Shadowland (comics)

"Shadowland"
Cover of the 1st issue
PublisherMarvel Comics
Publication dateSeptember – December 2010
Genre
Main character(s)The Beast (Demon)
Black Tarantula
Bullseye[1][2]
Luke Cage
Daredevil[3]
Elektra[4]
Ghost Rider[5][6]
The Hand
Iron Fist[7]
J. Jonah Jameson
Kingpin
Lady Bullseye
Master Izo
Misty Knight[8][9]
Mister Negative[10][11]
Moon Knight[12][13]
Paladin[8][9]
Power Man (Victor Hernan Alvarez)[7][14]
The Profile
Punisher
Shadow Knight
Shang-Chi[10][11]
The Shroud[8][9]
Silver Sable
Spider-Man[10][11]
Thunderbolts[15][16][17]
Typhoid Mary
White Tiger
Colleen Wing[18][19]
Wolverine
Creative team
Writer(s)Andy Diggle[3]
Penciller(s)Billy Tan[3]
Inker(s)Matt Banning
Letterer(s)Joe Caramagna
Colorist(s)Guru eFX
Christina Strain
Editor(s)Thomas Brennan
Stephen Wacker
Shadowland HC ISBN 0-7851-4762-4

"Shadowland" is a 2010 comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics, focusing on Daredevil and other "street-level" superheroes in the Marvel Universe.[3][20] The storyline started in the Daredevil comic and was expanded upon in the Shadowland five-issue mini series as well as four tie-in mini series, four one-shots, and two issues of Thunderbolts. The storyline was collected into seven individual hard cover and soft cover Trade paperbacks in 2011.

The story chronicles Daredevil's return to Hell's Kitchen after he becomes the leader of the Hand Ninja clan. He builds a temple/prison in Hell's Kitchen, the eponymous Shadowland. His methods get more extreme as he kills long-time adversary Bullseye. The change in attitude brings him and his ally White Tiger in conflict with a number of street level super-heroes such as Spider-Man, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Moon Knight and more. The storyline also introduces a new Power Man to the Marvel Universe.

The heroes later realize that Daredevil has become possessed by the Beast of the Hand, which explains why Daredevil's actions have become more and more extreme and erratic. The heroes are helped out by the Kingpin and Lady Bullseye as they try to preserve the Kingpin's criminal empire. In the final moments of the story Iron Fist uses his mystical chi to heal Daredevil, releasing the demon inside him. In an act of sacrifice Daredevil kills himself before the Beast can take control of him again, breaking the spell the Beast had on Hell's Kitchen. Afterwards his corpse disappears, apparently to be revived by Elektra at the conclusion of the event.

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