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Daredevil: Back in Black
Daredevil: Back in Black, Vol. 3: Dark Art
Losing a big case has landed A.D.A. Matt Murdock in hot water with the city, leaving him less time to clean up the streets as Daredevil. But as his protégé BLINDSPOT tries to pick up the slack, the young hero might be in over his head when he stumbles upon a horrific crime scene - one that will terrify even The Man Without Fear.
Collecting: Daredevil 10-14
Collecting: Daredevil 10-14
112 pages, Paperback
First published February 22, 2017
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Charles Soule
1,519 books1,689 followersCharles Soule is a #1 New York Times-bestselling novelist, comics author, screenwriter, musician, and lapsed attorney. He has written some of the most prominent stories of the last decade for Marvel, DC and Lucasfilm in addition to his own work, such as his comics Curse Words, Letter 44 and Undiscovered Country, and his original novels Light of the Jedi, The Endless Vessel, The Oracle Year and Anyone. He lives in New York.
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June 26, 2019
Daredevil, who’s gone up against some weird villains in the past, is no stranger to the scary. Here he battles the Andy Warhol of the Inhumans, Muse.
Muse doesn’t work with finger paints or popsicle sticks or make ash trays for his mean daddy or work on a pottery wheel…
…
…
Jeff!!
Huh. Sorry.
From his palette of horror, Muse, uses human body parts to create grotesque masterpieces on his canvas of death that fits snugly on his easel of terror.
Yes, blood for paint!!! Lots and lots of blood!!!! Cue thunder and lightning and dramatic music : DAH DA DAAAAAAH!!!!
Because Muse is an Inhuman and Soule is/was the king of the Inhumans at Marvel, Daredevil has to deal with Queen for a Bad Hair Day, Medusa…
…and duke it out with that inhuman jerk, Karnak.
Daredevil’s poor abused sidekick, what’s-his-name,
…sure, Blindspot, sadly becomes a victim to Muse’s artistic dabbling, because that’s what sidekicks do: get their asses kicked, get captured and used as bait to reel the hero in.
Bottom Line : Soule, whose run on Daredevil has been less than stellar, effectively mixes (with lots and lots of help from the moody maroon-chromed art) superhero shenanigans with horror.
Muse doesn’t work with finger paints or popsicle sticks or make ash trays for his mean daddy or work on a pottery wheel…
…
…
Jeff!!
Huh. Sorry.
From his palette of horror, Muse, uses human body parts to create grotesque masterpieces on his canvas of death that fits snugly on his easel of terror.
Yes, blood for paint!!! Lots and lots of blood!!!! Cue thunder and lightning and dramatic music : DAH DA DAAAAAAH!!!!
Because Muse is an Inhuman and Soule is/was the king of the Inhumans at Marvel, Daredevil has to deal with Queen for a Bad Hair Day, Medusa…
…and duke it out with that inhuman jerk, Karnak.
Daredevil’s poor abused sidekick, what’s-his-name,
…sure, Blindspot, sadly becomes a victim to Muse’s artistic dabbling, because that’s what sidekicks do: get their asses kicked, get captured and used as bait to reel the hero in.
Bottom Line : Soule, whose run on Daredevil has been less than stellar, effectively mixes (with lots and lots of help from the moody maroon-chromed art) superhero shenanigans with horror.
March 27, 2018
Given that Charles Soule is a lawyer, you'd think he'd be able to make Matt's work life interesting, but he doesn't even try. Daredevil takes on some crazy artist called the Muse who's using people to make his art. Muse also harms Inhumans so they get involved. I think the Inhumans are responsible for my general dislike of the Marvel U over the last few years. They don't really fit but yet Marvel keeps trying to shove them down our throats because they can't make movies about mutants.
Daredevil has to be the worst mentor in the world. He's completely ignored training Blindspot since the first arc.
Daredevil has to be the worst mentor in the world. He's completely ignored training Blindspot since the first arc.
February 9, 2018
First 2 issues collected here were just so boring and still can't stand recent boosting of the Inhumans in expense of the Mutants made by Marvel/Disney (maybe now that Mickey Mouse owns Fox too that's going to change for good... they already "resurrected" Wolvie just as scheduled), luckly suddenly narrative pace accelerated becaming a real page-turner and Garney's dirty artworks were just as great as always... and Muse/"Vincent Van Gore" is a real hell of a villain.
August 23, 2017
And here is where Soule gives his first "great" volume. I saw glimmers of the greatness that could be in volume 1 and 2, but here, where we get a new villain + more focus on Blindside we have a far more interesting series.
