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Daredevil: Cold Day In Hell
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Expected 24 Feb 26Years into the future, Matt Murdock is no longer the Man Without Fear—until a fight for the soul of New York City gives him no choice but to return.
The superstar team behind Death of Wolverine reunite for a bold, dystopian saga that redefines Daredevil at the end of his life and at the edge of a broken world.
In a future where heroes have fallen and New York lies in ruins, an aging MATT MURDOCK has left his days as DAREDEVIL behind. But when CAPTAIN AMERICA entrusts him with one last mission, Matt is forced back into a war he thought he’d left forever. His powers flicker unpredictably, his body is frail, and the enemy he must face—a grotesque, relentless BULLSEYE—is deadlier than ever. Joined only by the innocent lives caught in the crossfire, and with fleeting moments of strength to guide him, Daredevil must decide what still keeps him fighting: his faith, his sense of justice, or simply the refusal to let evil rule unchecked.
Rendered with cinematic intensity by Eisner Award-nominee Steve McNiven (Civil War, Old Man Logan), and written with unflinching heart by #1 New York Times bestselling author Charles Soule (Daredevil, Star Wars), DAREDEVIL: COLD DAY IN HELL is a timeless reminder of why heroes endure even in a world consumed by darkness.
Daredevil’s final stand is more than a fight – it’s a RECKONING.
COLLECTING: Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell (2025) #1-3
BONUS CONTENT: plot excerpts, thumbnails, layouts, pencils, inks and Steve McNiven commentary
The superstar team behind Death of Wolverine reunite for a bold, dystopian saga that redefines Daredevil at the end of his life and at the edge of a broken world.
In a future where heroes have fallen and New York lies in ruins, an aging MATT MURDOCK has left his days as DAREDEVIL behind. But when CAPTAIN AMERICA entrusts him with one last mission, Matt is forced back into a war he thought he’d left forever. His powers flicker unpredictably, his body is frail, and the enemy he must face—a grotesque, relentless BULLSEYE—is deadlier than ever. Joined only by the innocent lives caught in the crossfire, and with fleeting moments of strength to guide him, Daredevil must decide what still keeps him fighting: his faith, his sense of justice, or simply the refusal to let evil rule unchecked.
Rendered with cinematic intensity by Eisner Award-nominee Steve McNiven (Civil War, Old Man Logan), and written with unflinching heart by #1 New York Times bestselling author Charles Soule (Daredevil, Star Wars), DAREDEVIL: COLD DAY IN HELL is a timeless reminder of why heroes endure even in a world consumed by darkness.
Daredevil’s final stand is more than a fight – it’s a RECKONING.
COLLECTING: Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell (2025) #1-3
BONUS CONTENT: plot excerpts, thumbnails, layouts, pencils, inks and Steve McNiven commentary
128 pages, Hardcover
Expected publication February 24, 2026
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Charles Soule
1,524 books1,691 followersCharles Soule is a #1 New York Times-bestselling novelist, comics author, screenwriter, musician, and lapsed attorney. He has written some of the most prominent stories of the last decade for Marvel, DC and Lucasfilm in addition to his own work, such as his comics Curse Words, Letter 44 and Undiscovered Country, and his original novels Light of the Jedi, The Endless Vessel, The Oracle Year and Anyone. He lives in New York.
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November 11, 2025
4.7 stars
This was a superb love letter to Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns. An elderly Matt Murdock faces his final challenge in a dystopian near-future.
Steve McNiven’s artwork here is like a blend of his own old style, Kaare Andrews’ pen and ink style and, of course, Miller’s DKR style (the original, not the sequels, thank goodness). He even uses Miller’s sixteen-panel page layout, which I love. This synthesis of styles results in some severely beautiful artwork.
This was a superb love letter to Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns. An elderly Matt Murdock faces his final challenge in a dystopian near-future.
Steve McNiven’s artwork here is like a blend of his own old style, Kaare Andrews’ pen and ink style and, of course, Miller’s DKR style (the original, not the sequels, thank goodness). He even uses Miller’s sixteen-panel page layout, which I love. This synthesis of styles results in some severely beautiful artwork.
August 8, 2025
From The Dark Knight Returns to Old Man Logan, there are no shortage of comics featuring old, grizzled versions of your favorite heroes. What I loved about this one, which features elder versions of Daredevil, Captain America, The Punisher and Bullseye, is how lean it is.
