Devil’s Reign #2 Review

Writer: Chip Zdarsky / Artist: Marco Checchetto / Marvel Comics Chip Zdarsky has taken the wheel and is looking like Ansel Elgort in Baby Driver right now! The setup has been real in Daredevil and the first issue of Devil’s Reign. Heroes using their powers get outlawed and a classic villain puts together a team of equally villainous bounty hunters to hunt the heroes down and bring them to “Justice” for using their abilities to save lives. Sound familiar? Chip is going about things a bit different though. In Devil’s Reign #2, his team of heroes decide to get political and put Tony Stark in a position to beat Fisk in the upcoming mayoral election, but most recently sprinkle a little ghost pepper spice into the team dynamics and pivot on tactics and motives they originally came up with too. And you boy is aboutttt it!! This ideological shift to go with a more relatable man who’s never hid behind a mask or suit of armor may be the only way to loosen the iron grip Kingpin has on the city, but the fallout is something to look out for. Kingpin goes on the offensive and opens up a ‘02 Brahma Bull can of whoop ass on 2 different fronts. The direct approach and the cerebral one, both producing devastating outcomes. In the game of mental warfare, secrets start getting spilled, and I’m talmbout life changing superhero revelations you can’t undo – even with the best writer retcon! On the flip side, we’ve seen what Fisk can do when he imposes his colossal will on others, but it’s arguabl…