MAYOR MURDOCK pts IV and V
Written by Charles Soule
Penciled by Mike Henderson
Covers by Chris Sprouse
Published June 20 and July 11, 2018
As Matt Murdock lies unconscious at City Hall, Father Jordan expels the evil sickness out of him. Later he explains he’s part of an ancient Catholic order designed to combat evil all the world over. His troops attack the Hand soldiers but will need both the father and Daredevil if they plan to defeat the Beast. Using a sword in lieu of batons, Daredevil beats the monster back - but it all turns out to be a diversion.
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| DD with the wicked sword action... |
The Beast flees from a window and as the soldiers unleash thousands of arrows at the Ordo Draconum. They’ll have to move quickly though... because back at city hall, Mayor Wilson Fisk has risen from his hospital bed. He eventually gets too worked up and passes out. All the while highlighting how fast Daredevil needs to act. They storm the Hand and make it to the stables, returning to fight the ninjas on horseback.
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| Looks like the devil of Hell's Kitchen could use these priests from time to time. |
Meanwhile, the Beast offers to end the siege in return for Blindspot, aka Samuel Chung. The NYPD refuses to hand him over but as the Hand storms towards them, Daredevil and the priests attack from behind. The fight is epic, and finally ends as Daredevil brings his sword down on the Beast.
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| This is hardcore. |
With the battle over, Father Jordan asks if the order can approach Blindspot for membership. Electra asks for the revenge she was promised and Matt delivers it - her torturer was none other than the Purple Man. The issue ends with Matt handing over the Mayor’s office back to Fisk in exchange for promising to end the assault on superheroes. As Foggy and Matt walk out, he overhears the Kingpin and Wesley talking about how he actually won the seat in the first place - some good old fashioned vote fixing. With that, this issue and story arc come to a final conclusion.
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| Cheating has always been a fine NYC tradition. |
So Father Jordan comes to the rescue with an army of medieval, vigilante priests? Ok... Look, anytime comics can apply mystic heroism to the ranks of normal human beings, it helps cement to readers that crime fighting doesn’t just have to come at the hands of the secret superpowers. Daredevil always shows the best of New York’s spirit, from the NYPD to even those forced to fight political corruption. Pretty neat. I give these two issues a 10/10.
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