written by Charles Soule
illustrated by Phil Noto
After Matt Murdock's plan to find out the truth behind Wilson Fisk's election as Mayor by kidnapping James Wesley, Fisk's right hand man, goes horribly wrong, thing proceed to get absolutely batshit crazy for the man without fear as he finds himself confronting a whole slew of assassins, ranging from upgraded versions of previously laughable villains like Stilt-Man to more serious threats like Typhoid Mary, Electro, Ikari, and the deadliest of them all, Bullseye. Having just been hit by a truck a few issues back hasn't done Matt any favors, either, but fortunately, he's about to get a helping hand from whom he least expects it.
It's fairly obvious that Marvel isn't going to kill Matt Murdock, with any lasting effect, and quite possibly not even in the literal sense, but the thing about a lot of these "death of..." stories these days is that it's interesting to see how it plays out, and so it is with this story. It was fun seeing Matt take on so many of his nemeses at the same time, even though it was played a bit for laughs, and played out a bit too quickly. As epic last stands go, the Matt-versus-his-rogues-gallery would have made a pretty splashy battle but clearly Soule has something else in mind as Matt gets past this particular obstacle with relative ease.
Interestingly, though, Wilson Fisk has been quiet for the last several issues; Matt assumes, probably correctly, that it was Fisk who sicced on him all the villains dogpiling him, but what if it wasn't?
In any event, Soule and his new regular artist Phil Noto throw a last-minute curveball as they end the penultimate chapter of Soule's run, and however this saga may eventually end, I feel somewhat assured that things are only going to get more interesting from here.
8/10
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