There's a new villain who murders people and prompts them up for "art". Sometimes he takes them apart, uses their blood to paint, who empties their blood and uses them as statues in a way. Muse is a dark villain and one that Daredevil needed to give this series a boost. While Matt is on the search to find him Blindside gets a lead and things spiral out of control.
What I liked: Loved Blindside and Daredevil working together. Seeing Blindside as a sidekick is great and what happens at the end between the two is both shocking and heartbreaking. I love Muse as he is a villain Daredevil needed for a long time. Dark and extremely fucked up he does what he loves to do, murder, and make art from it. I also really enjoyed the pacing here as it moved very quickly and felt scary at all times.
What I didn't like: I could have lived without the INhumans part. I get they're a part of it because of what Muse did but it felt it slowed the pace a bit too much.
Overall I loved this. Brought me back to the Bendis/Ed days and that's a huge compliment to Carles Soule. Keep it up man. A 4.5 out of 5.
There's a new villain who murders people and prompts them up for "art". Sometimes he takes them apart, uses their blood to paint, who empties their blood and uses them as statues in a way. Muse is a dark villain and one that Daredevil needed to give this series a boost. While Matt is on the search to find him Blindside gets a lead and things spiral out of control.
What I liked: Loved Blindside and Daredevil working together. Seeing Blindside as a sidekick is great and what happens at the end between the two is both shocking and heartbreaking. I love Muse as he is a villain Daredevil needed for a long time. Dark and extremely fucked up he does what he loves to do, murder, and make art from it. I also really enjoyed the pacing here as it moved very quickly and felt scary at all times.
What I didn't like: I could have lived without the INhumans part. I get they're a part of it because of what Muse did but it felt it slowed the pace a bit too much.
Overall I loved this. Brought me back to the Bendis/Ed days and that's a huge compliment to Carles Soule. Keep it up man. A 4.5 out of 5.
May 26, 2022
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Volumes 3 and 4 of Soule's run of Daredevil start to get a little more interesting than the first 2. However, he's still laying a lot of groundwork for things to come. This run is a slow slow burn.
We do get two very fun bad guys in these runs though, they really are the stars and where we're going to focus in the spoiler free review because I can talk about them a little without revealing the twists and turns of the plot.
Volume 3 stars a new villain who goes by the name Muse.
Muse is terrifying. He looks terrifying and he certainly acts terrifying. He fancies himself an artist but his chosen mediums throughout volume 3 cause quite a bit of carnage. Both Daredevil and Matt Murdock are on the case in some capacity trying to put a stop to his insane art shows.
This story line is very Dexter. If you are somehow unfamiliar Dexter is a serial killer/forensic blood spatter analyst who somehow gets involved with multiple other serial killers who make very elaborate tableaus with their victims.
Just instead of being an additional serial killer Daredevil is a vigilante. He's trying to find Muse by night as DD and by day as prosecuting attorney Murdock. Muse's tableaus are very reminiscent of the show and if you liked Dexter you're sure to like this arc.
I really like Muse's character design and would like to see some more of him. He's really creepy and seems a good villain for street level NY heroes.
Then volume 4 brings us one of my favorite villains of all time. Killgrave. The Purple Man. And.. his Purple Children.
Killgrave has the strongest of all mind control powers. He can make anyone do anything. He's the worst kind of psychopath because he also has no real ambition. He doesn't want to conquer the world, it would be too easy. He gets bored.
His main goal is to push boundaries. Problem is he's already pushed them all so many times. But he's here to play with Daredevil and his friends and hopefully find some entertainment. His children are here to attempt to get away from him.
Any time Killgrave shows up I get excited. He's soooo evil. But in such a casual way. He's like a Bond villain who already conquered Earth and only does his monologue at the end because his own voice is the only one that no longer bores him.
These arcs are definitely an improvement over the first volumes. The end of volume 4 finally gives us a big reveal that we've been waiting for. We finally get answer to a question that was set up in issue 1.
The problem is that it took twenty whole issues to get there!
Most readers quit by now. Casual comic book readers or those who don't feel a compulsion to read every issue of Daredevil stopped when there wasn't a single payoff in the first two volumes.
It's a shame because I can say now that it gets even better from here but most people won't get that far. A weak opening really is hard to bounce back from.
But if you are still with me, please start at the very beginning because all those puzzle pieces really do matter 20, 30, 40 issues in! Surprisingly, because I really did not have faith, this author really had a plan and it does all come together.
