The next step is made clear for DaredevilWith a bombastic creative team returning to Hell’s Kitchen next year for a new look at Matt Murdock that’s unlike anything fans have ever seen before, as the Marvel hero begins in Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell.
Marvel made the announcement during New York Comic Con 2024, revealing that the creative team of Charles Soule and Steve McNiven will tell the story, taking place several decades in the future, following a significantly older version of ​​Matt Murdock that has long Back lost his powers, and a world that desperately needs a hero to save it.
Years in the future, a powerless Matt Murdock is no longer a daredevil, but he’s still the man without fear! Doing everything he can to help those in need in a city broken beyond repair, he will finally be able to take the fight to where it matters most when something catastrophic happens that causes his powers to miraculously return. With no one by his side, Daredevil stands little chance against the evil permeating every corner until Captain America entrusts him with a mission to safeguard the world’s only hope…
Two major events will draw Matt Murdock to become Daredevil once again, the first is the mysterious return of his powers after decades of being gone, and Captain America entrusting him with the one thing that can save the world. These two details are poised to make for a fantastic Daredevil story that fans are unlikely to forget any time soon.
What ‘Cold Day in Hell’ Means for Daredevil’s Legacy
Daredevil joins the likes of Old Man Logan With a dark story about the future
One of the most successful formats that Marvel has discovered is to take a character and place them in a dark dystopian future. This was first seen with Old Man Logan By Mark Millar and Steve McNiven. It is no coincidence that the same artist of the legendary book has returned for Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell. One of the main parts of the US Old Man Logan is taking Wolverine and putting him in a post-apocalyptic world, a truly hopeless situation where there are no heroes left. The book was a Massive Success and Daredevil is finally getting the same treatment, which is long overdue.
Of all Marvel’s heroes, Daredevil has always been one of the darker ones. He’s ridiculously obsessive, and his stories never pull any punches. While other main characters like Spider-Man certainly have dark stories, this is rarely the norm, but it Is For Daredevil. Taking a character like Matt Murdock and placing him in a dark future where all hope seems lost is a setting where his character would thrive due to his obsessive nature and history of handling dark material, and many more have experienced similar situations, such as in Old Man Logan And Spider-Man: Rule.
Our take on Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell
The best Daredevil stories have always been darker in tone
Matt Murdock is a character that will do Something to save his city. But after he lost his powers, he simply couldn’t help people like he used to. As the world became darker and darker around him, he could only do when the society was in trouble. Now, despite his age, he is given a second chance with his powers returning. While Daredevil Perhaps unable to prevent his city from falling into darkness, this new story will show readers just how far he’s willing to go to pull it back from the brink.
Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell #1 On sale April 2024 from Marvel Comics.