Kingpin Has A Dark Vision For The Marvel Universe, And All Will Be Revealed In ‘Devil’s Reign’

by Tony Thornley

The conclusion of Daredevil #36 hinted at it, but we won’t have to wait long to see the full scope of what the Kingpin has planned. Devil’s Reign hits shelves this coming Wednesday, and it promises to be BIG.

With the first issue hitting comic book shops on Wednesday, December 8, Devil’s Reign promises to shake the Marvel Universe to its core. Spinning out of creators Chip Zdarsky & Marco Checcetto’s Daredevil, Wilson Fisk has a dark plan for the heroic side of the Marvel Universe. Running from this upcoming Wednesday through March, it will have long standing consequences for the entire universe.

Ahead of the event’s debut, Marvel has given us a peek at the cover of penultimate issue of the event, due in March 2022, as well as teases from several of the story’s March 2022 tie-ins, featuring characters ranging from Moon Knight to the X-Men. Check out the covers and teases for each of these issues!

DEVIL’S REIGN: SUPERIOR FOUR #3: Otto Octavius’ multiversal machinations come to a surprising end in Zac Thompson and Davide Tinto’s DEVIL’S REIGN: SUPERIOR FOUR #3. Stranded in the Multiverse, Otto Octavius must swallow his pride and submit to a truly inferior creature in order to be saved. Now only one question remains: Can he regain the trust of the SUPERIOR FOUR and repair the fabric of the Multiverse without erasing himself from existence in the process?
DEVIL’S REIGN: VILLAINS FOR HIRE #3: Wilson Fisk’s city descends into all-out chaos in the finale of Clay McLeod Chapman and artist Manuel Garcia’s DEVIL’S REIGN: VILLAINS FOR HIRE. The Thunderbolts are the only law left on the streets but some of these ’Bolts are only interested in serving and protecting themselves, and where others see chaos and fear, they see OPPORTUNITY! CASH TO BE MADE! SKULLS TO BE CRACKED!
DAREDEVIL: WOMAN WITHOUT FEAR #3: Chip Zdarsky’s redefining work on Elektra reaches a turning point! With art by Rafael De Latorre, DAREDEVIL: WOMAN WITHOUT FEAR #3 will see Elektra forced to make a fateful decision. She’s sworn a vow to never take a life as long as she wears the DAREDEVIL cowl, but battered, bruised and with her back to the wall, will she be strong enough to keep it? If she is, will she be strong enough to survive the consequences of mercy?
DEVIL’S REIGN: X-MEN #3: King takes Queen in the final issue of writer Gerry Duggan and artist Phil Noto’s revelations-packed X-Men series! Emma Frost has taken on many opponents as the White Queen, but this time, she may have bitten off more than she can chew. As Kingpin’s plans unfold, forget Krakoa — can Emma even protect herself? Be warned, this is only the start of Kingpin’s vicious moves against the X-Men!
DEVIL’S REIGN: MOON KNIGHT #1: A special chapter in writer Jed MacKay’s hit run on MOON KNIGHT! With art by Federico Vicentini, this one-shot will see what happens after Moon Knight is arrested by the Thunderbolts as part of WILSON FISK’S crackdown on costumed heroes. Now a prisoner in the high-tech Myrmidon, surrounded by hostile guards and many of the very criminals he helped put away, Marc Spector must fight for his survival. But Moon Knight’s quest for justice doesn’t end just because of a little light incarceration…