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Daredevil (2023)
Daredevil, Vol. 3: Living Hell
Matt Murdock and Elektra's dual tenure as Daredevil continues, as the Man and Woman Without Fear face their deadliest enemies!
Beset by the most vicious foes they've ever known, Matt Murdock and Elektra Natchios are on their last legs. Everything they've fought for, together and apart, has led to this — and now the stage (literally) stands set for a brutal and barbaric finish! The vow they’ve both have taken as Daredevil will face its greatest challenge yet as they must protect not only themselves but also all of Hell’s Kitchen from the dastardly designs of Bullseye! But even if they survive that, a dangerous and lethal new enemy wearing a familiar face lies in wait. After so many years of harmony in heroics, life and love, the two Daredevils may have reached the breaking point at last— and the lengths they must go to in order to dispatch this threat may tear them apart forever!
COLLECTING: Daredevil (2023) 11-15
Beset by the most vicious foes they've ever known, Matt Murdock and Elektra Natchios are on their last legs. Everything they've fought for, together and apart, has led to this — and now the stage (literally) stands set for a brutal and barbaric finish! The vow they’ve both have taken as Daredevil will face its greatest challenge yet as they must protect not only themselves but also all of Hell’s Kitchen from the dastardly designs of Bullseye! But even if they survive that, a dangerous and lethal new enemy wearing a familiar face lies in wait. After so many years of harmony in heroics, life and love, the two Daredevils may have reached the breaking point at last— and the lengths they must go to in order to dispatch this threat may tear them apart forever!
COLLECTING: Daredevil (2023) 11-15
112 pages, Paperback
Published February 11, 2025
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About the author
Saladin Ahmed
482 books1,770 followersSaladin Ahmed was born in Detroit and raised in a working-class, Arab American enclave in Dearborn, MI.
His short stories have been nominated for the Nebula and Campbell awards, and have appeared in Year's Best Fantasy and numerous other magazines, anthologies, and podcasts, as well as being translated into five foreign languages. He is represented by Jennifer Jackson of the Donald Maass Literary Agency. THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON is his first novel.
Saladin lives near Detroit with his wife and twin children.
His short stories have been nominated for the Nebula and Campbell awards, and have appeared in Year's Best Fantasy and numerous other magazines, anthologies, and podcasts, as well as being translated into five foreign languages. He is represented by Jennifer Jackson of the Donald Maass Literary Agency. THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON is his first novel.
Saladin lives near Detroit with his wife and twin children.
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March 26, 2025
The 7 deadly sins plot is starting to get old. The best parts are the supernatural free ones but unfortunately they don’t last very long and then it’s right back to devils again. The focus needs to be back on street level storylines and leave the Heaven and hell issues to other heroes.
February 12, 2025
Picking up right where we left off, Kingpin is infected with Greed and Daredevil's gotten his ass kicked. Must be Wednesday.
I quite like how different runs of Daredevil focus on different aspects of him. Soule was all about the lawyer stuff, Zdarsky liked the street level grit, and Ahmed is leaning into his faith in a way that hasn't happened in a long time. I also like how literally everyone keeps calling Daredevil out on his shit. Even when Elektra's calling him hot (literally, it happens), she rips him in the next sentence. Yes, we get it, Catholic Guilt, Matthew - but you're a superhero, GET UP. It's great, and it doesn't come across as mean for either party either, whether it's Elektra or Father Javi. It's just them putting their hand on his shoulder and saying get a grip. Because he has to, seriously.
The art's more of a mix-up, mostly because Aaron Kuder can't draw more than two issues in a row, and I've said this many times before. He's a great artist, but the man is so slow. The third issue here looks entirely out of place since Chris Campana's art is a completely different style, while the latter two issues look a little better. I'd just rather have some consistency over two great issues out of five every trade.
I quite like how different runs of Daredevil focus on different aspects of him. Soule was all about the lawyer stuff, Zdarsky liked the street level grit, and Ahmed is leaning into his faith in a way that hasn't happened in a long time. I also like how literally everyone keeps calling Daredevil out on his shit. Even when Elektra's calling him hot (literally, it happens), she rips him in the next sentence. Yes, we get it, Catholic Guilt, Matthew - but you're a superhero, GET UP. It's great, and it doesn't come across as mean for either party either, whether it's Elektra or Father Javi. It's just them putting their hand on his shoulder and saying get a grip. Because he has to, seriously.
The art's more of a mix-up, mostly because Aaron Kuder can't draw more than two issues in a row, and I've said this many times before. He's a great artist, but the man is so slow. The third issue here looks entirely out of place since Chris Campana's art is a completely different style, while the latter two issues look a little better. I'd just rather have some consistency over two great issues out of five every trade.
May 20, 2025
3.5 stars.
