Daredevil: Back In Black

by Charles Soule, Roger McKenzie, Ron Garney (Illustrator)

Genres: Comics

376 pages, Paperback

Published February 10, 2026

About the author

Charles 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.

Reviews

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice collection of comics concerning Matt Murdoch aka Daredevil who is now working for the DA. In the various arcs in this collection we see him in black suit with a sidekick whom has the ability to become invisible.
We have guest appearances by Electra, Steve Rogers, Spiderman & the Punisher and they all deliver plenty of action.
A nice collection of well drawn art and decent enough stories. This Daredevil is a darker version than before.

[Krystal · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed the first two ARCs but with the annual things got weird and never really improved from there.

This was actually my first Daredevil story and unfortunately this didn't sell him on me at all. I enjoyed the stuff with Blindspot, and I liked the story - it was solid, interesting, and more than just beating up thugs.

But the two confusing stories in the middle seemed really pointless, and add Punisher into the mix and it's just bland brawn, with everyone fighting everyone and arguing over who is good and who is bad without any real depth or story.

So while the first portion was interesting, it wasn't enough to have me keen to read more DD.

Maybe DD fans will get more out of this than me, and perhaps sticking to just the Soule run would be a more entertaining option, but I won't be raving about this one.

[Shane Perry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Daredevil is a character I like, but have not read enough of. These compact collections of Charles Soule’s run were cheap enough to get me to jump at them.

Overall I thought this was a strong start to the run, putting Matt in some interesting places with a new costume, new job, and a sidekick. The stories by Soule and Garney were great. The Punisher mini-series had some cool moments (I especially liked Matt being hit in the head and not being able to “see” where the enemies were), but was ultimately a just okay way to end the first collection. I was also not a huge fan of the artwork in the Punisher mini-series.

Another complaint I had is the size of the book itself. While I get the appeal of these sorts of collections, I just had a really hard time reading this at times. The print is just a bit too small for my almost 40 year old eyes.

[Andrew Wladis · Rating 5 out of 5]

The first arc of this collection is genuinely one of the best street-level superhero comics I have ever read. I especially love how Soule creatively plays with Daredevil’s radar sense, twisting it in a way that feels fresh while building an engaging story without sacrificing the unique nature of the character’s ability.