In this review of Daredevil #6, Daredevil heads out to stop a brewing gang war as a fan favorite character returns.
DAREDEVIL #6
Written by: Stephanie Phillips
Art: Flaviano Armentaro
Main Cover: Lee Garbett
Variant Covers: Jock, Alex Maleev, Flaviano, Todd Nauck, Superlog
Page Count: 23 pages
Release Date: September 2, 2026
This review contains spoilers
Daredevil #6 begins with Matt’s monologue as he walks to his morning class. He reflects on how as a law professor, he can’t fully prepare his students for how nuanced the law and morality are. When he arrives, Lauren Baker—one of his smartest students—asks him to post her assignment grade, as he was supposed to hours ago. She reveals that Harlan Vale is now giving out scholarships, for which she needs the grade to apply.
Lauren walks away upset at her professor’s lack of punctuality. As the day progresses, Matt asks out his fellow professor Sari Ellison. She rejects him, but her facial expressions reveal she’s not against it.
At night, Daredevil is lured to a meeting by Leland Owlsley. He reveals that there’s a special book belonging to Wilson Fisk, and that the pursuit over the book is about to cause a major gang war with civilian casualties. The reported contents of the book vary, from criminal enterprise accounting to superhero secret identities. Daredevil leaves Owl to chase Silvermane and prevent casualties.
Daredevil initially gains the upper hand, but is eventually overpowered during the fight by both Silverine and Hammerhead’s forces. From a cop car, Elektra observes the skirmish with a smirk.
Analysis
Stephanie Philips has done a fantastic job connecting Matt’s two lives thus far, despite the move to a new profession. Murdock’s opening thoughts on how his students and how gray the law is comes to a head during his nighttime activities, when he allows Owl to escape the law after their conversation. The branching makes the narrative feel cohesive, demonstrated by the strong flow between Daredevil and Matt Murdock’s lives during the previous Omen arc.
On the topic of both his lives, this marks the first appearance of Elektra Natchios in Phillips’ run, someone who’s heavily involved in Matt’s double life. The last time we saw Elektra, she helped Iron Fist fight the forces of Chiyou, the God of War, in Deadly Hands of K’un-Lun.
Her and Matt were rocky in Ahmed’s Daredevil, so I could’ve done without her for a few more issues. But, I’m open to see what transpires, especially in the face of Matt’s growing fondness for Sari.
One of the few low points for me was the transition in the conversation between Sari and Matt. Sari invites him on a walk, and it ends when she gets irritated at him for them both being late, even though the walk was her idea. This could’ve been portrayed as a character flaw of hypocrisy or arrogance, but it’s not. Dialogue transitions is one of the things this book has struggled with.
I’m curious as to what the contents of Kingpin’s book are. The last time we saw a journal from Fisk shake New York City upside down was in the recent Spectacular Spider-Man: Brand New Day by Dan Slott. It was an accounting ledger with records of every criminal enterprise. I hope in this iteration, it’s something different and unique.
Final Thoughts
A solid issue that continues the momentum after Omen’s death and marks the return of a fan-favorite. Daredevil #6 has good action and a good focus on Matt’s life.
