as well as emphasizing his powers and perception of the physical world
Daredevil is the only comic I've followed (off and on) into adulthood. I haven't picked up an issue in years because 1)where they took his character just didn't interest me, and 2)they seemed to forget what made him unique as a superhero. Which is exactly what is mentioned they will emphasize more of in the quote above. His perception of the physical world, and how those perceptions have been altered due to his blindness are what made him interesting. Not only was he a flawed and often tortured soul, but how his other senses overcompensated for his blindness gave him unique powers and also an interesting viewpoint both in daily life and especially during his battles with assorted villains.
I'll be picking up the first few issues and if the new writer can successfully explore these themes I will be a happy DD fan once more. I was one of the four people that actually liked the movie adaptation that came out a few years back, and thought that was one of the things the director really got right--the portrayal of his blindness and how his other senses worked--something I think would be even more difficult to depict in a movie format than in the comics.
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