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Daredevil (2023)
Daredevil, Vol. 4: Last Rites
Red-hot writer Saladin Ahmed continues to shake up Daredevil's status quo in Hell’s Kitchen and beyond!
Hell’s Kitchen under siege! After literally tearing himself apart to escape from Hell, Matt Murdock’s soul has been fractured — each portion corrupted and twisted into the image of one of the seven deadly sins! One by one, Matt has begun to conquer his demons and save his friends — but Wrath is the deadliest devil yet. And when Matt’s sins finally catch up with him, the cost will be high and a decision will be made that will rock the Marvel Universe. Plus: Electra Natchios, the Woman Without Fear, crosses the claws of Laura Kinney, the Wolverine! With fear and hatred of mutants at an all-time high, will they be able to work together to quell the unrest in New York City and stop a terrorist plot?
COLLECTING: Daredevil (2023) #16-19, Laura Kinney: Wolverine (2024) #2-3
Hell’s Kitchen under siege! After literally tearing himself apart to escape from Hell, Matt Murdock’s soul has been fractured — each portion corrupted and twisted into the image of one of the seven deadly sins! One by one, Matt has begun to conquer his demons and save his friends — but Wrath is the deadliest devil yet. And when Matt’s sins finally catch up with him, the cost will be high and a decision will be made that will rock the Marvel Universe. Plus: Electra Natchios, the Woman Without Fear, crosses the claws of Laura Kinney, the Wolverine! With fear and hatred of mutants at an all-time high, will they be able to work together to quell the unrest in New York City and stop a terrorist plot?
COLLECTING: Daredevil (2023) #16-19, Laura Kinney: Wolverine (2024) #2-3
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Published August 20, 2025
About the author
Saladin Ahmed
495 books1,776 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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November 3, 2025
Not a bad ending for the 7 Deadly Sins storyline. Hopefully the author takes it back to more street level storylines rather than the supernatural but I have a feeling he won’t.
August 19, 2025
The Seven Deadly Sins arc comes to a close at last, in typical Daredevil fashion - painful, brutal, and whenever Matt wins, he loses. This has been an odd run of issues, a lot more magical than Daredevil usually gets, but I've enjoyed it. The ultimate conclusion to it all is clever, and a real gut punch of an ending, especially for Bullseye. I'm sure he'll be fine.
The artwork is, surprisingly, all by Aaron Kuder. The guy draws 4 issues in a row. I nearly fell off my chair when I realised. There is an abundance of splash pages however, so that might have helped him stay on time.
Also included here are 2 issues of Laura Kinney: Wolverine, which are a crossover with Elektra's Daredevil. I think these are just here for filler, honestly. They're fine. I didn't particularly get on with that series when I was reading it on its own, and it's the same here.
The artwork is, surprisingly, all by Aaron Kuder. The guy draws 4 issues in a row. I nearly fell off my chair when I realised. There is an abundance of splash pages however, so that might have helped him stay on time.
Also included here are 2 issues of Laura Kinney: Wolverine, which are a crossover with Elektra's Daredevil. I think these are just here for filler, honestly. They're fine. I didn't particularly get on with that series when I was reading it on its own, and it's the same here.
July 14, 2025
4.25 stars
The lengthy seven-deadly-sins story wraps up in this book and it’s powerful stuff, even if the finale felt a bit rushed considering how long the overall story was. Aaron Kuder’s artwork was great, with the exception of a shonky hand or two.
The lengthy seven-deadly-sins story wraps up in this book and it’s powerful stuff, even if the finale felt a bit rushed considering how long the overall story was. Aaron Kuder’s artwork was great, with the exception of a shonky hand or two.
August 29, 2025
I had high hopes for the Daredevil series. I am sorry to say I am disappointed. The best part of this book was issues 2 and 3 of Laura Kinney: Wolverine. That contains the team-up between Laura and Elektra. We have two Spider-Man books one starring Peter and one starring Miles. Elektra needs her own Daredevil book.
