Marvel’s Nostalgia Line Continues To Grow With ‘Daredevil: Black Armor’
by Tony Thornley
Marvel has nurtured a small line of comics over the past few years. Everyone from the Avengers to the X-Men, from Hulk to Spider-Man have gotten a nostalgia story. This fall Daredevil joins the line with Daredevil: Black Armor.
Coming from DG Chichester, the writer who shepherded the infamous black armor era of Daredevil, and artists Netho Diaz & JP Mayer, this miniseries will return to a very specific 90’s era. Chichester’s original run saw Elektra return for the first time in years, Matt Murdock fake his death and live as Jack Battlin, and the black, red and grey armor reigned supreme.
When civilians, heroes, and villains alike are disappearing into the dark depths of Hell’s Kitchen underground, Matt Murdock will need to push his extraordinary senses and his armored suit beyond their limits to find out who’s responsible. Throughout the saga, Daredevil will be pitted against a who’s who of Marvel’s deadliest villains including Hobgoblin, Sabretooth and more—all building towards an explosive confrontation with the mysterious evil that’s pulling all the strings! Matt’s armor will have to work overtime as the series delivers nonstop intense action and brutal fighting in extreme 90s’ fashion!
“If someone told me earlier that I’d have another chance to put on Daredevil’s horns (let alone horns attached to a suit of black armor) I’d have thought they’d taken one too many whacks to the head with a billy club. But apparently my passport to Hell’s Kitchen still works just fine!” Chichester said. “It’s an unexpected (but welcome!) thrill to visit Matt Murdock’s neighborhood again, and to work with Marvel on going back in time to discover a new adventure for the man without fear.
“The Daredevil office has been incredibly encouraging in taking some wild swings with this series,” Chichester continued. “Returning to Matt and Daredevil and that costume where I left them — as the writer I am now — has been an amazing experience. It’s knowing how to jump off a rooftop — but accepting the challenge that you don’t always know where you’re going to land. I hope fans of my Fall From Grace and Fall of the Kingpin stories find more to enjoy in my take on hyper senses and heightened action — especially seen in an entirely new way thanks to the dynamite art and visual storytelling of Netho Diaz and JP Mayer.”
Check out the covers for the first issue above from Mark Bagley and God of War artistic director Rafael Grassetti. Be sure to pick up Daredevil: Black Armor this November from Marvel Comics.
