Devil’s Reign by Chip Zdarsky is
an event title built off of his Daredevil comic run. Kingpin is the mayor of
New York City and now remembers that Daredevil wiped his memory so that he
would forget his secret identity. He bans all vigilante activity by any
superheroes in New York City and orders that they all be arrested on
sight. Somehow the public and the rest
of the world go along with it (I know that does not make a lot of sense).
Kingpin then conscripts various well-known villains as cops to hunt down
superheroes such as the current Spider-Man (Ben as Peter is still in the
hospital), Luke Cage, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, and others.
There is plenty of action and nice
artwork. There are numerous plot holes throughout the read though the most egregious
ones are in regards to the Fantastic Four. There is excellent characterization
of heroes and villains. The Epilogue is a little annoying since it is designed
to just set up new series.
Overall, I really enjoyed this event read
even if the plot does not make a lot of sense if one thinks about it.
My reading copy came from the Central aka Downtown Branch of the Dallas Public Library System.
Scott A. Tipple ©2022
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