Nearly two months after the conclusion of Saladin Ahmed‘s run in Daredevil (Vol. 8) #25, Marvel Comics has revealed the future of the Man Without Fear’s series. Writer Stephanie Phillips (Planet She-Hulk) and artist Lee Garbett (Loki: Agent of Asgard) will relaunch the comic this March, which will begin with Matt Murdock — now a law professor — taking on a vengeful new supervillain named Omen.
Hell’s Kitchen is full of secrets — but no secret stays buried for long! As a fearsome new super villain named OMEN has targeted MATT MURDOCK, it will be his alter-ego DAREDEVIL who takes the hits! BUT BEWARE! This mysterious new player isn’t all that they appear — a secret Daredevil will have to learn quickly as he scrambles to settle into a life and status-quo we’ve NEVER SEEN HIM IN BEFORE!
Phillips will become only the third woman to write Matt Murdock’s series, following Jenny Blake Isabella (who penned it in 1975) and Ann Nocenti (1987 to 1991). She says, “I’m taking on one of my favorite characters with one of my favorite artists, and together we’re exploring Daredevil’s noir sensibilities. Lee Garbett brings so much style and emotion to every page, and I couldn’t ask for a better partner to bring this version of Daredevil to life.”
Garbett adds, “I couldn’t be more excited to be working with Stephanie Phillips on Daredevil. We came into the project together, with a genuine love of the character and a clear vision for the book. Steph is an incredible writer and has absolutely nailed the tone and heart of Daredevil’s world. Every beat feels authentic and DD at its purest, but we’ve got fresh ideas and some big surprises in store!”
Issue #1 will be released on March 18, just in time for the premiere of Daredevil: Born Again season two on Disney+. Despite the controversy over the practice, Marvel clearly couldn’t resist making a pun about Matt’s disability either, because a few of the covers will be sold exclusively in blind bags. The line-up consists of:
- The main cover by Lee Garbett
- Foil variant cover by Ryan Stegman
- Variant cover by Rose Besch
- Virgin variant cover by Rose Besch
- Variant cover by Gabriele Dell’otto
- Variant cover by Alex Maleev
- Variant cover by Dan Panosian
- Variant cover by Joe Quesada
- Variant cover by Pablo Villalobos
- Variant cover by Daniel Warren Johnson
- 250th homage variant cover by Greg Land
- Bicentennial calendar hidden gem variant Cover by Sal Buscema
- Blank variant Cover
- Marvel Television variant Cover
- Virgin variant cover by Dan Panosian (available only in the blind bag)
- Virgin variant cover by Daniel Warren Johnson aAvailable only in the blind bag)
- Marvel Rivals variant cover by NetEase Games (available only in the blind bag)
- Rare blind bag exclusive variant covers by surprise contributors
You can check out the three revealed variant covers below.