Some of that is how literally skeleton-thin Matt Murdock is in Steve McNiven’s gorgeous drawings here. McNiven, who inked the book as well, has created a future NYC covered with pockmarks like bullet holes, a messy, detailed depiction of what our metropolitan experience in comics has taught us should be sleek and impressive. These are characters with lines, whether the moral ones they’ve crossed before the story began or the countless wrinkles in the enfeebled heroes’ foreheads or the stitches in Daredevil’s suit.
The rest comes from that this is a 3-issue series. Act one, act two, act three, wham bam done. The story that writer Charles Soule and McNiven set out to tell is dark, compelling, and just enough. I loved the restraint in the telling and the vision to see it through in just the length that was needed— nothing more.
I really liked this. If you’re a Daredevil fan, or even a casual reader who liked Daredevil: Born Again on Disney+, I recommended giving Cold Day in Hell a shot.
Some of that is how literally skeleton-thin Matt Murdock is in Steve McNiven’s gorgeous drawings here. McNiven, who inked the book as well, has created a future NYC covered with pockmarks like bullet holes, a messy, detailed depiction of what our metropolitan experience in comics has taught us should be sleek and impressive. These are characters with lines, whether the moral ones they’ve crossed before the story began or the countless wrinkles in the enfeebled heroes’ foreheads or the stitches in Daredevil’s suit.
The rest comes from that this is a 3-issue series. Act one, act two, act three, wham bam done. The story that writer Charles Soule and McNiven set out to tell is dark, compelling, and just enough. I loved the restraint in the telling and the vision to see it through in just the length that was needed— nothing more.
I really liked this. If you’re a Daredevil fan, or even a casual reader who liked Daredevil: Born Again on Disney+, I recommended giving Cold Day in Hell a shot.
November 11, 2025
I'm not a big fan of Soule's run on DD – DD being my favourite character, by the way – and I wasn't in a hurry to check out this mini-series, but the good reviews I heard about it convinced me.
And it's true that in this sinister atmosphere of urban decay, oozing with despair, the Soule/McNiven duo manages to write one good last story – THE last one – of a DD true to himself in his pugnacity and his desire to help and protect, again and again. A brilliant homage to the Dark Knight Returns.
Soule places us in a grim future where DD is nothing more than Matt Murdock because he no longer has any powers. It's a good move on his part to never really explain how we got to this situation (Matt's and the world around him), apart from a few subtle scenes or allusions. It's a nice open door that allows the reader to imagine it for themselves.
Without giving too much away, a series of events will bring him back to his DD persona and lead him to fight a final battle against one of his greatest enemies, all in the Catholic atmosphere that is characteristic of the series, but without being too heavy-handed.
This story is extremely violent, even gruesome in places – a disguised return to the Max line of more than 20 years ago? – and perfectly illustrated by Steve McNiven, whose refined and stripped-down style is strongly reminiscent of Miller's Elektra Lives Again or Kaare Andrews for something less ancient. Excellent colours by McNiven himself (issue 1) and then Dean White.
And it's true that in this sinister atmosphere of urban decay, oozing with despair, the Soule/McNiven duo manages to write one good last story – THE last one – of a DD true to himself in his pugnacity and his desire to help and protect, again and again. A brilliant homage to the Dark Knight Returns.
Soule places us in a grim future where DD is nothing more than Matt Murdock because he no longer has any powers. It's a good move on his part to never really explain how we got to this situation (Matt's and the world around him), apart from a few subtle scenes or allusions. It's a nice open door that allows the reader to imagine it for themselves.
Without giving too much away, a series of events will bring him back to his DD persona and lead him to fight a final battle against one of his greatest enemies, all in the Catholic atmosphere that is characteristic of the series, but without being too heavy-handed.
This story is extremely violent, even gruesome in places – a disguised return to the Max line of more than 20 years ago? – and perfectly illustrated by Steve McNiven, whose refined and stripped-down style is strongly reminiscent of Miller's Elektra Lives Again or Kaare Andrews for something less ancient. Excellent colours by McNiven himself (issue 1) and then Dean White.
August 27, 2025
"Cold Day In Hell" є найновішим представником історії типу" престарілий герой повертається з пенсії для останньої пригоди". Цього разу у нас історія від Чарльза Соула, який також займався діалогами та є автором одного з найнудніших ранів про ДД, та Стіва МакНівена, який тут також займається малюнком.
