What If? #2 : What If Daredevil Killed the Kingpin?

What If? (Publication Order) #49

by Danny Fingeroth, Greg Capullo (Illustrator)

Another classic What If issue. Matt does the unthinkable.

Genres: Comics

Paperback

First published July 1, 1989

About the author

Daniel Fingeroth (/ˈfɪŋɡərɔːθ/) is an American comic book writer and editor, best known for a long stint as group editor of the Spider-Man books at Marvel Comics.

Reviews

[Mikey Baker · Rating 4 out of 5]

this was a really good what if? issue of an alternate Daredevil Born Again saga. instead Matt kills Fisk, and seeks justice for his crime of murder. when the courts fail him, he turns to Fisks son Richard to execute him. Meanwhile the HOBGOBLIN (Ned Leeds) is contracted to kill Richard Fisk, and Matt Murdock gets in the way resulting in both of their deaths. In Hobgoblins final moment he calls for Spider-Man’s help. Richard Fisk takes up the mantle of the Man Without Fear.

[Devero · Rating 2 out of 5]

Uno What if? di quelli che avrebbe potuto essere sviluppato in almeno un paio di modi diversi.
Fingeroth sceglie la via della continuity narrativa del periodo, io avrei scelto un approfondimento particolareggiato sulla figura di Matt come focus, e non avrei lasciato questa parte sullo sfondo.
Capullo ai disegni è sempre stato una garanzia, per quel che mi riguarda.
2 stelle e mezza.

[Sophia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Actual rating 2.7 stars.
This could’ve been so good. But they made Matt hallucinate and kind of go mad…

But not mad enough that he couldn’t manoeuvre Spider-Man into Punisher to get away from them…

Anyway, I don’t love stories that just kill everyone. It’s like, how come it’s SO easy to kill these people in spin-off stories but not the main ones, right?

I did like that Matt was so horrified and remorseful for what he did, he confessed everything. That definitely seems like something Matt would do.

Not sure about the ending though. I don’t know enough about Rose to say his actions here are true to form or not.

[DOUGLAS J BERRY · Rating 5 out of 5]

Watch this

Good color artwork of days gone by. One senseless death after another. Karen page is sad. No foggy in this one.

[Luis Joel · Rating 3 out of 5]

¡Primer cómic de Greg Capullo!
Corrió con mucha suerte dibujando a Daredevil, Spider-Man, Punisher, Hobgoblin y Kingpin.

Su estilo una mezcla de Mazzucelli con Miller. Alejado de lo que entendemos de Greg desde Spawn, pero desde entonces, muy hábil.

La historia no es mala pero tiene un final algo debatible.