Daredevil #608 Review

Writer: Charles Soule / Artist: Phil Noto / Marvel Comics What can I say about Daredevil #608? The first thought that comes to mind is that the book melds ridiculousness and intrigue. Let’s recap. Daredevil’s make-believe twin brother from the seventies, Mike Murdock, was accidentally brought to life by the bizarre powers of the Inhuman, Reader. This occurs as Matt Murdock discovers that the mayoral election was stolen by Kingpin. Soule really leans into this plot. On its surface it has all the makings of an unnecessarily convoluted story. I was really hoping for a focused, political battle between Murdock’s investigatory team and Kingpin for the soul of New York. With that sentiment in mind I can’t knock the direction the second comic of this arc has taken. The hostage situation with Matt, Mike and Foggy was fine enough. The highlight was seeing Daredevil’s number in Foggy’s cell phone. It begins “666” and ends with a little devil emoji. I got a kick out of that. Then, Soule likely said to himself “Charlie (I assume Charles Soule calls himself Charlie in the third person) it has been like 30 pages since I used some obscure character from Daredevil’s past. I know! Bushwacker!” I have no affinity for the character, unfortunately so it landed flat for me. Not a New Recap Page but it’s Cool as Hell and Deserves Love The most interesting part of the story was a conversation between Matt and Mike where the imaginary brother pleads with Matt that he deserves to live and not get “er…