Daredevil: Back in Black Volume 6: Mayor Fisk written by Charles Soule, art by Stefano Landini and Ron Garney, and color by Matt Milla
Having returned to New York from an extended Asian adventure, Matt Murdock discovers that Wilson Fisk, the very villain named "Kingpin," has become the mayor of New York City. If that wasn't bad enough, Fisk asks Murdock to be his deputy mayor! Of course he buries Murdock in paperwork, having an aide read out all of the previous administration's policies and procedures (many volumes!). If that wasn't bad enough, the serial killer Muse escapes from prison and returns to Manhattan. Of course he starts doing his "art" again, often using human remains for his creations. He makes a lot of murals of New York superheroes (Spider-man, The Punisher, Iron Fist, Daredevil, etc.). These displays enrage Fisk who wants both to confirm his legitimacy and to suppress the vigilantes in the city. Blindspot has come back from China and has some dealings with Daredevil, though he really wants to kill Muse in revenge. Matt has a huge balancing act--is it beyond his capacities?
The developments in the plot are very interesting. Half the people wonder why Murdock doesn't just kill Fisk and become mayor. The succession doesn't work that way, and Daredevil does not work that way either. Murdock wants to shift Fisk's policies or at least have an inside ear (remember his superior hearing?) on Fisk's plans. The political intrigues do a good job setting up narrative tension and some fight scenes. Two big twists come at the end making me ready for the next volume.
Recommended, highly for Daredevil fans.
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