The final two devils are revealed. Pride and Wrath. Both possessing Matt's biggest failures. Not Matt must face his day on court, an inner struggle and an uncomfortable choice. I have to say the choice would have been pretty easy for me.
Matt Murdock seems to be getting the post-Brand New Day Peter Parker. Both characters seem to be downgraded to failures who's victories are more luck or someone else's intervention. I am hoping that Matt is now at or close to rock bottom he can start fighting his way back up. I have already rated the Wolverine book 5 stars, Matt/Daredevil pulled those stories down. This book finishes with a variant cover gallery.
The final two devils are revealed. Pride and Wrath. Both possessing Matt's biggest failures. Not Matt must face his day on court, an inner struggle and an uncomfortable choice. I have to say the choice would have been pretty easy for me.
Matt Murdock seems to be getting the post-Brand New Day Peter Parker. Both characters seem to be downgraded to failures who's victories are more luck or someone else's intervention. I am hoping that Matt is now at or close to rock bottom he can start fighting his way back up. I have already rated the Wolverine book 5 stars, Matt/Daredevil pulled those stories down. This book finishes with a variant cover gallery.
July 11, 2025
3.5*
I get the impression that the editorial team asked Ahmed to finish his run because it was starting to get too long, which is true. And so it wraps up in four issues, which isn't even a standard TPB.
Nevertheless, Ahmed does a pretty good job. The resolution of the sin of Pride is surprisingly simple but effective, and that of Wrath is rather devious. Ahmed pushes Matt to his limits when it comes to making choices, and the one he makes will undoubtedly have consequences later on. On that point, hats off to him.
In retrospect, one wonders if Ahmed couldn’t have handled the entire arc in this manner, cutting out a good third of it but gaining in effectiveness. The answer is in the question.
Apparently, two issues of Laura Kinney: Wolverine will be included in the TPB to fill the last third. Basically, the story is weak and Laura and Elektra are out of character, but their relationship in this context works quite well. However, this does not bode well for the series (but that is not the subject of this review).
I get the impression that the editorial team asked Ahmed to finish his run because it was starting to get too long, which is true. And so it wraps up in four issues, which isn't even a standard TPB.
Nevertheless, Ahmed does a pretty good job. The resolution of the sin of Pride is surprisingly simple but effective, and that of Wrath is rather devious. Ahmed pushes Matt to his limits when it comes to making choices, and the one he makes will undoubtedly have consequences later on. On that point, hats off to him.
In retrospect, one wonders if Ahmed couldn’t have handled the entire arc in this manner, cutting out a good third of it but gaining in effectiveness. The answer is in the question.
Apparently, two issues of Laura Kinney: Wolverine will be included in the TPB to fill the last third. Basically, the story is weak and Laura and Elektra are out of character, but their relationship in this context works quite well. However, this does not bode well for the series (but that is not the subject of this review).
November 20, 2025
Daredevil takes on his final two demons, Wrath and Pride. Wrath has kidnapped a child from the orphanage and Pride has infected poor Foggy. Matt must battle Foggy in court over the fate of the orphanage, which is fine, and then pick who will die from Wrath's... wrath.
It's kind of a predictable volume in that you know who Daredevil will be fighting and that eventually he'll defeat them both. I guess the way DD takes down Pride is fun, but the Wrath battle doesn't have much nuance. DD gives in to wrath so he's... stuck being wrathful now?
Then we get two filler issues from the X-Men: Laura Kinney series. Seems like whatever Elektra's up to with Kingpin will be more interesting that the outcome of this series.
It's kind of a predictable volume in that you know who Daredevil will be fighting and that eventually he'll defeat them both. I guess the way DD takes down Pride is fun, but the Wrath battle doesn't have much nuance. DD gives in to wrath so he's... stuck being wrathful now?
Then we get two filler issues from the X-Men: Laura Kinney series. Seems like whatever Elektra's up to with Kingpin will be more interesting that the outcome of this series.
