Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell #1

[cyberghostface]

"The idea is that [Daredevil] left super hero life behind many years ago. Not just him, either - in the world of Cold Day In Hell, super heroes are long gone, at least in comparison to the way they operate in the present-day Marvel Universe. The reason for Matt leaving Daredevil behind is actually pretty simple, if you're using super hero logic. As we all know, Matt got his powers by being accidentally dosed with radioactive goop. Radioactivity fades with time, and in this story, the idea is that over time Matt's powers faded away too. He's still got all his combat training, but he hasn't used it for a very long time. He is, to put it pretty plainly, an ordinary older man with an extraordinary past that he's worked quite hard to move beyond. At least, that's our status quo as we begin.” -- Charles Soule

"I would say that at its heart this project has been my unabashed love letter to Frank Miller. Frank to me is a pure visual genius and his work has inspired me all the way through this project. I’m having so much fun exploring his storytelling and line work techniques he has employed, as well as Lynn Varley’s colour work, especially within the Elektra Lives Again graphic novel. I love to learn new things and I think it’s important to learn these lessons from the best of the best." -- Steve McNiven

Comments

[numeronone]

Sensational return of Franken-Castle!

[cainofdreaming]

There's simply no happy alternate future in Marvel comics, is there?

[angelophile]

I assume it's meant to be Steve, but the star t-shirt and no other indicators make me believe this is actually The Captain from Nextwave.

[blues32]

I'll assume that's Bullseye. He has not aged well. He seems to be shaking/twitching a lot. Bet he's trained to throw despite the shaking.

[thanekos]

Soule's Miller-inspired TDKR-esque Daredevil story is different from Bendis', but it still is one - wondering if Zdarsky has a back-pocket pitch. Or Ahmed.

(Waid wrote a " Daredevil in the future " story, but that was just him replaying his Armageddon 2001 Wally West story with Matt.)

[mastermahan]

40% chance Frank still manages to kill someone like that.

[full_metal_ox]

40% chance Frank still manages to kill someone like that.

See “His Unconquerable Enemy” by W.C. Morrow.

(And perhaps his present condition alludes to what he did to Ma Gnucci.)