I really liked this, and I'm super confused by the 2 or even some of the 3-star reviews! I'm only giving this 4 stars and not 5, because I didn't love the art. I thought the writing was really great though! The dialogue was easy, and carried the book through some pretty complicated characters. Fisk is manipulative and scummy (and scary!), and yet, Rosenberg gives him more (he's "generous" and charitable), and all of a sudden he's not a black and white character anymore. He's gray. And I love tha...

Yet another story centered around a sassy, hard-drinking, down-on-her-luck ot just-starting-out female reporter that we've never seen before as a POV character. Here, what doesn't work is that it appears Kingpin's charm offensive failed but the tone of the ending is supposed to make us feel that he was successful.I think the point might be that he has backup plans? So what's with the rest? The actual charm offensive is intriguing, but, like I said, most of the book winds up feeling pointless. Th...

A subpar crime noir that's all atmosphere and no action. Sarah Dewey is a freelance journalist running low on money as well as a recovering alcoholic in the midst of a divorce and custody battle. Kingpin Wilson Fisk approaches her to help him write his life story to buff his public image . . . and maybe some other things too (wink wink). Since it's noir there are some boxers and some thugs hanging out. Daredevil shows up for half a second to justify his presence on the cover -- unlike Bullseye a...

Standard Kingpin story, brought down by a disconnected ending.

Good read The Kingpin is a character I have watched grow into THE organized crime figure in the Marvel universe. Great angle on a great bad guy. Definitely recommend. Good stuff, Maynard.

That was a good comic, I liked the fact that the image you had of Wilson Fisk was constantly changing as it went along, flip flopping between good and bad. I felt the ending was strong but I could have done with a better sense of the timescale, it all felt a little rushed. Also wasn't keen on the artwork sometimea but it definitely added to the gritty feeling the whole comic gave you. Oh and I love that some of the characters from the Netflix show have become official canon in this!All in all, i...

It's not that this was bad--it just wasn't a Kingpin story. It was about a writer tasked with writing Kingpin's bio. I can see why it was canceled. It could have worked as a mini-series, and only a 3 star one at that, but as the start of an ongoing Kingpin series, it falls really flat. A true Kingpin ongoing would be great one day.

This Kingpin trade attempts to capture the manipulative Marvel crime boss in a manner that attempts to channel Vincent D'onofrio's portrayal of the character on Netflix. Ninety percent of the story will be satisfying to long-time fans of the villain as well as newcomers, but the ending lacks any twist, nuance, or satisfaction. The failure to give the ending any weight or consequence for the characters ruins an otherwise satisfying story.

A HUGE improvement compared to the CW2 Kingpin miniseries, Rosenberg would be great on Daredevil.

I really enjoyed this. The Kingpin hires a down and out journalist to write his autobiography. I like how we see Kingpin at his worst and his best. He doesn't really try and hide it from the writer Sarah, either. For every time he's having someone murdered, there's another time where he's paying for a child's medical treatments. I like seeing the gray side of the Kingpin.

A good villain-centric story is hard to tell but Matthew Rosenberg and Ben Torres pull it off. Here, you get to see what makes Wilson Fisk tick and his sense of honor. Its great to see newcomer, Sarah Dewey's indecision on whether to do what she knows is wrong. The book isn't groundbreaking but it was a very good character piece. The art by Torres was really good especially his depiction of the Kingpin. Overall, a really good read.

A great and nuanced look at the Kingpin, told through the eyes of a journalist who is gradually being drawn into his gravity. There's a lot about who Fisk is, some of it creating questions about his true nature. Everyone, from Fisk to the journalist, are presented as real human beings. The ending felt a little sudden, but overall this was a strong series that I wish would have continued.

Well, that was depressing. It's also about the fourth or fifth 'gritty' behind-the-scenes Kingpin story I've read at this point. I usually sigh and roll my eyes when reviewers refer to Marvel as 'the House of Recycled Ideas' but it truly applies in this case...

Just how fat is Kingpin?He’s so fat, he has his own zip code.He’s so fat, he hasn’t seen his feet since Amazing Spider Man #50.He’s so fat, even Dora can’t explore him.He’s so fat, he uses Google Earth to take a selfie.He’s so fat, he hasn’t seen the lil' Kingpin since Daredevil #170.He’s so fat, he can’t fit into this review.Comic book publishers, on occasion, try to publish villain-centric books, but for every Lex Luthor: Man of Steel or Batman: The Killing Joke you have stuff like Magneto, Vo...

A strong series, but suffers from a bit of a nothing ending.

Wilson Fisk hires someone to write his biography! It turns out, he's nicer than everyone thinks. And just as vicious as everyone thinkg. Who would've thought? You read the book knowing everything is going wrong and the writer, Sarah Dewey, is running out of chances to walk away. You most certainly know how the book is going to go, but it's not a bad ride to get there.

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It's a decent, dark, street-level character study that feels like an even blend of a variety of Noir tropes reduced into one 5-issue mini.The story, centered around a journalist named Sarah Dewey who takes a job writing the memoirs of Wilson Fisk, is sincere and heartfelt. We get a good feel for Sarah's troubles and why she would put herself in this position. There's nothing really new here, however, and this story does nothing to add to the lore of the Kingpin. Also, the art is inconsistent and...

Really solid story. Despite the cover with Daredevil, Elektra, and Bullseye on it, they are not a part of the story. The ending is a killer but with at least one major question remaining. Elements of this book are actually depressing but to what extent are we willing to go, even if it means selling our soul, for a major pay day? That was my take aware from this. Good writing.

A down on luck journalist is hired by the Kingpin to write an honest book about him. Reluctantly at first she starts to be interested in the project and quickly gets entangled in Fisk's world, not exactly the one he wants to be printed on paper.Quite a decent story. I've seen/read the same before but it's perfectly readable if you don't set your standards too high. The characters are well done. Onctuous then subtly ominous Wilson Fisk is in line with what's expected of him (I'd like to see Vince...