Written by Charles Soule
Penciled by Ron Garney
Cover by Ron Garney
Published Feb 15, 2017
Cover by Ron Garney
Published Feb 15, 2017
Matt Murdock finds himself in Father Jordan's confessional, exposing his secret identity. He explains to him that years ago, he lived in San Francisco. He was married to Kirsten McDuffie, he was there with his friend Foggy Nelson, was living unmasked and had even signed a book deal. The night it all started to unravel, Matt was in bed with Kirsten and considering going back into law. The moonlight on his skin, he fell back asleep and awoke in the gaze of the murderous Typhoid Mary. She set the room ablaze. Matt fought her, defeated her, and all was safe but the damage was done. The couple went back to New York and Daredevil was back - a lot more famous in the city before he left it.
Now constantly being recognized, Kirsten allows Matt the opportunity to go out as his former alter-ego. Daredevil swings back into the city that was his home for so long. He sits atop the Chrysler Building waiting for anyone to need help. He finally hears the voice of an old foe: Tombstone. He rushes inside a building and finds a victim in a chair about to meet his demise. Jumping into action, he defeats Tombstone but the victim makes a run for it. When questioned by the police, something seemed off. So Matt followed up. The DA tells him that with no victim, there's nobody to corroborate the story. He thinks Daredevil's involvement is just another chapter for his book and that it would be easier without him or Matt muddying the water.
Crushed, the very public Daredevil struggled to find a purpose. He goes to see his friends Dr Strange, Silver Surfer, Emma Frost and even Daimon Hellstrom to see if they can somehow bottle up his secret identity but none of them are interested. Depressed, he and Kirsten returned to San Francisco. Matt wanted to rent somewhere discreet and get off the grid. Kirsten was more interested in living in the open. But it all changed one night when there was a ring on the doorbell. Two purple colored children stand at the door gazing up at Matt and with that, the story is to be continued.
I very much enjoy Charles Soule's work in Uncanny Inhumans and with Daredevil, he's able to write for a single character which really shows off his skillset. Although this isn't all that deep of a title and you can tell it's kind of a filler, Ron Garney's abstract art and Soule's complete storytelling really help build this legendary superhero anew. I give it a 9/10 and can't wait to see where they're going with it...
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