Marvel is Finally Forcing Daredevil To Kill His Greatest Enemy
Warning! Spoilers ahead for Devil's Reign #4
In the latest issue of Marvel Comics' Devil's Reign, Matt Murdock's Daredevil may have no choice but to kill Kingpin. While New York's corrupt mayor Wilson Fisk has declared war on the city's superheroes and vigilantes, it's all been about the Man Without Fear. Now, this latest issue sees Daredevil starting to justify the idea of murdering Fisk to save the city along with his friends and allies. Furthermore, a major revelation made by Kingpin may push Murdock over the edge in the issues to come.
In the first issue of Devil's Reign from writer Chip Zdarsky and artist Marco Checchetto, Kingpin was enraged to discover that his mind had been manipulated into forgetting Daredevil's secret identity. Seeing as how the Man Without Fear refused to restore Fisk's mind by revealing his greatest secret, Kingpin determined to use his extensive files on all of New York's heroes against them, outlawing superhero activity in the city under the new Powers Act. Having grown tired of superheroes and the lack of control he feels in the face of their power, Kingpin has also gained abilities of his own, taking the powers of the persuasive Purple Man.
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Following an attack on Daredevil's friend Foggy Nelson, the new Devil's Reign #4 features Murdock genuinely entertaining the idea of killing Fisk, ending his corruption once and for all. Having already murdered a criminal (unintentionally), Murdock believes he's already earned himself the biblical «second death» in Hell, a punishment reserved for murderers and those who've committed the darkest sins. With that in mind, Daredevil is beginning to wonder why he doesn't just kill Kingpin
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