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Is This Comic The Inspiration For Marvel's Daredevil Season 2?

Reports say that Marco Ramirez, one of the new showrunners for the second season of Marvel's Daredevil, is referring to it as Daredevil Vs. Punisher. And with the casting of Jon Bernthal to play Frank Castle that would make sense. But what if what Ramirez is referring to is more than just an indication of how much we'll see the newly cast character… and is actually a reference to the source material for the second season of the Netflix original series?

There was a Daredevil Vs. Punisher comic series subtitled Means And Ends and written by David Lapham. Below is the synopsis for the first trade from Amazon.

It's wall-to-wall David Lapham (Stray Bullets) as the Eisner Award winner and indie sensation writes, pencils and inks two of Marvel's biggest icons! Daredevil and the Punisher vie for the soul of Hell's Kitchen as half the East Coast's underworld – in chaos since Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin of Crime, was deposed – scramble for a shot at the big chair. And as the city descends into chaos – as murder and intimidation become the staples of the day – Daredevil and the Punisher each seek to restore order in their own unique way. For Daredevil – who's anointed himself the new "Kingpin" of the city – this means dispensing justice at the end of a billy club. But for the Punisher, justice at the end of a billy club isn't justice at all. For the Punisher, justice for these animals is at the end of a shotgun. Featuring more Marvel villains than you can shake a stick at – including Hammerhead and the return of the nefarious… Jackal!

Wilson Fisk has been deposed and there will be chaos as the criminal elements scramble to fill the void. Now I can't see Daredevil claiming himself Kingpin, but I can see there been a fight for power and the Punisher and Daredevil going head to head over how they approach trying to stop it. And Hammerhead and Jackal could both fit into the MCU… or maybe The Owl as the first season set up that Leland Owsley's son was "Lee" meaning most likely Leland Owsley Jr.

Right now these issues are going for cheap on eBay, mostly for cover price. That might change if word comes out that they are indeed the inspiration for season 2.

[Source: Nerdist]

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