Have more faith in me than I had in Soule, keep reading this one. It keeps getting better.
Volumes 3 and 4 of Soule's run of Daredevil start to get a little more interesting than the first 2. However, he's still laying a lot of groundwork for things to come. This run is a slow slow burn.
We do get two very fun bad guys in these runs though, they really are the stars and where we're going to focus in the spoiler free review because I can talk about them a little without revealing the twists and turns of the plot.
Volume 3 stars a new villain who goes by the name Muse.
Muse is terrifying. He looks terrifying and he certainly acts terrifying. He fancies himself an artist but his chosen mediums throughout volume 3 cause quite a bit of carnage. Both Daredevil and Matt Murdock are on the case in some capacity trying to put a stop to his insane art shows.
This story line is very Dexter. If you are somehow unfamiliar Dexter is a serial killer/forensic blood spatter analyst who somehow gets involved with multiple other serial killers who make very elaborate tableaus with their victims.
Just instead of being an additional serial killer Daredevil is a vigilante. He's trying to find Muse by night as DD and by day as prosecuting attorney Murdock. Muse's tableaus are very reminiscent of the show and if you liked Dexter you're sure to like this arc.
I really like Muse's character design and would like to see some more of him. He's really creepy and seems a good villain for street level NY heroes.
Then volume 4 brings us one of my favorite villains of all time. Killgrave. The Purple Man. And.. his Purple Children.
Killgrave has the strongest of all mind control powers. He can make anyone do anything. He's the worst kind of psychopath because he also has no real ambition. He doesn't want to conquer the world, it would be too easy. He gets bored.
His main goal is to push boundaries. Problem is he's already pushed them all so many times. But he's here to play with Daredevil and his friends and hopefully find some entertainment. His children are here to attempt to get away from him.
Any time Killgrave shows up I get excited. He's soooo evil. But in such a casual way. He's like a Bond villain who already conquered Earth and only does his monologue at the end because his own voice is the only one that no longer bores him.
These arcs are definitely an improvement over the first volumes. The end of volume 4 finally gives us a big reveal that we've been waiting for. We finally get answer to a question that was set up in issue 1.
The problem is that it took twenty whole issues to get there!
Most readers quit by now. Casual comic book readers or those who don't feel a compulsion to read every issue of Daredevil stopped when there wasn't a single payoff in the first two volumes.
It's a shame because I can say now that it gets even better from here but most people won't get that far. A weak opening really is hard to bounce back from.
But if you are still with me, please start at the very beginning because all those puzzle pieces really do matter 20, 30, 40 issues in! Surprisingly, because I really did not have faith, this author really had a plan and it does all come together.
Have more faith in me than I had in Soule, keep reading this one. It keeps getting better.
August 18, 2017
While not as strong overall as Mark Waid's run, (and I find Charles Soules work generally hit or miss for me) I'm still enjoying this new run of Daredevil.
And this is the strongest entry yet. Really enjoyed the overall storyline, and the interactions between the characters was spot-on. (The scene between Matt and Foggy in partucular really depicted the current dysfunctional state of their relationship quite well.)
And this is the strongest entry yet. Really enjoyed the overall storyline, and the interactions between the characters was spot-on. (The scene between Matt and Foggy in partucular really depicted the current dysfunctional state of their relationship quite well.)
March 27, 2018
Darker than usual (Tarantino inspired?) tale with Daredevil and protege Blindspot taking on a sadistic serial killer with the appropriately sleazy-horrible tabloid nickname 'Vincent Van Gore.' He also identifies himself as 'Muse.' I just call him disgusting. Things are a little slow-going at first - the Murdock workplace drama was interesting, while the Inhumans angle felt trivial - but then the tempo increases with a race to stop the evil guy and prevent more deaths. And poor Blindspot . . .
July 6, 2018
MUCH better than the last book. This volume is really dark, with Daredevil and the Inhumans tracking down a vicious serial killer. Blindspot also has a major character arc in this one that I didn't see coming.
October 2, 2021
What an epic volume, it starts with Matt going after a guy whose displaying a bloody mural and as Daredevil he finds out that its the work of a man named Muse who takes the blood of people to make twisted images and he is an Inhuman so ties into the New Atillan stuff and thats what brings Frank McGee into the picture and its fun the way its done, Matt allying with Inhumans to take this twisted perversion of a criminal down and its insane and gripping and bloody and what he does to Blindspot..just wow!
