I have been enjoying Marvel's Daredevil TV show on Netflix. I had heard good things, and they're right.
If you haven't seen it, I'm not entirely sure how to describe it. Daredevil is a comic-book character, and certainly some elements of the show are larger than life. Matt Murdock is a lawyer, but it's not a law show. There's a lot of crime and police-work but not really a police procedural. It's a mix of a interpersonal drama, crime and comic-books, but a pleasant mix.
My son has been interested in comic characters about as far back as I can recall, and he's had a particular attraction to Batman, so, although he's not quite six, he's already seen almost all of the Batman animated television that exists. Along the way, I've had the opportunity to refresh my own memory of some of these television shows and watch others I'd never seen, so it seemed worth summarizing.
My son has taken a break from Batman to dig into the first season of 'Ultimate Spider-Man' (wikipedia, itunes), so this is as good a time as any to give my impressions:
Although his current favorite remains Batman, The Avengers are probably my son's second favorite comic-book heroes. I think he likes the ensemble nature of the concept. Spider-Man and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are probably both in the top five,...