April 25, 2026
I truly think author Saladin Ahmed had a general idea for a story but no idea how to pull it off. The conclusion to Matt's battles with his personal sins/seven deadly sins/devils was an extreme disappointment. There plot holes, leaps in logic, weird character moves, interesting things off panel, and more. Added to that were two chapters from Laura Kinney's book that Erica Schultz is struggling to write. This was not a good collection. Aaron Kuder's art was very good and is the reason this score isn't worse. Overall, Ahmed is not the guy for Daredevil.
April 6, 2025
Actually one of the worst books I’ve ever read. Complete misunderstanding of the story it’s trying to tell and blatant disregard for the future of some of these characters because he should not get to choose who lives or dies in the middle of a really forgettable series. Does not live up to the Daredevil quality we’ve come to expect
January 24, 2026
I thought that by now we would know exactly how Matt came back but… nothing. This arc was so lazy. They brought him back so quickly - both Matt and Daredevil. He literally remembered everything about his other life? Was he reborn? He just came back with his own body? I’m appalled that Marvel allowed this to happen
April 7, 2026
it really amazes me why marvel gets good reviews for a crap like this
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May 3, 2026Only at modern Marvel would Last Rites be the penultimate collection of a run. Granted, it does wrap up the Seven Deadly Sins storyline, Pride and Wrath saved for last as the closest to Matt's heart (though Pride itself seems strangely oblivious to this, presumably never having heard that self-disgust is self-obsession because, as a denizen of Hell, it has no truck with The Holy Bible). We also discover that Matt has still been registered as an attorney all along despite having spent three volumes plus implicit retcon time as a priest, a development where, for personal reasons, I'm probably the only reader who would have liked much more detail on the specifics of how. Oh yeah, and – SPOILER – Bullseye dies yet again, and it's not Matt's fault, and he does his best to prevent it, and in any case should himself have done it long ago, and at least once he did, but he still has a big stupid mope over that, because superhero code idiocy.
In the back, we get two bonus issues of the current Laura Kinney Wolverine run, which by current X-standards aren't terrible, but do nothing to make me reconsider my decision to skip it. The art, to be fair, is at least not house style, but sometimes seems at odds with the script, as in one scene where the visuals and only the visuals suggest that Laura and Elektra (who is currently another Daredevil, hence the inclusion here) are about to do a lot more than team up. Which would have been awkward since all Laura's character development over the past decade or so seems to have been wound back and she's being played as a stroppy teenager again.
In the back, we get two bonus issues of the current Laura Kinney Wolverine run, which by current X-standards aren't terrible, but do nothing to make me reconsider my decision to skip it. The art, to be fair, is at least not house style, but sometimes seems at odds with the script, as in one scene where the visuals and only the visuals suggest that Laura and Elektra (who is currently another Daredevil, hence the inclusion here) are about to do a lot more than team up. Which would have been awkward since all Laura's character development over the past decade or so seems to have been wound back and she's being played as a stroppy teenager again.
April 11, 2025
This ends a massive arc of the seven sins but the ending wasn't that good. It had potential to be a very fun DD story and really shake his character and explore his 7 sins but the last 2 weren't well explored/written. We see Matt fighting Pride in the form of Foggy and that court scene was really written and you can see Matt breaking but then how it ended felt rushed but the next one vs Wrath, this one is Jason and its personal for Matt specially given his guilt and add to it this.. it in a way does show Matt giving into the wrath rather than resist it. But it does end the whole seven sins arc and gives a new (old again) status quo.
There were good character explorations and moments but I feel like there were so many missed chances specially. But well an ending nonetheless and it will be exciting to see where we go from here given the brutal fate of one of the characters and I feel like Saladin has plans for him down the line and how will it continue to affect Matt and also Foggy.
So yeah a volume which had huge potential but fumbled the ending, but if you have been reading the series throughout do give it a read and see for yourself how the ending is! This also ends Kuder's art run on the book and while I am not the biggest fan of his art, its still commendable the issues that he drew!