Події розгортаються у зруйнованому Нью-Йорку в якому живе престарілий Метт Мердок. Він був змушений зупинити свою геройську кар'єру через те, що втратив сили й тепер просто є власником закусочної для бідних. Однак одного дня коло його будівлі стається вибух хімікатіі, який повертає йому здібності, а сам Метт знаходить помираючого Капітана Америку, який просить колишнього адвоката захистити дівчинку.
І от загалом вийшла стандартна зав'язка для історії такого типу і на початку все йде досить добре. Сам сюжет інтригує, руїни міста вражають, за Метом спостерігати цікаво і от ти сидиш і гадаєш як автори все це розпутають. На ділі виходить, що дуже слабко і чим далі, тим гірше. Поява Електрик у цій серії мене особливо обурює, оскільки все, що вона тут робить це говорить Мердоку, що за всім стоїть Булзай після чого зникає з сюжету. Є ще Каратель, який тут є для того щоб Шибайголова його зупинив у кульмінації, спокутував себе та показав дівчинці, що герої не вбивають, але те як Каратель взагалі потрапляє в фінал, інакше як безглуздо не опишеш. Також розчаровує ворлдбілдинґ, який так то має цікаві елементи, але досить ніякий. Головним провалом серії стає Тайра, ми з нею проводимо не так і багато часу й практично нічого про неї не дізнаємося, плюс з Мердоком вона взаємодії тільки в самому кінці, а тому алегоричний фінал з нею та Метом падає лицем об землю.
Однак чим серія чіпляє так це крутим малюнком МакНівена, у нього тут дещо незвичний стиль і я все ніяк не міг зрозуміти кого він мені нагадує, однак тоді коли з'явилася Електра то зрозумів, що малюнок Френка Міллера, також бачив ще порівняння з Джефом Дерроу і теж є таке.
"Daredevil: Cold Day In Hell" має цікаві моменти й справді хороший малюнок, однак залишає по собі розчарування. Якщо і відкривати її, то в основному через малюнок МакНівена.
Події розгортаються у зруйнованому Нью-Йорку в якому живе престарілий Метт Мердок. Він був змушений зупинити свою геройську кар'єру через те, що втратив сили й тепер просто є власником закусочної для бідних. Однак одного дня коло його будівлі стається вибух хімікатіі, який повертає йому здібності, а сам Метт знаходить помираючого Капітана Америку, який просить колишнього адвоката захистити дівчинку.
І от загалом вийшла стандартна зав'язка для історії такого типу і на початку все йде досить добре. Сам сюжет інтригує, руїни міста вражають, за Метом спостерігати цікаво і от ти сидиш і гадаєш як автори все це розпутають. На ділі виходить, що дуже слабко і чим далі, тим гірше. Поява Електрик у цій серії мене особливо обурює, оскільки все, що вона тут робить це говорить Мердоку, що за всім стоїть Булзай після чого зникає з сюжету. Є ще Каратель, який тут є для того щоб Шибайголова його зупинив у кульмінації, спокутував себе та показав дівчинці, що герої не вбивають, але те як Каратель взагалі потрапляє в фінал, інакше як безглуздо не опишеш. Також розчаровує ворлдбілдинґ, який так то має цікаві елементи, але досить ніякий. Головним провалом серії стає Тайра, ми з нею проводимо не так і багато часу й практично нічого про неї не дізнаємося, плюс з Мердоком вона взаємодії тільки в самому кінці, а тому алегоричний фінал з нею та Метом падає лицем об землю.
Однак чим серія чіпляє так це крутим малюнком МакНівена, у нього тут дещо незвичний стиль і я все ніяк не міг зрозуміти кого він мені нагадує, однак тоді коли з'явилася Електра то зрозумів, що малюнок Френка Міллера, також бачив ще порівняння з Джефом Дерроу і теж є таке.
"Daredevil: Cold Day In Hell" має цікаві моменти й справді хороший малюнок, однак залишає по собі розчарування. Якщо і відкривати її, то в основному через малюнок МакНівена.
September 25, 2025
This was great!
In the vain of The Dark Knight Returns or, god forbid, Spider-Man: Reign,
This follows an older Matt Murdock who's out of the crime fighting life and living in the wake of a vague and mysterious and disastrous superhero event.
I really enjoyed this comic! I think some concepts could have been expanded more because I found a lot of the world-building really intriguing and interesting.