Its an excellent volume and introduces a new villain Muse whose sick and twisted and the things he does is really inhumane and also plays around with office politics and has some of the best moments for Daredevil. Seems like Soule is finding his stride with Daredevil with this volume after all!
Its an excellent volume and introduces a new villain Muse whose sick and twisted and the things he does is really inhumane and also plays around with office politics and has some of the best moments for Daredevil. Seems like Soule is finding his stride with Daredevil with this volume after all!
December 26, 2017
Pleasantly surprised.
World: The art is good, I like it when this creative team is together, it's dirty, it's scratchy, it's gritty and it's very tonally consistent with what this team is doing with this new reboot. The world building here is very small and self contained but it's the best thing about this world since Soule picked up the book. The pieces we get of Matt are small and intimate and tied to Soule's version and this is what makes it good.
Story: Let's throw the stuff I don't like about this reboot out the window for the moment and look at this story as itself, it's pretty fantastic. It's pretty pretty great, especially the villain (both visually and how he's written). This is Soule's Joker for Matt's Batman. The chaotic nature of the villain made for an interesting story and the pacing and the usage of the characters Soule creates is finally realized into something tangible and with consequence. A really good story top to bottom, bravo.
Characters: Matt is still Matt from the 90s-2000s but oh well. Blindspot is great this arc, finally comes into his own and get's some depth. He feels very very Dick Grayson x Jason Todd this arc but yeah that's just me. Muse, great villain and Matt's Joker created by Soule, that's a good thing.
That's all I'll say, read this if you want to believe in this new reboot and read this if you want a good tense and dark Dardevil Batman light story.
Onward to the next book!
World: The art is good, I like it when this creative team is together, it's dirty, it's scratchy, it's gritty and it's very tonally consistent with what this team is doing with this new reboot. The world building here is very small and self contained but it's the best thing about this world since Soule picked up the book. The pieces we get of Matt are small and intimate and tied to Soule's version and this is what makes it good.
Story: Let's throw the stuff I don't like about this reboot out the window for the moment and look at this story as itself, it's pretty fantastic. It's pretty pretty great, especially the villain (both visually and how he's written). This is Soule's Joker for Matt's Batman. The chaotic nature of the villain made for an interesting story and the pacing and the usage of the characters Soule creates is finally realized into something tangible and with consequence. A really good story top to bottom, bravo.
Characters: Matt is still Matt from the 90s-2000s but oh well. Blindspot is great this arc, finally comes into his own and get's some depth. He feels very very Dick Grayson x Jason Todd this arc but yeah that's just me. Muse, great villain and Matt's Joker created by Soule, that's a good thing.
That's all I'll say, read this if you want to believe in this new reboot and read this if you want a good tense and dark Dardevil Batman light story.
Onward to the next book!
February 3, 2019
EDIT: Second time reading this and this time, after reading volumes 1 and 2. I can appreciate the situation much better now, and it's an excellent story, similar in the vein of the movie Seven: Senior detective training a younger apprentice and a serial killer with his own bizarre sense of reasoning. The fact that it is so similar keeps it from being four stars, but all the horror, shocks, and terror are present, hitting the right beats. This volume is the highlight of Soule's run so far.
End Second Read
I didn't read Vol 1 and 2 of Soule's run, and this story arc was able to update me on what's changed since Waid's run: He's back in New York, but as a prosecutor, and he has a younger partner and he and Foggy are not exactly friends anymore. The main story plot involves a serial killer who considers himself an artist. It's a little short and feels like there could have been more to it but it did give off a creepy tone. I suspect this villain will be revisited at some point.
Overall, Soule's run has a bit of the classic feel but some new aspects as well. I'm interested enough to try and read at least the first two volumes to catch up.
End Second Read
I didn't read Vol 1 and 2 of Soule's run, and this story arc was able to update me on what's changed since Waid's run: He's back in New York, but as a prosecutor, and he has a younger partner and he and Foggy are not exactly friends anymore. The main story plot involves a serial killer who considers himself an artist. It's a little short and feels like there could have been more to it but it did give off a creepy tone. I suspect this villain will be revisited at some point.
Overall, Soule's run has a bit of the classic feel but some new aspects as well. I'm interested enough to try and read at least the first two volumes to catch up.
August 19, 2020
Soule continues a strong run on DD.
February 18, 2017
I really, really like Charles Soule's Daredevil. Like, really really.