There were good character explorations and moments but I feel like there were so many missed chances specially. But well an ending nonetheless and it will be exciting to see where we go from here given the brutal fate of one of the characters and I feel like Saladin has plans for him down the line and how will it continue to affect Matt and also Foggy.
So yeah a volume which had huge potential but fumbled the ending, but if you have been reading the series throughout do give it a read and see for yourself how the ending is! This also ends Kuder's art run on the book and while I am not the biggest fan of his art, its still commendable the issues that he drew!
August 7, 2026
Saladin Ahmad continues his run on Daredevil with Last Rites, the conclusion to the Seven Deadly Sins arc, and it’s a finale that lands emotionally even if the execution doesn’t always match the ambition. The core of this volume is Matt Murdock’s slow, painful acceptance of who he has become—no longer a man of God wrestling with guilt, but a literal devil walking the streets and embracing the role he’s carved out through years of sacrifice and stubbornness. That thematic turn is genuinely satisfying, and it gives the arc a sense of closure that feels earned.
Where the book falters is in the presentation. The art never fully commits to the hellish, feverish tone the story seems to demand. It’s competent, but not remarkable, and for a storyline steeped in sin, damnation, and moral collapse, the visuals feel surprisingly restrained. The narrative structure also struggles to keep momentum. The interludes and inner monologues—usually a strength in Daredevil—don’t add much texture here, and the pacing never quite finds a cinematic rhythm. Scenes move, but they don’t build.
Still, there’s value in watching Matt reclaim himself, even imperfectly. Last Rites isn’t the most engaging chapter of this run, but it does offer a thoughtful, if uneven, meditation on identity, faith, and the cost of becoming the devil everyone already believes you are.
Where the book falters is in the presentation. The art never fully commits to the hellish, feverish tone the story seems to demand. It’s competent, but not remarkable, and for a storyline steeped in sin, damnation, and moral collapse, the visuals feel surprisingly restrained. The narrative structure also struggles to keep momentum. The interludes and inner monologues—usually a strength in Daredevil—don’t add much texture here, and the pacing never quite finds a cinematic rhythm. Scenes move, but they don’t build.
Still, there’s value in watching Matt reclaim himself, even imperfectly. Last Rites isn’t the most engaging chapter of this run, but it does offer a thoughtful, if uneven, meditation on identity, faith, and the cost of becoming the devil everyone already believes you are.
May 28, 2026
I rarely give books 1 star. I try to understand that some books are not for me and rate them fairly to help others determine if they would like a story. But this book fails as a fictional story. It's not that he doesn't tell a believable Daredevil story, it's that it isn't a believable human story. He doesn't just fail in forming a believable courtroom scene, he fails so spectacularly that you can't help but be constantly reminded that someone is making this story up. Humans don't act the way they are written in this run. Every single piece of dialogue and monologue feels unnatural, forced, and convenient for the narrative. The enemies are brutal at times, and randomly give up at times with no explanation. Daredevil fighting through the 7 deadly sins should be enthralling but it is so poorly executed that it truly is a waste of time.
