written by Chip Zdarsky
drawn by Marco Checchetto, Manuel Garcia
colored by Matt Wilson
Reading what I now know to be the countdown to Chip Zdarsky's swansong on this title, I have found myself pleasantly surprised by the direction in which Zdarsky has taken his story. I have been less interested in the "final battle against the Hand" hype and far more interested in Matt Murdock's recruitment strategy for his army, which seems absurd on its face, given that he is a lawyer, but which makes so much sense as he explains it.
Daredevils, aka Matt Murdock and Elektra Natchios, take the fight to the Hand in their first major battle, with both sides suffering grievous losses of one kind or another. As they spend time licking their wounds, Matt is determined to strike yet again, even in spite of Elektra's assurance that they have struck a hefty blow against their foes, only for something to go horribly wrong.
Zdarsky really has put Matt through the wringer like few writers since Frank Miller have, which says a lot since Matt Murdock is arguably one of the most tormented characters in Marvel lore this side of Peter Parker, which might explain why the two of them get along so well. That his latest scheme manages to go awry isn't exactly a new thing, but it does seem to suggest that as he signs of Zdarsky plans to leave Matt in a pretty bad place, the way his predecessor Charles Soule did.
I remain cautiously optimistic for the remainder of this story, which has about three issues to go before the new creative team comes on board, but I really hope there's a bit more artistic consistency, as new recruit Manuel Garcia (whose art seems to have improved quite a bit since I last saw it in the awful adaptation of the equally awful 2003 Daredevil film) draws quite differently from series regulars Marco Checchetto and Rafael de la Torre.
7.5/10
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