Daredevil has grown both as a fighter and as a character. In the early Frank Miller run Kingpin was nearly omnipotent, well beyond Murdocks fighting skills. The modern day Daredevil is as vicious and capable a street fighter as anyone in the Marvel Universe, which Bendis proves without doubt in Hardcore. The revelation on the final page of this issue is not as remarkable as it has been built up to be, but the directions Bendis is free to explore are now limitless. Read Full Review

This is an interesting end to a strong storyline. Now I just wonder if we have to wait for Bendis and Maleev to get back before we continue with this story, or will Mack get us started with DDs new relationship to the neighborhood? Read Full Review

The Kingpin is one of the more physically imposing villains in the Marvel Universe, which is actually quite a feat considering he possesses no superpowers. However, after opening with a very solid display of how utterly ruthless the Kingpin can be, the issue proceeds to offer up a battle between Daredevil & the Kingpin in which Daredevil's raw anger & frustration essentially renders the Kingpin an ineffective opponent. Now I realize that the point of this battle was to act as big finish to a story that has been running through these pages for the better part of a year, and there is something to be said about seeing Daredevil in such a royally pissed off mood, with his final speech to the gathered criminals being a fairly intriguing status quo shift. However, I truly feel that the Kingpin was taken far too lightly in this issue, as the fight largely consists of Daredevil pounding away on the Kingpin. There's no real sense of danger established as the issue is too focused on selling us o Read Full Review

Im sure thats not exactly dead on, but given that this issue is a spectacular failure I dont think Im far off. Read Full Review

I just read 1-50 over the past few weeks. I get that maybe some of these lower grades I'm seeing are probably due to people at that time reading this monthly. After having no time gap between issues, this whole run has been phenomenal. From Underboss to this finale of hardcore, this has been the greatest comic reading I've ever had. I dont care what anyone says, from the Bullseye fight to him whooping Kingpin and unmasking as he lets Hell's Kitchen know that he is now the Kingpin was some awesome stuff. I get some people look for different things in comics, but I can not stress how awesome this series is.