briefly discussed below...

Does anyone else miss the days when you had to open the comic book itself just to find the
biggest, latest twist? Okay. Recurrent hang-up of mine.

Well, I suspect that the cover would have given it away on this one.
I guess I'll still keep buying it for awhile since I have every DD issue.
This title may revert back, or they may launch a new series later.
Or maybe I should just stop cold turkey. Yeah, I thinking cold turkey.

Marvel seems to have a new crush on cancelling titles, replacing title character, and building to relaunch.

Mind you, DC is not exempt from that ploy.

I guess my interest in this book will be based primarily upon
what they do with the last Man Without Fear. Most of the time,
I have enjoyed the last 35 years of buying the title.

It's the only title I have bought non-stop since I started buying.
Sure, it was relaunched once before, but it was essentially the
same book.

This is different. So, if there is some hope for Matt to come back
rather quickly, I might stick it out. Leaning towards NOT, however.

I guess I need to vote with my money that I am not happy.

Is Matt Murdock killed off?

Not yet. I suspect that his status will be in doubt at the end.
Perhaps even reset somehow.
But, I'm betting that he will be MIA for awhile in any case.

Perhaps we will see DAREDEVIL INC in a year or two?