After the scattershot second volume, this third one gets back down to business as these five issues pit Matt against a creepy-as-hell artist who murders people in order to create his pieces. He has a gross design that only gets worse the more we discover about him and his motivations, and Soule manages to effortlessly include a semi-crossover with his Inhumans titles so we get to see some more Nur which is always good.
This arc also blends Matt's court proceedings and his Daredevil life very well, and I love the inclusion of Blindspot. The ultimate conclusion of the arc promises lots more in store for him in the future.
Ron Garney returns after a few issues hiatus on top form, grim and gritty and exactly what this story needs. I already mentioned his design for Muse, which is so simplistic and yet so effective, and colourist Matt Milla works wonders with black and white tones throughout.
After the scattershot second volume, this third one gets back down to business as these five issues pit Matt against a creepy-as-hell artist who murders people in order to create his pieces. He has a gross design that only gets worse the more we discover about him and his motivations, and Soule manages to effortlessly include a semi-crossover with his Inhumans titles so we get to see some more Nur which is always good.
This arc also blends Matt's court proceedings and his Daredevil life very well, and I love the inclusion of Blindspot. The ultimate conclusion of the arc promises lots more in store for him in the future.
Ron Garney returns after a few issues hiatus on top form, grim and gritty and exactly what this story needs. I already mentioned his design for Muse, which is so simplistic and yet so effective, and colourist Matt Milla works wonders with black and white tones throughout.
November 17, 2018
Fantastic. I'm hooked on Soule's Daredevil. It has a classic Frank Miller feel to it. The art by Garney and Milla is spectacular and the lettering by Cowles is top notch.
May 11, 2019
Its bound to happen that when a writer is writing multiple comic series he or she may ens up writing crossovers with those series. It just so happens that Charles Soule is bring us a Daredevil and Inhuman crossover. This book ended up being a 3.5 star book for me. It was not a big leap from the last book but Soule handles to the story so well it deserves to higher than three stars. Soule's run on Daredevil has been stellar thus far. He's run is like night and day compared to Waid's run. Where Waid brought Matt Murdock the light Soule returns Daredevil to his urban crime darker roots. Both writers do an excellent job on the character. The Inhuman stuff in the book works well with the plot that Soule is building. I thought Muse was a great villain and was really creepy. The art was okay as well in the book and really help bring about the gritty vibe in the story that is being told. I am looking forward to the next volume.
August 26, 2022
What in the Criminal Minds episode.
There's a serial killer named Muse who has made a mural out of blood. This psycho continues to make art from people, including inhumans. Medusa sends inhuman police to get to the bottom of it but Daredevil wants this killer caught now. Blindspot tries to go after Muse by himself and that doesn't end well.
I just didn't like this... again. The serial killer story was actually creepy as fuck and the art really drove the creepy factor up the wall. But there's just so many other things in here that make me go hmmm yeah that writing sucks.
Matt is stuck working at the DA's office as punishment for skipping out and not doing his work to go be Daredevil. What does he do there? Skip out on work to go be Daredevil but now also complains how owning his own practice was better lol. Foggy is completely non existent and is just sitting around when we do see him. Their relationship is ass and I hate all of this because we have gotten no explanation for why their friendship is dead now. Literally just go back to working together wtf there is no benefit to not.
Daredevil's sidekick... lol. I died laughing at what happens to him because the writer really couldn't resist that cliche ass thing. The character is given no development and he sucks at everything maybe because they haven't made any mention of his training since the first volume? And oh wow... setting the next volume up for Matt's guilt damn so creative no one has ever done that before.
All the inhuman stuff was super boring to me and I just didn't like the overall vibe.
There's a serial killer named Muse who has made a mural out of blood. This psycho continues to make art from people, including inhumans. Medusa sends inhuman police to get to the bottom of it but Daredevil wants this killer caught now. Blindspot tries to go after Muse by himself and that doesn't end well.
I just didn't like this... again. The serial killer story was actually creepy as fuck and the art really drove the creepy factor up the wall. But there's just so many other things in here that make me go hmmm yeah that writing sucks.
Matt is stuck working at the DA's office as punishment for skipping out and not doing his work to go be Daredevil. What does he do there? Skip out on work to go be Daredevil but now also complains how owning his own practice was better lol. Foggy is completely non existent and is just sitting around when we do see him. Their relationship is ass and I hate all of this because we have gotten no explanation for why their friendship is dead now. Literally just go back to working together wtf there is no benefit to not.
