At the “Marvel Fanfare Panel” on Saturday at New York Comic Con, C.B. Cebulski, Charles Soule, and Steve McNiven revealed a new Daredevil limited series launching next spring. Daredevil: Cold Day In Hell will debut in April.
The series is significant for two reasons: It marks Soule’s return to the character following a seminal run on the ongoing from 2015-2018 and marks McNiven’s first major work for Marvel in nearly 10 years. The pair previously worked together on Death of Wolverine.
Cold Day in Hell will have a similar vibe to Old Man Logan as it’s set in a future version of the Marvel Universe that’s on the brink of collapse. Matt Murdock is older, grizzled, and no longer Daredevil.
Years into the future, a powerless Matt Murdock is no longer Daredevil, but he’s still the Man Without Fear! Doing whatever he can to help those in need in a city broken beyond repair, he’ll finally be able take the fight to where it matters most when something catastrophic happens causing his powers to miraculously return. With no one by his side, Daredevil has little chance against the evil permeating every corner until Captain America entrusts him with a mission to safeguard the world’s only hope…
“I know whatever idea I write is going to be executed masterfully by Steve, and that level of trust allows you to take a lot of risks,” Soule said in a statement. “It’s been a really interesting process because the way we made it is something I wouldn’t do with an artist that I didn’t have this level of collaboration and trust with. We’ve been working on this book for four years, and that time has been well spent.”
McNiven added, “I started out by going why are not more people learning from Frank [Miller] and the storytelling he does. I was inspired by his work on Dark Knight Returns. To a certain degree, the structure of a 16-panel grid forces you to do different storytelling techniques.”
Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell #1 (of 3) will be available at your local comic shop and digitally in April 2025.
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