<h3>Protection Racket</h3>

Daredevil: Protection Racket was the first of the cybercomics I would pitch to then "cyber-editor" Suzanne Gaffney. As I relate in the overview in that section, I'd actually gone in looking for some coding work on Marvel's Web biz, and she quite kindly re-directed me to taking a pass at things as a writer. (This was a far more important gesture than she probably ever realized. I had unconsciously shut my own door on that possibility due to rejection-weariness, born out of of shifts in the then unreceptive marketplace.)

Suzanne was positive about the idea, but was non-commital about a start for some time. We kept in touch, but I'd about given up on actually getting a green light on the gig, or any of the additional stories I'd pitched. Then I ran into her at a comic book types party one night, and amidst the noise and the music and the beer, she let on that she was actually leaving Marvel. I figured I'd give it one last go, and asked about the cyber-stories. "What the hell," she shouted over the din. And like that gave the go-ahead for both the Daredevil tale, and a Nick Fury/SHIELD story that was to follow. Whether it was "Toss 'em a bone!" or "I'm outta here, what do I care?" it worked out well for me. (An especially important point in the narcissistic nineties!)

Circumstance forces hornhead to become bodyguard for his arch-nemesis, Wilson Fisk, the heavyset Kingpin of NYC. I'll be releasing one chapter a week between now and Xmas. Check back directly in the cybercomics section. (You'll need to click on Daredevil in the scrolling menu up top, and then choose a chapter from the chapters page that appears below.) or look for a note in this very same blog-space.