February 26, 2025
3.2 stars
May 20, 2025
It's funny, you search "Daredevil Hell" in Goodreads and it pulls up basically every Daredevil volume from the past 30 years. Buddy has been through some stuff. Also, maybe Marvel editorial could think up some new names?
Creativity really is lost on the Daredevil series. Once again, Daredevil and Elektra are battling Kingpin. Sure, it's an exciting battle since Kingpin is infused with demonic powers and Aaron Kuder's artwork sings in battle scenes. But how many times have we fought this guy?
The battle ends on an odd note (), leading back into the whole "lost orphan" storyline that's similarly just okay. Finally, Foggy returns, taking up a lawsuit against Matt Murdock cuz he's just so mad at him!
Creativity really is lost on the Daredevil series. Once again, Daredevil and Elektra are battling Kingpin. Sure, it's an exciting battle since Kingpin is infused with demonic powers and Aaron Kuder's artwork sings in battle scenes. But how many times have we fought this guy?
The battle ends on an odd note (), leading back into the whole "lost orphan" storyline that's similarly just okay. Finally, Foggy returns, taking up a lawsuit against Matt Murdock cuz he's just so mad at him!
March 2, 2025
The worst run of Daredevil I’ve ever read and I’ve read around 80% of them.
Takes decompression to a whole new level. Void of ideas, void of energy. Inane bland dialogue.
The art hasn’t helped matters but Marvel need to call time on the Saladin Ahmed project before any more damage has done.
There’s a wide consensus that Daredevil is Marvel’s most consistent book over the last few decades, feels like they are willing to damage that reputation out of stubbornness to persevere with this garbage.
Shambles.
Takes decompression to a whole new level. Void of ideas, void of energy. Inane bland dialogue.
The art hasn’t helped matters but Marvel need to call time on the Saladin Ahmed project before any more damage has done.
There’s a wide consensus that Daredevil is Marvel’s most consistent book over the last few decades, feels like they are willing to damage that reputation out of stubbornness to persevere with this garbage.
Shambles.
February 23, 2025
I am quite disappointed with this book. I wanted to give it 2.5 stars, but there was just enough there to round up. Maybe my expectations were too high. The last Daredevil comics run was awesome, and I was hoping this book and series would build on that. Unfortunately, this series seems to be going downhill. This book felt like half the book was missing. There is so much going on that it seems to jump from one thing to the next.
After the brutal beating at the hands of the possessed Kingpin. Daredevil must escape and heal (he seems to heal faster than Wolverine, though at least there is some explanation to part of that in this book), to fight again. Even with the help of Elektra, is he any match for a devil enhanced Kingpin. Then, the book goes down the route of Matt trying to reconcile his life with his rebirth and being a priest and Daredevil. This probably should have been done earlier, but hey, why not add it yo the mix. On the healing part, I did like the artist kept his bleeding nose for the whole issue/chapter.
I think for this series, Admed needs to have less going on and fill in more details. Right now, it seems ho much and can be crammed into each issue/chapter.
After the brutal beating at the hands of the possessed Kingpin. Daredevil must escape and heal (he seems to heal faster than Wolverine, though at least there is some explanation to part of that in this book), to fight again. Even with the help of Elektra, is he any match for a devil enhanced Kingpin. Then, the book goes down the route of Matt trying to reconcile his life with his rebirth and being a priest and Daredevil. This probably should have been done earlier, but hey, why not add it yo the mix. On the healing part, I did like the artist kept his bleeding nose for the whole issue/chapter.
I think for this series, Admed needs to have less going on and fill in more details. Right now, it seems ho much and can be crammed into each issue/chapter.
February 22, 2025
Zdarksy's run was bad but at least he threw random shit around. Ahmed's Daredevil is like waiting in line to pay a tax or something.
April 20, 2025
Ahmed continues on his merry way with DD. Not the best run I've read but certainly not the worst either.
The Kingpin reaction is... surprising but not uninteresting. Elektra is also well controlled and she knows how to put Matt back in his place. God, he needs it!
On the other hand, these 7 deadly sins feel like 25 and the plot is starting to drag on, even though Ahmed knows how to exploit Matt's faith and his tendency towards mortification. But not too much, brother, not too much. Otherwise it's just gluttony. And what's gluttony, mmh?
Art: Too many artists, none shining through.
The Kingpin reaction is... surprising but not uninteresting. Elektra is also well controlled and she knows how to put Matt back in his place. God, he needs it!
On the other hand, these 7 deadly sins feel like 25 and the plot is starting to drag on, even though Ahmed knows how to exploit Matt's faith and his tendency towards mortification. But not too much, brother, not too much. Otherwise it's just gluttony. And what's gluttony, mmh?
Art: Too many artists, none shining through.
