Daredevil: Mayor Fisk - by Charles Soule & Christos Gage (Paperback)

About the Book

"New York has fallen to Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin of Crime: Daredevil's greatest and deadliest adversary is now the city's newly elected mayor! And the stage is set for their most unbelievable showdown yet. Matt Murdock has the law and his incredible abilities in his arsenal -- but Fisk has an entire city on his side. As the mayor declares Daredevil Public Enemy No. 1, Matt Murdock receives the most incredible offer of his legal career! And while Fisk pursues a crusade against costumed vigilantes, a new player joins the resistance against him: the psychopathic murder artist Muse! Can Daredevil withstand assaults from both sides of this terrible conflict? As tensions build to a climax, the heroes and villains of New York's streets join the fray as the city is shaken to its very core."--Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

Daredevil faces his most daunting challenge yet as Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin, is elected Mayor of New York City--just as the psychopathic murder artist Muse emerges.

Charlie Cox and Vincent D'Onofrio return in Daredevil: Born Again, now streaming on Disney+.

New York has fallen to Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin of Crime: Daredevil's greatest and deadliest adversary is now the city's newly elected mayor! And the stage is set for their most unbelievable showdown yet.

Matt Murdock has the law and his incredible abilities in his arsenal -- but Fisk has an entire city on his side. As the mayor declares Daredevil Public Enemy No. 1, Matt Murdock receives the most incredible offer of his legal career! And while Fisk pursues a crusade against costumed vigilantes, a new player joins the resistance against him: the psychopathic murder artist Muse!

Can Daredevil withstand assaults from both sides of this terrible conflict? As tensions build to a climax, the heroes and villains of New York's streets join the fray as the city is shaken to its very core.

Collecting: DAREDEVIL (2017) #595-600

About the Author

Based in Brooklyn, New York, Charles Soule has written novels, comics, screenplays and stories of all types. He is the author of Strange Attractors, 27, Strongman and Letter 44, as well as runs on Swamp Thing, Red Lanterns and Superman/Wonder Woman for DC Comics. Also a musician and an attorney, Soule somehow finds time to be one of the busiest writers in comics: Among his Marvel credits are Thunderbolts, She-Hulk and Inhuman -- as well as the landmark Death of Wolverine, its immediate follow-up (Wolverines) and its eventual sequel (Return of Wolverine). Soule charted the adventures of a much-loved Star Wars characters in Lando and Poe Dameron. He continued the story of Black Bolt, Medusa and the rest in Uncanny Inhumans and All-New Inhumans; brought his legal expertise to the pages of Daredevil; and assembled a blockbuster squad in Astonishing X-Men. Following a stint on the dark side with Darth Vader, Soule turned his attention to the rebel crew in a new volume of Star Wars.

Christos Gage sold his first screenplay in 1997 and has been working steadily ever since; he started writing comics in 2004 with DC's Deadshot miniseries, featuring the sharpshooting antihero from Suicide Squad. He then began co-writing Avengers: The Initiative with Dan Slott, which led to him becoming the sole writer on the book and its successor, Avengers Academy. His additional Marvel credits include Civil War: Casualties of War, House of M: Avengers, Iron Man, Union Jack and World War Hulk: X-Men, as well as a prominent run on X-Men: Legacy.

Having begun his career on G.I. Joe, Eisner Award-nominated artist Ron Garney is known for well-received runs on Captain America and Amazing Spider-Man. He has teamed with writer Jason Aaron on Wolverine, Wolverine Weapon X and Ultimate Captain America. Garney has also contributed design work to such films as Will Smith's I Am Legend and Nicolas Cage's The Sorcerer's Apprentice. His later Marvel work includes Uncanny X-Force and a collaboration with Charles Soule on Daredevil. Garney reunited with Aaron on Thor: God of Thunder and then the creator-owned Men of Wrath for Marvel's Icon imprint.

Stefano Landini was born in Sassuolo, Italy, in 1977 and began his career as a graphic and fashion designer. He has been a professional cartoonist for over ten years, turning his passion into a job. Landini has worked for both Marvel and DC Comics on titles such as Fear Itself, House of Mystery and Black Hand. He has been a finisher for penciler Giuseppe Camuncoli on Heralds of Galactus, Jonah Hex, Hellblazer and 52. Landini's collaboration with Camuncoli continued on Maori for Ankama and Pontiac for Mu Wing.