May 14, 2026
#16
探してたコは悪魔「怒」に取り込まれてしまっていた。フォギーも悪魔に取り憑かれており、マットはシーハルクに弁護を頼みにいくけど、マット自身が自分の弁護をしないとニコラス教会が潰されると脅されるとジェーンから連絡がはいる。ブルズアイもマットを追ってきた悪魔に殺されてしまい。神父の服を焼いたことでエクソシストもできないし、どうなるんだ。
#17
コールも「怒」に捕まってた。裁判で勝ったら居場所を教えるとフォギーに取り憑いた悪魔に言われたけど。もう悪魔祓いする力ないからどうするのかな。シーハルクの調査でマットの弁護士資格更新されていたことが判明。フォギーと裁判で対決するのかな。
#18
マットの自己嫌悪が強すぎてフォギーに取り憑いていた「プライド」が出ていってくれたー！よかった！すごい勝ち方だわマットさん(意図してのことかどうかわかんないけど)。フォギーかブルズアイか選べって言われてもそんなんフォギーに決まってるやん....というのは罠なんか？？？
#19
いやそりゃフォギー選ぶやろ。ジェイソンも返してもらったしよかったじゃないかーと喜べないのがマードック先生でありフォギーであり。ニコラス教会、なんとフィスクが多額の寄付をしてくれた。潰れる心配はなくなってよかった。子供たちに謝るマット。許してもらえぬままに。ベストを尽くしてくれたのは知ってるよと抱きついてくれたコ優しかった。苦い結末。
地獄に属するものであるということをマットに認めさせたかった悪魔たち。連れ戻されるとかそういうことではなさそうだけれども。あとコールが心配だなぁ...。
面白くなかったわけではないけれど、うーん....
探してたコは悪魔「怒」に取り込まれてしまっていた。フォギーも悪魔に取り憑かれており、マットはシーハルクに弁護を頼みにいくけど、マット自身が自分の弁護をしないとニコラス教会が潰されると脅されるとジェーンから連絡がはいる。ブルズアイもマットを追ってきた悪魔に殺されてしまい。神父の服を焼いたことでエクソシストもできないし、どうなるんだ。
#17
コールも「怒」に捕まってた。裁判で勝ったら居場所を教えるとフォギーに取り憑いた悪魔に言われたけど。もう悪魔祓いする力ないからどうするのかな。シーハルクの調査でマットの弁護士資格更新されていたことが判明。フォギーと裁判で対決するのかな。
#18
マットの自己嫌悪が強すぎてフォギーに取り憑いていた「プライド」が出ていってくれたー！よかった！すごい勝ち方だわマットさん(意図してのことかどうかわかんないけど)。フォギーかブルズアイか選べって言われてもそんなんフォギーに決まってるやん....というのは罠なんか？？？
#19
いやそりゃフォギー選ぶやろ。ジェイソンも返してもらったしよかったじゃないかーと喜べないのがマードック先生でありフォギーであり。ニコラス教会、なんとフィスクが多額の寄付をしてくれた。潰れる心配はなくなってよかった。子供たちに謝るマット。許してもらえぬままに。ベストを尽くしてくれたのは知ってるよと抱きついてくれたコ優しかった。苦い結末。
地獄に属するものであるということをマットに認めさせたかった悪魔たち。連れ戻されるとかそういうことではなさそうだけれども。あとコールが心配だなぁ...。
面白くなかったわけではないけれど、うーん....
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August 30, 2026
This is a fine end to the 7 Deadly Sins arc; I dunno why all the complaints.
Basically, the whole Matt-prays-away-the-sins had gotten redundant, so Ahmed offers some different solutions here, and that really refreshes things. But going to the core of: what is Matt's actual sin. That's some intense characters stuff and feels very true.
The Elektra/Laura crossover 100% does not belong here. If Marvel wanted to include it, it should have gone in the Woman without Fear volume, but it didn't need to be anywhere: it's a Laura arc that Elektra just guests stars in, so that belongs in Laura's collection. (So, pretty much ignoring it for this rating, else it would drag the comic down.)
Basically, the whole Matt-prays-away-the-sins had gotten redundant, so Ahmed offers some different solutions here, and that really refreshes things. But going to the core of: what is Matt's actual sin. That's some intense characters stuff and feels very true.
The Elektra/Laura crossover 100% does not belong here. If Marvel wanted to include it, it should have gone in the Woman without Fear volume, but it didn't need to be anywhere: it's a Laura arc that Elektra just guests stars in, so that belongs in Laura's collection. (So, pretty much ignoring it for this rating, else it would drag the comic down.)