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September 12, 2025Like the Zdarsky run that preceded it, Ahmed's Daredevil began with an interesting new spin on the character – but like Zdarsky, Ahmed has now been drawn back to the same vortex of standard Daredevil scenes, Matt in physically bruising confrontations with Wilson Fisk and emotionally bruising ones with Elektra. There are still glimmers of the deeper engagement with Matt's faith, but even those are increasingly undermined by lampshading the flimsiness of the retcon which made him a priest, and as for the fellow cleric telling Matt "You really think the big guy's up there torturing his Daredevil action figure for fun? You think that little of him?", well, clearly he's unfamiliar with the story of Job. Plus, we get Matt describing Fisk as his oldest foe...look, Paul O'Brien's blog has been running an investigation of Daredevil's rather lacklustre rogues' gallery, and the Kingpin was entry #57. Now, even granting that some of the others have been left in merciful oblivion for a while, that still leaves him firmly ineligible. Worst of all, though, is that while Luigi Zagaria and especially Aaron Kuder do solid work on most of the volume, issue 13, the dark night of the soul that really needed moody visuals to fit, instead gets utterly inappropriate squishy, cartoony visuals from Chris Campana and Craig Yeung.
November 23, 2024
Its a pretty good volume and continues the whole story with the deadly sin and mainly focuses on Matt vs Kingpin as he is possessed by the Sin of Greed and I love how it shows how Fisk is even more dangerous than before and the side of Matt wanting it all and what that means and its cool plus you get to see him struggling with his crisis of faith and even lost love by the end and thats a lot and there is the stuff with Father Javi and Jason and Bullseye and how that sets up the next volume and its pretty cool how Saladin is doing that.
Showing how Matt has lost so much and he had Elektra and the complications there so yeah its fun seeing all these sides connect in such a great way and the ending with Fisk was cool and gives him something different and last 2 sins will be interesting to follow!
Good ending and omg that ending.. damn this is gonna be one heck of a confrontation and battle and yeah. I am loving the art but there was this one issue by a different artist and it looked weird tbh!
Showing how Matt has lost so much and he had Elektra and the complications there so yeah its fun seeing all these sides connect in such a great way and the ending with Fisk was cool and gives him something different and last 2 sins will be interesting to follow!
Good ending and omg that ending.. damn this is gonna be one heck of a confrontation and battle and yeah. I am loving the art but there was this one issue by a different artist and it looked weird tbh!
February 28, 2025
I rarely rate books 1 star and the few times I have it’s been because the writer has failed to do their job of making a character believable. These aren’t characters going through a story, this a group of characters being pulled this way and that to fit was is needed in the story. All the main characters continue to act out of character and over the top to build drama. It’s like watching a bad soap opera. This is supposed to be the calm cool collected Matt Murdock, the man without fear. Instead he’s over reacting to everything and his emotions are all over the place. There is a timing inconsistency that makes no sense. The story jumps around so much and doesn’t resolve one storyline before jumping to another. Finally in the last volume Matt recaps the entire story of what has happened up to this point to another character and that character just laughs at Matt and tells him how ridiculous he’s being. That was the only natural human reaction in this book. I thought, at least someone else understands how dumb this all is. I’m genuinely shocked at how poor this run is. I told myself I’d stick through and see this through to the end because it’s daredevil but I’m really struggling to find any enjoyment in this run.
September 6, 2025
Some of the strongest Daredevil writing in years....
Sins have followed Daredevil (Father Matt) back from his resurrection. He's avoided his past life...or what's left of it. Elektra is still defending Hell's Kitchen as Lady Daredevil(?), but with Matt admitting he's back, there's WAY more chaos than normal in Hell's Kitchen. Only by admitting to EVERYONE that he's back will he begin to get a handle on things.
The Greed demon has attached itself to Wilson Fisk and it's gobbling up old territory that Fisk held. Father Matt gets his ass handed to him and barely survives. Next, he's got to try to take out Wrath who has been tearing through civilians right and left.
We're shown the last Sin's connection to Matt and it seems kind of....foggy
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Bonus: we had Punisher becoming a demon..
Bonus Bonus: now Daredevil is facing Sins personified...
Bonus the Third: if we get an Angel Punisher, I'm done
Sins have followed Daredevil (Father Matt) back from his resurrection. He's avoided his past life...or what's left of it. Elektra is still defending Hell's Kitchen as Lady Daredevil(?), but with Matt admitting he's back, there's WAY more chaos than normal in Hell's Kitchen. Only by admitting to EVERYONE that he's back will he begin to get a handle on things.
The Greed demon has attached itself to Wilson Fisk and it's gobbling up old territory that Fisk held. Father Matt gets his ass handed to him and barely survives. Next, he's got to try to take out Wrath who has been tearing through civilians right and left.
