Marvel Studios latest show, Echo, is unique in that the bulk of its story is isolated.
This is Marvel though.
New York news is talking about an upcoming mayoral election and how the current candidates are not impressing voters.
Kingpin’s past, present, and future are a huge part of Echo.Screenshot: Marvel Studios
The pundit suggests that a bare-knuckle brawler would do well in the race.
An outsider, he continues.
Somebody who is not afraid to take on the establishment.
Daredevil #595, cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz.Image: Marvel/ Bill Sienkiewicz
Kingpin watches this attentively and, in the end, leans in curiously.
It doesnt take a genius to piece together what Marvel is throwing down here.
When might we see that?
Daredevil #595, cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz.Image: Marvel/ Bill Sienkiewicz
Is that the plot of Born Again?
We dont know, but wed be willing to bet its a big part of it.
In the comics, Kingpin used that power to attempt to wrangle and arrest superheroes.
Spider-Man is swinging around New York right about now, isnt he?
Doctor Strange calls the city home.
And dont the Avengers have (or at least had) their base a little bit north of there?
The possibilities of Kingpin as a power figure could be felt across seemingly all the franchises.
And either way, its a huge revelation and a massive tease for the future.
See this scene and more in Echo,which is now streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.
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