Despite some misdirection on the cover and in the solicitation, Daredevil #23 is a character-rich installment. The split structure works, the players intrigue, and there's clear potential for emotional growth if the story is allowed to breathe. There's a growing sense that this arc might be accelerating toward an early conclusion, especially with rumors that the volume ends at issue #25. Still, hopefully, Ahmed has enough room to let Matt build stronger ties in this new life and earn some much-needed reconciliation, without feeling rushed to the finish line. Read Full Review

This issue felt odd. The writing reminded me of more simplistic silver age writing, from the "jealousy" angle early in the book that felt forced and unnatural to the emotional cliffhanger "we're through!" type final panel it just read like a much older book. I've enjoyed Ahmed's writing up to this point, but not so much in this issue. I did like the encounter with Taskmaster and the art was pretty good so I'll just chalk the writing in this one up as an anomaly.