Daredevil #20

Written by Charles Soule
Penciled by Ron Garney
Cover by Mike Deodato Jr.
Published May 17, 2017

   Matt Murdock continues to recant to Father Jordan. Under the Purple Man's control, did he actually confront Kirsten...the woman he loved? He had to find out. Racing across town to see, he should have been thinking about the Zebediah Killgrave's Purple Children. They were obviously involved...

"I bet I know who did this..."

   Across town in a flashback proves his theory. Using the machine their father had created to harness all their powers, they combine forces to make the world forget about Daredevil's identity. In an instant, the world went from knowing who Matt Murdock was to not knowing. He returns to his apartment and realizes Kirsten doesn't know him. She tells him Matt isn't in..even going as far as to be offended and asking him to leave when he touches her face.
   While he could have taken his mask off then and there, he doesn't. Instead he opts to head to Foggy's apartment. Asking him who he was, Foggy knows him only as Daredevil. But when he removes the mask, Foggy instantly realizes he used to know. 

Wait! You're that guy from that thing!"

It's like someone turned off a switch. Realizing what's happened, Daredevil takes off in search of the Purple children. When he gets to Zebediah's lab, all he finds is the machine smashed and the Prurple Man himself there waiting to be taken into custody. He knows though that it wont take long for him to get out of jail, and he sends Electra after him like a bullet from a gun...altering her memories.
   Daredevil goes on a rampage. Fighting crime with no abandon all over town, it slowly dawns on him that he can't go back home. Father Jordan interrupts him asking if he's going to actually confess to anything. None of these things are a sin. He says he had to end it with Kirsten. He could have told her - even leaving Daredevil alone in the past but he couldn't. He told her he was sorry... that he'd always love her. And she throws him out.

PEACE!

   Father Jordan again asks him... what's the sin. It sounds like he just left a good woman to protect her.  None of which is sinful.. It's just human nature. He can't absolve him if there's no sins. At Matt's insistence, he gives him a penance to continue to rid Manhattan and Hells Kitchen of all things evil.
   The issue wraps with Matt Murdock walking into the District Attorney's office. Presenting him with a new way to look at crime, he explains that it's his hope that this new approach will help change the way the county convicts criminals. Not sure if the DA will like it or not, it's worth a shot. There's a parting panel with a hopeful Matt Murdock with hope on his face.. And with that, this storyline is concluded.
   The thing about this book is that it reminds you what the Punisher could be like if it had some variance of attention paid to it. Charles Soule is quite capable with a character that stands mostly alone just like Frank Castle's does. What he and Ron Garney are able to accomplish with very little is astounding, and really just helps make the case for how bad Becky Cloonan's Punisher book is. Hopefully this title continues to build readership. It deserves it. And anyone who gets in late on it is really missing out. I give it a 9/10.

If you like this review, check out my video of it HERE.

You can also buy my physical copy of this book HERE

Like comics? Check out my ebay wares HERE

Follow me at facebook, twitter, or instagram as well.

Until next time, thanks so much for reading.