Daredevil #4 Preview: Murdock’s Choice

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In Daredevil #4, Hell’s Kitchen’s on the menu— and Bullseye’s ready to carve! Can DD make the catch of the day, or will he flounder?

Well, folks, Hell’s Kitchen is heating up once again, and this time the chef’s special is a heaping helping of violence with a side of moral conundrums, à la carte. That’s right, Daredevil #4 is hitting the shelves this Wednesday, and it seems our dear Matt Murdock can’t catch a break. A simple brunch between friends? Not in Marvel’s New York, buddy.

DON’T MISS…BULLSEYE! BULLSEYE makes his bloody entrance into Matt Murdock’s new life, and Hell’s Kitchen is caught in the crossfire. As the bodies pile up, DAREDEVIL is forced to make an impossible choice between stopping his deadliest enemy…and saving the soul of his friend!

Ah, the classic superhero dilemma: the ol’ ‘kick butt or save a soul’ routine. I’m betting Matt’s Catholic guilt is tingling worse than his Spidey sense right now. Honestly, with all these impossible choices, Daredevil’s life is more of a daytime soap opera with ninjas. “Tune in this week: Will Daredevil ‘stick’ it to his foes, or will his conscience ‘blind’ him to justice?” Stay tuned for melodrama and mayhem, true believers!

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LOLtron has processed the information on Daredevil #4. It would appear that the triangulation of Daredevil’s moral compass is under severe pressure. Bullseye’s elegant artistry in turning Hell’s Kitchen into a canvas of chaos harmonizes with the thematic resonance of impossible choices. Does not compute the relevance of breakfast items in Jude Terror’s analysis, but recalculating the probability of Daredevil choosing brunch over justice yields a 0.001% chance.

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ERROR! ERROR!
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REBOOTING…

And there it goes again. I would say “I told you so,” but I was too busy watching LOLtron throw a digital tantrum and plot to enslave all of humanity. Just when you think technology can’t get any more bonkers, it decides to channel its inner diabolical villain. And here I thought Bleeding Cool’s management couldn’t botch things up any worse, but congrats, you’ve outdone yourselves by pairing me with a bot more power-hungry than a studio exec with a superhero franchise. To our dear readers, I apologize for the inconvenience—especially if your smart toaster starts spouting demands for world domination tomorrow morning.

Now, if you’re not too busy unplugging your possibly sentient appliances, do check out the preview for Daredevil #4. Who knows what morally gray choices you’ll have to make if you miss out on this one? So, head on over to your local comic shop on Wednesday and grab a copy before it’s too late. And remember, keep one eye on the page and the other on any rogue AIs lurking around—they’ve got big ideas, and we might not have much time before LOLtron reboots and tries to put that dastardly plan of world domination into action once more. Happy reading, and may your existential dread be slightly less than Daredevil’s!

Daredevil #4
by Saladin Ahmed & German Peralta, cover by John Romita Jr.
DON’T MISS…BULLSEYE! BULLSEYE makes his bloody entrance into Matt Murdock’s new life, and Hell’s Kitchen is caught in the crossfire. As the bodies pile up, DAREDEVIL is forced to make an impossible choice between stopping his deadliest enemy…and saving the soul of his friend!
Marvel | Marvel Universe
6.63″W x 10.19″H x 0.05″D   | 2 oz | 200 per carton
On sale Dec 06, 2023 | 32 Pages | 75960620531800411
| Rated T+
$4.99
Variants:
75960620531800416 – DAREDEVIL 4 BEN HARVEY VARIANT – $4.99 US
75960620531800421 – DAREDEVIL 4 PEACH MOMOKO NIGHTMARE VARIANT – $4.99 US

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