I've continued to praise this book. Ever since issue #1. I love the story. I love the approach. And I love the Ultimate universe. Unfortunately, this is the penultimate chapter in Mark Bagley's run. But, 111 issues is a pretty strong run. And in all that time, I don't think I have a single thing to complain about. We've had the same quality and intensity since issue #1. Congrats to Mark and Brian Bendis. But they certainly don't let up on the excitement this issue. First the Kingpin has taken Ronin . . . Moon Knight . . . out to the swamp to be shot and killed. But, as they'll find out later in the issue, unfortunately for them Moon Knight is not that easy to get rid of. Next we see the anger and frustration from a group of men who have just found out that they've been betrayed by one of their own. Matt can't believe what Danny Rand has done. But he decides he's going to use this to his advantage. He has Danny set up a meet with Fisk, only to distract him while he slips in and uses his wife as a hostage. He has every intention of killing her, to get back at Fisk, but Peter talks him down. It's a pretty moving speech. So instead they try to use her as leverage to get the Kingpin to leave the country. He agrees. But, before he can get out, Moon Knight has gone to the police and told them everything. So as he's attempting to board his private charter, a squadron of police show up to take him in to custody. But as Peter is walking home afterwards, in the rain, and he sees the story lighting up the news on every TV set he passes, he also sees . . . in all those windows . . . tons and tons of Spider-man marketing that Wilson still has the rights to. So it's really a pyrrhic victory. What a fantastic story-arc in an already fantastic run.
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