Daredevil Vol. 3 #3

This volume is issue #3 of Marvel's 2011 Daredevil Volume 3 series, with the single-issue title "Sound and Fury," written by Mark Waid and drawn by Paolo Rivera; together with issues #1 and #2 it forms the closing part of the opening arc "Here Comes… Daredevil." The story picks up from the previous issue: while investigating the case of businessman Ahmed Jobrani, Matt Murdock breaks into a converted electronics store but is subdued by a group of "sound shadows" condensed from sound waves and strapped to a machine. These sound shadows are fragments of the shattered villain Klaw, the "Master of Sound," trying to reassemble himself. Using his extraordinary hearing, Daredevil realizes the figure is not the real Klaw, dislocates his thumb to break free, disrupts the sound shadows with a long shout, and escapes to the street with the device; but the intense sonic blast temporarily deafens him, and in the chaos he is struck by a truck. He still destroys Klaw's sonic armor, yet because of his damaged hearing he fails to catch the name of the figure behind it all. Meanwhile, Foggy Nelson tells Jobrani that because of the rumors that he "hears voices," Jobrani cannot represent himself in court, and the firm can no longer take his case. Matt then devises a new solution: since he himself is barred from appearing in court, the client will defend himself, with the firm acting as "consultants." Jobrani ultimately wins, though Foggy is hardly optimistic about this risky new direction. The issue ends on a victory that is anything but easy, firmly establishing Waid's new tone for Daredevil—"light, witty, and still liable to get hurt." This volume is issue #3 of the series.