While mulling over the pros and cons to selling his life story for a boatload of cash, Daredevil has his first run-in with the progeny of the Purple Man (who despite throwing himself in front of a trolley car is feeling much better now). The format of the issue involving Foggy warning Matt against dredging up painful memories which might destroy the happy life he's carved out for himself only to have the Purple Man's children do exactly that is a little too convenient. One of the strengths of Mark Waid's take on Matt Murdock is he hasn't been haunted and overburdened with his dark past (except when he was gaslight by the Coyote during the low point of Waid's run). Returning Daredevil to a more grim title may not necessarily be the best thing for his character or Waid's work on the series.
The only real surprise of this issue is the survival of the Purple Man. Will he and Daredevil form an unlikely team-up to stop the out-of-control children or will the villain be to busy savoring the fresh hell his kids are putting Matt Murdock through? Worth a look.
[Marvel, $3.99]
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