Daredevil: Back in Black Volume 7: Mayor Murdock written by Charles Soule, art by Mike Henderson, and color by Matt Milla
The Hand attacks New York City left and right, including shooting a million arrows into Mayor Wilson Fisk.Through a legal fluke Matt Murdock is now the mayor. At the time of the mayoral attack, Matt is fighting as Daredevil and has landed in police custody. He manages to get out of that and into City Hall. He starts directing the civic response as he also tries to participate in the street fighting. Matt calls on Foggy Nelson to be his chief of staff, freeing himself for more time on the street. The Hand's boss, The Beast, is in the city for a specific purpose. As a bonus, the chaos feeds its desire for fear and panic. The story makes a bunch of twists and turns, some very outlandish, as it makes its way to a happy-ish ending.
Unfortunately, some of the surprises are completely out of left field and come off like Deus Ex Machina stuff. I laughed at the more preposterous moments but I am not sure I was supposed to. After the dramatic build up, the creators had a hard time bringing things back down to the status quo. I was less impressed with this volume than the previous ones but will still go on.
Mildly recommended.
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