Daredevil's sidekick... lol. I died laughing at what happens to him because the writer really couldn't resist that cliche ass thing. The character is given no development and he sucks at everything maybe because they haven't made any mention of his training since the first volume? And oh wow... setting the next volume up for Matt's guilt damn so creative no one has ever done that before.
All the inhuman stuff was super boring to me and I just didn't like the overall vibe.
August 19, 2017
3,5*
At last a decent volume of DD by Charles Soule. After a ridiculous 1st and a meh 2nd , I really was starting to lose all hopes for Matt Murdock and crew but there it is.
The plot is not particularly original -a serial killer uses live material to create "art"- but the tone is really dark and grim and a bit gory, a mood I'm totally in for.
'Cuz it was well done, mixing action and more mundane stuff, including Matt's difficulties to balance his night assignments as prosecutor and vigilante.
Blindspot is bit more fleshed -out as a character and there's even an Inhuman issue, not indispensable but decent enough.
I made my peace with Ron Garney's new style-actually pretty well suited for this run-particularly with Matt Milla's livid colours.
At last a decent volume of DD by Charles Soule. After a ridiculous 1st and a meh 2nd , I really was starting to lose all hopes for Matt Murdock and crew but there it is.
The plot is not particularly original -a serial killer uses live material to create "art"- but the tone is really dark and grim and a bit gory, a mood I'm totally in for.
'Cuz it was well done, mixing action and more mundane stuff, including Matt's difficulties to balance his night assignments as prosecutor and vigilante.
Blindspot is bit more fleshed -out as a character and there's even an Inhuman issue, not indispensable but decent enough.
I made my peace with Ron Garney's new style-actually pretty well suited for this run-particularly with Matt Milla's livid colours.
September 26, 2022
Der Zeichenstil ist sehr cool, der konnte mich mit seinen minimalistischen und doch aussagekräftig eingesetzten Farben direkt für sich begeistern. Der Erzählstil dagegen ist meiner Meinung nach deutlich oberflächlicher als ich es von Charles Soule oder Marvel sonst kenne – zumindest in der zweiten Hälfte. Die erste ist noch tiefgängiger und man ist näher am Charakter, während der zweite Teil eher schwache Action ist. Auch der Gegenspieler ist sehr klischeehaft und unkreativ, wie ich finde. Das einzige Motiv des Charakters hier ist Wahnsinn, was ich sehr schade finde, da gerade bei diesen kreativen Taten doch etwas mehr dahinterstecken sollte.
December 14, 2022
Daredevil Vol. 3 Dark Art collects issues 10-14 of the Marvel Comics series written by Charles Soule with art by Ron Garney.
A new murderer is out in Hell’s Kitchen who transforms victims into works of art. When some of the victims turn out to be Inhumans, Daredevil and Matt Murdock must work with the Inhuman Kingdom to bring the killer to justice.
We finally get some legal storylines in Soule’s run of Daredevil. The first two volumes mostly ignore this aspect but even here, Murdock is continuously ignoring his D.A. duties to do work as Daredevil. So much so that as the reader, even I am like “Come on Matt, this will get you fired.” But I really enjoyed the new villain Muse who turns his victims into works of art. It’s pretty twisted and I think it could have worked as a longer arc as he is taken down relatively easily. Some major developments happen with Blindspot in this arc that continue to make Daredevil/Murdock the absolute worst person to ever work alongside.
A new murderer is out in Hell’s Kitchen who transforms victims into works of art. When some of the victims turn out to be Inhumans, Daredevil and Matt Murdock must work with the Inhuman Kingdom to bring the killer to justice.
We finally get some legal storylines in Soule’s run of Daredevil. The first two volumes mostly ignore this aspect but even here, Murdock is continuously ignoring his D.A. duties to do work as Daredevil. So much so that as the reader, even I am like “Come on Matt, this will get you fired.” But I really enjoyed the new villain Muse who turns his victims into works of art. It’s pretty twisted and I think it could have worked as a longer arc as he is taken down relatively easily. Some major developments happen with Blindspot in this arc that continue to make Daredevil/Murdock the absolute worst person to ever work alongside.
February 4, 2024
9/10:
Oh I liked this volume a LOT. The prominent role of the Inhumans and Blindspot really added to the current world of Daredevil, allowing a new Inhuman (Muse) to join the fray of villainy in New York City. I’m really excited to see how the end of this collection will impact the futures of both Daredevil and Blindspot!