February 15, 2026
This was a great way to wrap up this storyline! I blew through this thing. And even though the extra Wolverine issues felt a little out of left field, I really enjoyed them too. I wish that I liked the current DD story as much as this one, but it’s all good! It was a great time.
April 23, 2025
The end of the deadly sins arc and sets up a new one at the end. Overall this is good but not like what daredevil could really be hopefully there’s some better stories in time to come.
June 8, 2025
De mal en peor...
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August 2, 2025I know it's not out yet but I've read the comics in it so I'm counting this instead of the individual issues
August 25, 2025
this run gets way too much hate, y'all are just afraid of peak
September 3, 2025
Why is the #2 & #3 of Laura Kinney: Wolverine Vol. 1 is included in here?? I've read those issues on the book itself. It's not even by the same writer. Filler to thickened the book and you mark up the price for a 6 issues of book. What a scam, Marvel!! What a scam. 👎
Update : Ok i came back to update my review. I've given this a 1 star for the scammed issues. Apparently i have to give this a higher mark cause the stories are so damn good! The action panel is so bad-ass! Love all the demon looks! So scary. I don't get the hate for this run. The plot is smooth, dialogues are easy to understand, no complex choice of words. Vigilante + horror.
Aaron Kuder's artwork is good enough. Hate the way he draws woman though. So ugly. Especially she-hulk.
Still minus the 1 star for filler issues that has already included in other book. What's the point i bought both trades? Stupid!
Rating
+ 8.5/10 for the very thin 4 issues
- 0/10 for the filler issue #2 & #3 of Laura Kinney: Wolverine
Update : Ok i came back to update my review. I've given this a 1 star for the scammed issues. Apparently i have to give this a higher mark cause the stories are so damn good! The action panel is so bad-ass! Love all the demon looks! So scary. I don't get the hate for this run. The plot is smooth, dialogues are easy to understand, no complex choice of words. Vigilante + horror.
Aaron Kuder's artwork is good enough. Hate the way he draws woman though. So ugly. Especially she-hulk.
Still minus the 1 star for filler issues that has already included in other book. What's the point i bought both trades? Stupid!
Rating
+ 8.5/10 for the very thin 4 issues
- 0/10 for the filler issue #2 & #3 of Laura Kinney: Wolverine
January 12, 2026
Nice conclusion to the main arc of Ahmed’s DD. Of course nothing ends happily for Matt. It rarely does.
January 18, 2026
I enjoyed the ending of the seven deadly sins storyline but the Wolverine issues at the end were just add-ons.
March 14, 2026
a stronger part of the run but not good for me.
May 4, 2026
boriiiing but better than last one
May 7, 2026
The Daredevil/ Matt Murdock material is great. The Elektra/ Laura Kinney material is fine.
September 6, 2025
final two Sins are still loose...
Wrath, possessing an orphan who blames Daredevil for everything
Pride, taken over the body of Foggy Nelson
Matt's left with multiple 'impossible' problems. The orphanage is being threatened with closure. Wrath is still carving a bloody swath through Hell's Kitchen. Even Bullseye loses an arm...
At least there's still Elektra to lean on....oh...oh wait..yea, that's another burnt bridge.
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Bonus: Saying you're sorry could have, arguably, erased this whole arc.
Bonus: Giant-Size Daredevil #1 should have been the filler here. Kingpin's perspective with Greed attached would have been a fresh take.
Wrath, possessing an orphan who blames Daredevil for everything
Pride, taken over the body of Foggy Nelson
Matt's left with multiple 'impossible' problems. The orphanage is being threatened with closure. Wrath is still carving a bloody swath through Hell's Kitchen. Even Bullseye loses an arm...
At least there's still Elektra to lean on....oh...oh wait..yea, that's another burnt bridge.
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Bonus: Saying you're sorry could have, arguably, erased this whole arc.
Bonus: Giant-Size Daredevil #1 should have been the filler here. Kingpin's perspective with Greed attached would have been a fresh take.
September 16, 2025
good enough for me
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