Posted - December 26, 2023

Devil's Reign 4

There is a gap of two weeks between Devil's Reign 3 and 4. In that time there has been a sea change in the relationship between Dr. Octopus and the Kingpin. Where once Octopus was reporting to Kingpin, now it is Dr. Octopus who is on top by virtue of his monsters and automata.

Mr. Fantastic and Invisible Woman stage a prison break that includes all the inmates of Myrmidon prison such as the Moon Knight.

Another change is regarding the Thunderbolts Team. The directive has been given within the Thunderbolts to hunt down Pruple Man's children. They are talking about toddlers and that doesn't sit wll with some members, like the Rhino. Here's a great shot of the Rhino confronting the Champions about this issue.

I say "confront' because he isn't fighting them. In fact, he saves them from Dr. Octopus's drones by giving them Thunderbolt badges.

Together with the Sandman the Rhino is one of those villains who are not really hardcore criminals.

Back to the Kingpin's original problem of holes in his memory. It turns out that the cane he is carrying is the solution he merely has to want to remember and he does. Here is a great shot of Fisk in the rain as he remembers Daredevil's secret identity.

This incident marks an inflection point in the Kingpin's focus. Where once he was focused on the his reelection, that gets thrown out the door. Going forward Fisk wants two things (1) the deaath of Matt Murdock and (2) getting out of NYC.