Oh I liked this volume a LOT. The prominent role of the Inhumans and Blindspot really added to the current world of Daredevil, allowing a new Inhuman (Muse) to join the fray of villainy in New York City. I’m really excited to see how the end of this collection will impact the futures of both Daredevil and Blindspot!
January 27, 2020
The best--and darkest--of Soule's three volumes so far. And wow oh wow is it ever dark.
March 20, 2017
Good story, creepy villain, and Soule goes a step farther than I had thought he would. Pretty good stuff.
October 27, 2018
It was great to have Medusa in here, but I was really expecting more of her, so that was a bit disappointing... and besides that this was probably one of the scariest villains ever and that left me super uncomfortable (just like Scarecrow does...), so I wasn't a fan of reading that part - never want to read anything with this guy again...
So this is probably my least favorite Daredevil comic...
So this is probably my least favorite Daredevil comic...
October 20, 2021
A new "artist" makes his presence known by unveiling his newest work, made from the blood of over 100 people. Now Daredevil and Blindspot have to try and shut him down before more "art" is made.
Is it me, or does Charles Soule's version of Daredevil kind of a dick? I mean, he hasn't always been mister happy go lucky, but this version of the character in particular seems very selfish. I mean, it's been 3 volumes of running around with this kid Blindspot, yet he hasn't really trained him outside of just throwing him into the fire and hoping he comes out ok. Well in this one, it comes to a head as Blindspot definitely does not come out of it ok. It's going to be interesting to see how Soule writes DD now that he has the guilt of what happened on his shoulders.
Also, bit of a tangent here but there is a scene where a group of Inhumans are found dead in a room, and its very obvious they are not humans because of the fact that they look very much like not normal every day humans. They have different skin colors (green, pink, blue, etc...), they have strange body parts positioned in different ways... you can just tell its either Inhumans or Mutants. And this is my gripe, when did people see these people and start saying oh must be Inhumans? It's been decades of people saying oh these are Mutants. But the editorial staff has obviously mandated the Inhumans push, and now we get this weird situation that just feels.... off. More of a personal pet peeve regarding this era of Marvel and their aversion to Mutants due to licensing in other media, but yeah, I just find it annoying.
I think the best part about the book is the art. Ron Garney is an old pro, but here he switches up his style to give us a more gritty looking book. I especially enjoy the more action oriented segments of DD swinging or leaping through the city. The art matches the tone of the book really well.
I would recommend this to DD fans, but warn them that this version of the character is kind of self absorbed - more than usual I mean.
Is it me, or does Charles Soule's version of Daredevil kind of a dick? I mean, he hasn't always been mister happy go lucky, but this version of the character in particular seems very selfish. I mean, it's been 3 volumes of running around with this kid Blindspot, yet he hasn't really trained him outside of just throwing him into the fire and hoping he comes out ok. Well in this one, it comes to a head as Blindspot definitely does not come out of it ok. It's going to be interesting to see how Soule writes DD now that he has the guilt of what happened on his shoulders.
Also, bit of a tangent here but there is a scene where a group of Inhumans are found dead in a room, and its very obvious they are not humans because of the fact that they look very much like not normal every day humans. They have different skin colors (green, pink, blue, etc...), they have strange body parts positioned in different ways... you can just tell its either Inhumans or Mutants. And this is my gripe, when did people see these people and start saying oh must be Inhumans? It's been decades of people saying oh these are Mutants. But the editorial staff has obviously mandated the Inhumans push, and now we get this weird situation that just feels.... off. More of a personal pet peeve regarding this era of Marvel and their aversion to Mutants due to licensing in other media, but yeah, I just find it annoying.
I think the best part about the book is the art. Ron Garney is an old pro, but here he switches up his style to give us a more gritty looking book. I especially enjoy the more action oriented segments of DD swinging or leaping through the city. The art matches the tone of the book really well.
I would recommend this to DD fans, but warn them that this version of the character is kind of self absorbed - more than usual I mean.
February 26, 2025
I like Daredevil, definitely a top 3 superhero in my opinion. Him and Batman swap between 2 and 3 for me all the time, usually depends on who I'm reading more of at the time. This is where the story starts backup after the 10 fingers debacle which I don't like so I skipped volumes 1 and 2. I hope in the new show they make Muse as gruesome as he is in this, but I got my doubts because ya know, Disney. Like if he doesn't kill 113 people, use their blood in a painting, and then taxidermy the victims, then why are they even using Muse? I also like his power set, like he is a walking deprivation tank, which believe it or not is the perfect counter to a blind man that dresses up as a devil. I don't like Daredevil having a side-kick, but I like the idea of ICE trying to kick his side-kick out of the country but Daredevil just absolutely pummels them. Also, top 10 comic moment, when he uses his senses to pinpoint where Muse is hiding out, I hope they do this in the new season. Double also I made a little chart to help you bandwagon, movie watching, non comic readers understand the layers of the Marvel comic book universe.