I really liked the villain (No spoilers) and their whole attitude!
I liked that Matt's struggle with God and doing the morally right thing is still a throughline in his older years.
I kind of wish this was longer but I'm definitely not complaining because it was a full and complete story, I just really enjoyed this version of the universe.
4☆
In the vain of The Dark Knight Returns or, god forbid, Spider-Man: Reign,
This follows an older Matt Murdock who's out of the crime fighting life and living in the wake of a vague and mysterious and disastrous superhero event.
I really enjoyed this comic! I think some concepts could have been expanded more because I found a lot of the world-building really intriguing and interesting.
I really liked the villain (No spoilers) and their whole attitude!
I liked that Matt's struggle with God and doing the morally right thing is still a throughline in his older years.
I kind of wish this was longer but I'm definitely not complaining because it was a full and complete story, I just really enjoyed this version of the universe.
4☆
August 15, 2025
this shit is so fucking good.super short and tells such a beautiful story.i love the art and it makes me wanna start reading more daredevil stuff for sure.9/10
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
La Marvel ci riprova a fare la sua versione de "Il Cavaliere Oscuro" di Frank Miller, e questa volta ci azzecca, imparando dagli errori di "Spider-Man: Il Regno". Chiaro, lungi da me metterle sullo stesso piano, anche perché "Daredevil: A Cold Day In Hell" è "solo una storia". Tuttavia, penso che si farà piacevolmente ricordare perché non solo è un omaggio azzeccato, ma lascia anche quel qualcosa in più.
Innanzitutto, troviamo un Charles Soule irriconoscibile: nel senso buono del termine. Scrive un Matt Murdock anziano e crepuscolare davvero pregevole, che ammalia il lettore e lo convince fin da subito a seguirlo in questa nuova avventura Diavolo di Hell's Kitchen. La stessa confidenza con il personaggio l'ho ritrovata quando scrisse "Death of Wolverine"; forse Soule dà il massimo in storie di questo tipo. Il ritorno in azione di Devil non è scontato e banale, s'incastra bene con l'universo malandato di questa versione, la cui costruzione e spiegazione è semplice e intelligente, perché l'autore non mente né a sé stesso, né al lettore: tutti hanno letto almeno una volta nella vita una storia di stampo distopico e dispotico, quindi non ci prova nemmeno a spiegarla; dà giusto dei bullet point, degli indizi, che il lettore usa poi per ricostruire; le informazioni più importanti arriveranno più avanti e non verranno raccontate con spiegoni secolari, ma con vignette semplici ed efficaci, lasciando mistero lì dove serve. La storia poi non si perde troppo in chiacchiere, c'è un indagine si, qualche mistero, ma tutto molto consequenziale, dove un azione porta alla prossima; detto così sempre meccanico, ma s'incastra alla perfezione. Il finale poi è davvero inaspettato è, in un certo senso, riassume il senso dell'esistenza degli eroi. Ci sono un paio di scene molto facilone, una in particolare non s'incastra bene, ma chiudiamo un occhio.
Alle matite troviamo quel Mostro di Steve McNiven, dove omaggia (senza sacrificarsi del tutto) Frank Miller appena può. Ma, ecco, come dicevo, lo fa mantenendo il suo stile unico, non come Kubert e Risso che si piegarono totalmente allo stile di Miller quando dovettero fare TDK3; qui si vede che l'autore omaggia e al massimo prende in prestito, ma rimanendo comunque sé stesso. Io adoro McNiven e lo seguo dai tempi di New Avengers con Bendis e Civil War di Millar, ma adesso ha raggiunto vette mostruose.
Davvero una bella lettura-.
Innanzitutto, troviamo un Charles Soule irriconoscibile: nel senso buono del termine. Scrive un Matt Murdock anziano e crepuscolare davvero pregevole, che ammalia il lettore e lo convince fin da subito a seguirlo in questa nuova avventura Diavolo di Hell's Kitchen. La stessa confidenza con il personaggio l'ho ritrovata quando scrisse "Death of Wolverine"; forse Soule dà il massimo in storie di questo tipo. Il ritorno in azione di Devil non è scontato e banale, s'incastra bene con l'universo malandato di questa versione, la cui costruzione e spiegazione è semplice e intelligente, perché l'autore non mente né a sé stesso, né al lettore: tutti hanno letto almeno una volta nella vita una storia di stampo distopico e dispotico, quindi non ci prova nemmeno a spiegarla; dà giusto dei bullet point, degli indizi, che il lettore usa poi per ricostruire; le informazioni più importanti arriveranno più avanti e non verranno raccontate con spiegoni secolari, ma con vignette semplici ed efficaci, lasciando mistero lì dove serve. La storia poi non si perde troppo in chiacchiere, c'è un indagine si, qualche mistero, ma tutto molto consequenziale, dove un azione porta alla prossima; detto così sempre meccanico, ma s'incastra alla perfezione. Il finale poi è davvero inaspettato è, in un certo senso, riassume il senso dell'esistenza degli eroi. Ci sono un paio di scene molto facilone, una in particolare non s'incastra bene, ma chiudiamo un occhio.
