written by Charles Soule
drawn by Goran Sudzuka
colored by Matt Milla
Following the shocking conclusion of "Dark Art," Matt Murdock/Daredevil is beside himself with guilt and grief at the misfortune that has fallen his crimefighting protege Sam Chung a.k.a. Blindspot, whose encounter with the serial killer Muse has left him completely blind after his eyes were basically gouged out. Treating Blindspot, even in the Marvel Universe, is difficult enough, but complicating things further is the fact that Sam isn't actually an American citizen, but rather an undocumented alien, and as a result has no healthcare coverage whatsoever. Desperate to help his friend, Matt hatches a moneymaking scheme that involves putting a hit on his alter-ego Daredevil, which may have disastrous consequences as an old enemy, long thought out of the picture, throws his hat into the ring. Also, Daredevil goes to confession again, like a good Catholic...sort of.
I've been quite vocal about how much I enjoyed "Dark Art" and I quite like how this new story flows naturally out of the events that took place there, with Daredevil's actions being driven by what happened to his friend. Soule seems to have really hit his stride with that arc after stalling a little bit with his shorter stories starring Elektra and Spider-Man, and the reintroduction of a major Daredevil villain is electrifying, especially considering his physical state the last time readers saw him. Soule is clearly raising the stakes here. Also it's really interesting to see just how Matt plans to make money with this crazy scheme, even though smarter people than I have probably already figured it out.
I also liked the small touch of Daredevil going to confession and getting a good talking to from the priest. It was an aspect of the character that was barely touched upon when Waid and Samnee were on the book, and I'm glad Soule is finally revisiting one of the character's more defining traits.
If there's anything I regret it's that the series' main artist Ron Garney, who did a commendable job on "Dark Art" has taken a sabbatical for this story and that Marvel has again tapped Goran Sudzuka to spell him. I'm really not a big fan of the current artist rotation on this title. Maybe Chris Samnee could come back? He and Soule might make an interesting pairing. Still, there are a lot of other artists that could have done this book better than this guy.
7/10
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