Daredevil #597

MAYOR FISK pt III

Written by Charles Soule
Penciled by Stefano Landini
Cover by Dan Mora
Published Jan 10, 2018

   At City Hall, Matt is introduced to the press by Kingpin as his new deputy mayor, shocking his hero friends citywide. Later he's introduced to his assistant Steve, who shows him around and agrees to help with Matt's reading duties as none of the documents are in braille. Matt figures out Wilson's plan is to keep the young DA menially occupied when Foggy walks in.

What are you doing here, Matt? You know you can't read.

   Once assured of privacy, Foggy asks what Matt's trying to do. The position is nearly all for show anyway. Matt assures him that his goal is to be aware of the Mayor's every move. As Foggy leaves, he does just that, eavesdropping on the Kingpin's conversations before Steve walks back in, ready to read.

Steve, you ass.

   That night, the devil of Hell's Kitchen goes out to fight some crime and as luck would have it, there's a robbery going on in a convenience store. He takes out the criminals but is later held up by the clerk trying to collect the reward. Suddenly there's a big flash. Inhuman detective Frank McGee shuts down the cops and gives Daredevil some bad news.

Ugh, Inhumans. Well at least it isn't Lockjaw.

   They take to the air and Frank tells him that Muse, the serial killer who took Blindspot's eyes, has escaped from the Inhuman prison, taking 12 men out on the way. Daredevil immediately calls Sam to give him the heads up. Blindspot informs that although he might not know where he is now - he knows where's he's been. With that, a large mural painted in blood depicting Daredevil is splattered on the side of City Hall. But we'll have to wait to see what happens next as this issue is left to be continued.

"Yeah, I know it's gross. But at least this guy is a better artist than Mike Del Mundo."

   I'd mentioned a few days ago that the newest issue of Justice League equally walks the heroes through the justice system, kind of in a way Charles Soule has been doing it here for what seems like forever. In a scary world where the Kingpin is now the mayor, the Marvel universe wades in the political waters. Still, it's old hat for the house of ideas, and this title is still crushing it at the top of the quality list. I give this one a 9/10.

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