We're shown the last Sin's connection to Matt and it seems kind of....foggy
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Bonus: we had Punisher becoming a demon..
Bonus Bonus: now Daredevil is facing Sins personified...
Bonus the Third: if we get an Angel Punisher, I'm done
October 11, 2025
Ahmed's third volume of Daredevil stories is almost all middle, but despite that it's very good, in large part because it's obvious what a deep and intricate story he's telling.
Yes, we get the end of the Kingpin fight, but not the Kingpin's final fate.
And we just barely see Wrath.
And we just get a hint of the next sin, who seems to be possessing a notable character in Matt's pantheon.
And we get questioned raised about the whole metaphysicalness of what's happening, but no answers.
It's a shame this is cut into such a small segment, without resolution, but I'd rather have that than a story entirely defined by TPB size.
Yes, we get the end of the Kingpin fight, but not the Kingpin's final fate.
And we just barely see Wrath.
And we just get a hint of the next sin, who seems to be possessing a notable character in Matt's pantheon.
And we get questioned raised about the whole metaphysicalness of what's happening, but no answers.
It's a shame this is cut into such a small segment, without resolution, but I'd rather have that than a story entirely defined by TPB size.
March 30, 2025
3.5 rounded up.
The seven deadly sins plot continues and causes even more of a crisis of character for Matt. After facing down greed in Fisk, he has a falling out with Elektra and is on his own will he tries to find Jason, a missing foster child from his Father Matt days. I enjoy reading Matt’s struggle with himself and the way he tries to defend and redefine his actions. This is always the highlight of Daredevil for me.
The seven deadly sins plot continues and causes even more of a crisis of character for Matt. After facing down greed in Fisk, he has a falling out with Elektra and is on his own will he tries to find Jason, a missing foster child from his Father Matt days. I enjoy reading Matt’s struggle with himself and the way he tries to defend and redefine his actions. This is always the highlight of Daredevil for me.
July 17, 2025
the first story wraps up. reading ad one big story i enjoyed it overall vet it wasn't great. just a story. I dont really seeing myself going back to it. the seven deadly Sins have returned to hell.
interesting turn for Kingpin.
I guess this coincides with Tombstone running the mobs of new York in wells' ASM.
Javier defibirely knows Matt and DD are the same person.
interesting turn for Kingpin.
I guess this coincides with Tombstone running the mobs of new York in wells' ASM.
Javier defibirely knows Matt and DD are the same person.
January 10, 2026
Keeps getting better. I hated Matt as a priest but the way it’s handled has been pretty damn good. Maybe a few more issues or space in the ones we already got should have gone more to his role as a priest with his relationship to the kids and Father Davi and the community. Maybe it would have slowed things down a bit but I think the payoff would have been worth it.
December 7, 2024
Only recently got into Daredevil comics. I've read the Zdarsky run and caught up on this one. Hoping to read some of the classics soo .
This run started off so well, this volume was such a huge drop off for me.
This run started off so well, this volume was such a huge drop off for me.
April 9, 2025
I feel like this story arc is dragging on too long, and it's rarely a good sign when characters in the story point out bits that don't make sense. Enjoyable, but in a "mildly looking forward to the next installment" sense, not an "eagerly anticipating" sense.
June 3, 2025
This is getting kind of old and pales in comparison to Zdarsky's recent run (not to mention many others before). The artwork is very strong throughout, but the story kind of rambles along, without really going anywhere new. If you've read Daredevil in the past twenty years, you've seen this before.
June 21, 2025
I think this is the best one in Ahmed’s run so far. The stakes are higher, and I think this is the first time that I’m actually itching to see what happens next. I really wish the next trade was out already.
January 18, 2026
I like the religious overtones of this series but wish the writer had chosen to use less profanity, especially for the kids. That’s a deal-breaker with me, a sign of a writer’s immaturity or flat-out disrespect for readers.
January 18, 2025
Feels a lot like filler but still enjoyable to see Matt in action and the whole devil sins plot should be wrapping up sooner than later.
March 7, 2025
De mal en peor...
April 2, 2025
Why do I keep trying with modern comics?
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April 10, 2025Como no se acabe la trama de los 7 pecados pronto me voy a bajar de esto
April 30, 2025
Read as individual comics, ratings below:
#11= 3 stars
#12= 3.5 stars
#13= 2 stars
#14= 3 stars
#14= 4 stars
Overall rating of 3 stars
#11= 3 stars
#12= 3.5 stars
#13= 2 stars
#14= 3 stars
#14= 4 stars
Overall rating of 3 stars
August 20, 2025
3.5
Matt gets spiritual and angry. Elektra is right!
Matt gets spiritual and angry. Elektra is right!
August 25, 2025
love everything about this series!! the way Matt's faith is such an integral part of the story is actually so important to me
September 16, 2025
big swings
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