Daredevil: Redemption #1

This first issue of the six-part Marvel Knights limited series drops Daredevil into unsettling small-town territory, as Bill Sienkiewicz's evocative cover depicts the Man Without Fear standing amid overgrown weeds and muddy water, clutching a worn child's sneaker — with a billboard for "Redemption Valley, Population 3,666" looming ominously behind him. The weathered, almost painterly atmosphere Sienkiewicz brings to the image sets a tone far removed from Hell's Kitchen, suggesting something dark has drawn Matt Murdock to this quiet corner of America. Writer David Hine and artist Michael Gaydos are a compelling team for this kind of grounded, morally weighted story.