written by Chip Zdarsky
drawn by Marco Checchetto, Rafael de la Torre (issues #2, 3, and 4) and various (issue #2)
Having wrapped up his first three years on Daredevil with the highly satisfying "Devil's Reign" writer Chip Zdarsky and his rotating roster of artists led by DD veteran Marco Checchetto now set about telling the story of how Matt and Elektra will team up to take down the Hand, once and for all (or at least until another writer comes up with a more "definitive" story about the Hand). It involves Matt tying up some loose ends, like saying his goodbyes to his old life in New York, and diving into a supernatural world the likes of which even he has never seen before, and committing to not only his cause, but to Elektra, in a way he never has before.
Basically Zdarsky shakes up the status quo yet again, albeit this time following two years of foreshadowing. This feels like Act 2 of Zdarsky's plan for the character, and while I quite vocally disagreed with some of his creative decisions in his 2018-2021 run of issues, "Devil's Reign" was more than enough compensation and I'm willing to see this through. With this four issue run, though, one of them being a supersized anniversary issue, Zdarsky isn't off to the smoothest start as a lot of these three issues felt like filler, especially the anniversary issue which was basically just an excuse to showcase the work of guest artists, but at least things are moving along.
I was genuinely impressed that Marco Checchetto managed to draw all six issues of "Devil's Reign" so I confess to being slightly disappointed that he did not manage the first four issues of this new run, but at least Rafael de la Torre is of comparable talent, and there is a bit of visual consistency here, so I'm hoping they can keep it together for the duration of this run.
7.5/10
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