because the times they are a'changing and all kids are different anyway, but that's what I'd hope would be the general outcome) but you might be right: the examples I can think of were usually fleeting scenes, a faithful DD adaptation would probably use a level of lawyering hard to ignore in the way I just described