The colours were still muted, and there were still dotting effects for shading and colouring, but it was closer to “normal” palette. Somewhere during the “Dark Art” story-arc–most noticeably during the big Inhumans guest-starring issue, but it started a bit in the second part of the arc–Matt Milla started using a more elaborate colour scheme. It also seems even more irrational when you think about events in Matt’s life, some of which are recapped through his thoughts at the church, for which he’d feel even more remorse and responsibility. There’s a parallel drawn with one of the would-be-assassins attempting to claim the bounty Daredevil puts on himself, through the guilt and anger he feels over the loss of his wife and his son’s losing the use of his legs, but it’s cut short in the confrontation, with an ending that will likely only lead to more guilt on Matt’s part. Given the reveal at the end, maybe it was to draw someone out, but it ultimately feels like an irrational decision based on guilt. Soule instead seems to be pushing Matt into a situation where he’s set himself up for suicide-by-supervillain and that just seems extreme. Now, I have to say that I enjoy darker Daredevil stories, I’ve always felt that he’s a character that lends himself to more serious stories that go to deep, emotional places.
It’s ultimately kind of bleak and feels rather heavy-handed.
There’s Matt Murdock’s guilt over failing Blindspot and having him wind up in the hospital, but it’s compounded later by Matt going to confessional and adding Catholic guilt to the mix. There is a lot of guilt in this issue and Charles Soule lays it on thick. “The Seventh Day” begins in Daredevil #15, following up on the traumatic events of the previous “Dark Art” story-arc that left Daredevil’s protégé, Blindspot, in the hospital with life-changing injuries. Writer: Charles Soule Artist: Goran Sudžuka Colourist: Matt Milla
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