Alle matite troviamo quel Mostro di Steve McNiven, dove omaggia (senza sacrificarsi del tutto) Frank Miller appena può. Ma, ecco, come dicevo, lo fa mantenendo il suo stile unico, non come Kubert e Risso che si piegarono totalmente allo stile di Miller quando dovettero fare TDK3; qui si vede che l'autore omaggia e al massimo prende in prestito, ma rimanendo comunque sé stesso. Io adoro McNiven e lo seguo dai tempi di New Avengers con Bendis e Civil War di Millar, ma adesso ha raggiunto vette mostruose.
Davvero una bella lettura-.
September 27, 2025
A nivel argumental no es un cómic que aporte demasiado, porque hay unos cuantos precedentes, bien reconocidos, que ya han explorado el ocaso del héroe. Aquí el factor diferencial es el dibujo absolutamente descomunal de Steve McNiven, que ilustra a la perfección esa sociedad al borde del colapso que se nos plantea, así como unas versiones envejecidas y súper expresionistas de varios personajes de la galería del diablo. Me hace bastante gracia la batalla final, con las motivaciones del antagonista y esa dependencia y especie de complicidad que se ha ido creando con Daredevil. En fin, un cómic conciso, extraordinariamente dibujado y bien escrito. No hace falta más.
October 8, 2025
Read individual issues. This is a pretty cool kind of alternative future story where the heroes are old or dead and the United States is in a never-ending war with an unspecified enemy. Then an old adversary of DD's gets hold of some dodgy government Super Soldier gas and detonates it in the middle of Hell's Kitchen. A bleak story with a message of hope, delivered in Matt's religious voice. The whole is beautifully illustrated by Steve McNiven in grainy detail totally fitting in with the desolate vibes of the comic.
August 12, 2025
Old Man Daredevil really knocks it out of the park with great ties to the character and what makes him a hero. Daredevil returns in grand fashion with a new story bringing him back to his superhero roots.
Review of advance copy
Spanish edition.
Buena historia crepuscular del Hombre sin miedo por Charles Soule. Sin embargo, su guion es muy tópico y su fuerza reside sobretodo en el increíble dibujo de Steve McNiven, que hace el mejor trabajo de su carrera.
Buena historia crepuscular del Hombre sin miedo por Charles Soule. Sin embargo, su guion es muy tópico y su fuerza reside sobretodo en el increíble dibujo de Steve McNiven, que hace el mejor trabajo de su carrera.
January 18, 2026
Un album assez différent des autres runs de Daredevil tant au niveau du style graphique, plus "adulte" que du scénario, plus dark et gore dans un univers post-apocalyptique avec nos personnages préférés plus âgés. J'approuve !
August 18, 2025
The King is dead.
Long live the king.
Long live the king.
August 27, 2025
Straight applauded in my living room after reading. Daredevil was given the old man Logan treatment and I loved it.
Warning to those interested it is quite bloody.
Warning to those interested it is quite bloody.
September 23, 2025
A masterclass in sequential storytelling and should serve Marvel well as an evergreen book for decades to come.
Easily in the best of 2025 bracket.
Easily in the best of 2025 bracket.
November 17, 2025
I'm a sucker for a good comeback from retirement story, and this one didn't disappoint. It feels like "The Dark Knight Returns" but for Daredevil.
December 12, 2025
7.5/10
Review of advance copy
Read as individual issues. Boring cliches of the Marvel “old man” trope.
January 21, 2026
why did this go so randomly religious at the end lmao
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 24, 2026
Vorzüglich.
December 5, 2025
Les dessins sont un hommage à Frank Miller mais le scénario est assez faible avec des situations un peu faciles. Dommage
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