written by Saladin Ahmed
drawn by Aaron Kuder
colored by Jesus Aburtov
Daredevil's adventures as a man of the cloth continue as Father Matt Murdock encounters a problem he can't quite punch into submission: a corrupt police force out to shut down St. Nicholas, the orphanage he and a fellow priest are running in Hell's Kitchen, and a mysterious, unknown adversary spreading slander about St. Nicholas on social media. It doesn't help that a new gang, armed to the teeth, has arrived on the scene. As Daredevil, Matt uses his muscles and his wit to try to track down the ultimate source of the slander, and makes a shocking discovery.
Someone in the comments section of a review of issue #1 cleverly called out Saladin Ahmed on what his overarching plot was, and to avoid spoilers I won't reveal it here. In truth, Ahmed doesn't make it all that hard to figure out what's going on, and that's quite honestly one of the things I rather like about this new iteration of the book. It's nice, linear, character-driven storytelling. Ahmed shows that Matt isn't defined so much by his powers or even his life as a lawyer as he is by his determination and compassion, and in that sense, I think Ahmed really gets this character.
I also really, really enjoyed Aaron Kuder's art in this issue; I love how clean the book looks, how reminiscent of the likes of David Marquez.
One minor quibble I have, though, is Matt's throwaway line: much of a lawyer's training is useless outside of a courtroom. As an attorney myself, I must respectfully disagree.
8.5/10
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