Warning: contains potential spoilers for Avengers: Twilight #1Even in the Avengers’ dark future, Captain America still admires an underrated MCU hero. The forthcoming Avengers Twilight will give fans a new, and bleak, vision of Marvel’s future. Heroes such as Captain America and Luke Cage are relics of a bygone era, but there is still one who shines through the darkness. In Avengers: Twilight #1 they stand revealed, earning the admiration of Captain America.
Avengers: Twilight #1 is written by Chip Zdarsky and drawn by Daniel Acuna. An elderly Captain America meets up with Luke Cage, and together they go to meet Matt Murdock. Matt tells the two of them he is overrun with cases, thanks to the mysterious “Watcher Act.” Matt has reopened his legal clinic to handle the deluge of cases, but he is growing increasingly frustrated.
Captain America, impressed that Matt is still fighting the good fight, calls him a “good man.”
Daredevil Has Earned Captain America’s Respect
Matt’s actions in Avengers: Twilight #1 should come as no surprise. As a defense attorney, Matt often finds himself up against incredible odds. His record as a lawyer speaks for itself, and he is one of the Marvel Universe’s top attorneys. At times, Matt, along with his partner Foggy, has run legal clinics for those without the ability to pay. Matt himself came from nothing, which gives him a great degree of empathy with society’s downtrodden. Matt knows what it is like to be on the streets, and through his legal clinic, he helps others avoid a similar fate.
Matt Murdock’s great qualities have shone through in Daredevil’s MCU appearances. The MCU version of Daredevil, played by Charlie Cox, perfectly encapsulates the character, mixing his prowess as a lawyer with his street fighting abilities. The fight scenes in Daredevil’s first season were particularly praised by critics, as was the legal courtroom action. In his MCU appearances, Daredevil has helped those less fortunate than himself, both in his costumed identity and as a lawyer. However, the MCU incarnation of Daredevil has not caught on with fans quite like Iron Man or Thor.
“Daredevil for the Defense”: Daredevil’s Wildest Era Saw Him Give Up The Matt Murdock Identity
Daredevil’s secret identity being exposed was a major moment in Matt Murdock’s life, and eventually, he gave up on his civilian identity entirely.
Will Daredevil Brighten the Avengers’ Dark Future?
While Daredevil may not get his due in the MCU, he is very much recognized by Captain America as a great hero on Earth 616. Cap admires Matt’s unwavering sense of justice, and his willingness to stick his neck out for those society has written off. In the dark, dystopian world of Avengers: Twilight, fascist laws against innocent people have been enacted, drawing the ire of Earth’s former heroes, but Captain America and Daredevil in particular. Whatever has happened has brought Matt Murdock back into action as a lawyer, proving Captain America is right in admiring him.
Avengers: Twilight #1 is on sale January 17 from Marvel Comics!
