Book Review: Daredevil Vol. 7 by M. Waid et al.

Daredevil Volume 7 written by Mark Waid and illustrated by Chris Samnee, Jason Copland, and Javier Rodriguez

See the previous volume here.

Matt Murdock continues to deal with Foggy's cancer and his ex-girlfriend being Foggy's replacement. Daredevil faces some problems too. He's fighting the Sons of the Serpent, a white supremacist group that's creating anarchy in Manhattan with fake media messages. The media problem is caused by the Jester, a third-level villain whose been trouble for Spider-man and Daredevil in the past. Dealing with the Jester isn't nearly so difficult as another issue Daredevil uncovers. The Sons of the Serpents have some sort of occult connection involving an ancient spellbook called "The Darkhold." Dr. Strange sets Daredevil on the right path, leading to a rural town where he has to fight with (and eventually team up with) a group of classic horror characters--a Frankenstein's monster, a werewolf, a mummy, and the daughter of the Devil. She's a bit mad about Daredevil being a poser for her dad. After he gets what he needs, he heads back to New York.

This story arc was the end of Waid's run on Daredevil. All the speechifying was over-the-top and led to some dramatically unbelievable moments, but Waid was able to keep his fun style going. The bit with the horror monsters was the best part though the connection to the bad guys was very slim. The art shifted in the last couple of issues, resulting in Dr. Strange looking like a different person! So that was a little distracting.

Slightly recommended--if you've made it to Volume 6, you might as well finish it off. You will be satisfied but not wowed.