Matt confronts his sins while Wilson leaves them behind in Daredevil No. 7

Matt Murdock is no longer Daredevil, but that hasn’t stopped him from still attempting to help his city, just in a different way. Spoilers for Daredevil No. 7 follow.

The leaders of the New York underworld convene together much like they’ve done in the past and, as always, Wilson Fisk is at the head of the table. Times are good with the crime lords right now. Profits are up. Daredevil has all but vanished. The cops are off their backs. And thanks to Fisk, City Hall has no prying eyes on their activities. Life is good for crime, all except for one person — Wilson Fisk.

According to Fisk himself, he is finally content. He’s set out to do everything that he’s wanted to do, which makes him contented, and lazy. In a shocking turn, Fisk liquidates his entire empire, thus splitting the shares with the rest of the crime lords, leaving them to their own devices. He has larger goals now, goals that only Fisk can dream of.

As for Matthew Murdock, life without Daredevil has seemingly given him time to finally be Matthew. He has an infatuation with a nearby bookseller, his job helps him believe he’s making some amends for his perceived wrongdoings, and he finally treats Foggy with the respect that he deserves. This all comes crashing down when he meets with a client who reveals that his brother was killed by Daredevil, causing Matt to have a panic attack.

Image by Marvel Comics/Art by Lalit Kumar Sharma

He later visits his church, afraid to go in for his doubts cloud his mind. A nun meets with him on the steps of the church, and he begins to get his sins off of chest. She attempts to reassure him that his situation is not unique and that he should have faith, but Matt is severely doubting his own God at this very moment. His sins are haunting him, which causes him to use his senses and call in every crime that he can hear from his apartment.

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As for this new Daredevil that has been popping up, it turns out to be Janet, who’s been influenced by Matt’s escapades and wants to help in any way she can. For instance, she witnesses a purse snatching and, without hesitation, jumps into the fray. She stops the crime, but not before she’s taken down a notch as well.

This volume of Daredevil continues with another great issue and does a great job of showing Matt at his current low point. He can no longer be Daredevil, but he thinks that he can find happiness elsewhere. Carrying the Catholic guilt that he does, though, it’s not so easy for Matt to just sit idly by while people are in trouble, as well as come to terms with his own sins. It’s a wonderful read that does a great job of exploring Matt’s, and the Kingpin’s for that matter, mindset, right now.

8.5/10 

Daredevil No. 7 is another solid entry into this volume of Daredevil and it continues to carve its own path.