Universe Defense = Silver Surfer, Thor, The Sentry, Nova Core, other big hittas
Earth Defense = Avengers
New York Defense = Spider-Man
Micromanaging the fuck outta 9 random New York blocks = Daredevil
Universe Defense = Silver Surfer, Thor, The Sentry, Nova Core, other big hittas
Earth Defense = Avengers
New York Defense = Spider-Man
Micromanaging the fuck outta 9 random New York blocks = Daredevil
June 26, 2020
Na úvod se sluší říct jedna důležitá věc: Charles Soule má těžkou pozici protože za posledních 40 let dostal Daredevil neskutečný množství velmi kvalitních až ikonických runů. O to větší bolest mi způsobuje číst tuhle lacinou blbost. Jednoduše tady máme stupidní superhrdinování bez přidané hodnoty a i ty vedlejší postavy i záporáci jsou nudní a bez duše. Jediný co se mi fakt na tomhle booku líbí je art, coloring a panelování jinak scénář mi prostě přijde, že je plný neskutečný žvástů. Charlie téhle postavě vůbec nerozumí a mám pocit, že ani pořádně neví jak ten svět uchopit.
Sorry Soule ale fakt tě nemám rád a tvýho Daredevila ještě víc. Díky bohu za Chipa Zdarskyho.
Sorry Soule ale fakt tě nemám rád a tvýho Daredevila ještě víc. Díky bohu za Chipa Zdarskyho.
May 16, 2025
After a solid opening to the run, and a big misstep in book 2, this was a huge return to form. I really enjoyed this one.
I’ve been anticipating reading this book in particular ever since I watched Daredevil: Born Again as this is the introduction to Muse who is in the show too. I felt he was a little underdeveloped/underutilized in the show and hoped the comic version would be more fleshed out, which was indeed the case.
I highly recommend this arc to any Daredevil fan as it is a fairly self contained story. Writing, artwork, characters were all great.
I’ve been anticipating reading this book in particular ever since I watched Daredevil: Born Again as this is the introduction to Muse who is in the show too. I felt he was a little underdeveloped/underutilized in the show and hoped the comic version would be more fleshed out, which was indeed the case.
I highly recommend this arc to any Daredevil fan as it is a fairly self contained story. Writing, artwork, characters were all great.
April 16, 2022
As the title implies, this was DARK. This may be the darkest Daredevil arc I've read, and the series has definitely had its dark moments. This was almost too dark, but ended up being really good. Daredevil and Blindspot end up facing a serial killer (super powered?) who is using human blood and bodies to create his works of art. The ending is shocking.
Overall one of the most powerful Daredevil stories I've read in a while.
Overall one of the most powerful Daredevil stories I've read in a while.
January 7, 2022
3.5/5 Stars
May 11, 2017
Soule's disappointing run continues. Still without explanation as to what Matt did to get his secret identity back, which required him turning his back on his old life and girlfriend and transforming into a jerk, we go forward with the plot that Matt works for the DA's office, where he somehow ended up for getting in trouble about something because he was off being Daredevil, and he ditches what little work he still has to ... go off and be Daredevil. And then people complain about it and he talks about how having a private practice with Foggy was so much better. Look, if it was better, why don't you go do it? Foggy's just sitting around. People still need defense attorneys. It's what you're good at! What is Soule trying to do?!?
Overworked Matt puts more and more responsibility on his unpaid intern Blindspot, who is not at all ready for any of this and therefore constantly gets in serious danger. He's borderline taking advantage of Blindspot at this point. Basically everything that happens to Blindspot when they face of with what is actually a somewhat interesting villain is Matt's fault because he's a jerk. This is not the Matt Murdock we know and love. Soule's trying to make a point, but I don't know what it is.
Overworked Matt puts more and more responsibility on his unpaid intern Blindspot, who is not at all ready for any of this and therefore constantly gets in serious danger. He's borderline taking advantage of Blindspot at this point. Basically everything that happens to Blindspot when they face of with what is actually a somewhat interesting villain is Matt's fault because he's a jerk. This is not the Matt Murdock we know and love. Soule's trying to make a point, but I don't know what it is.
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