Eisner Award-winning writer Saladin Ahmed is in the middle of his second year on Marvel Comics’ “Daredevil,” a title he relaunched in 2023.

“Daredevil probably has the highest bar of Marvel characters for epic runs. He’s somebody who brings creators together to do crazy work. There’s this synergy with this character that makes that come out and makes it different than another other Marvel book,” explained Ahmed, of Oakland County. “I’m a person who believes when you put a lot of crazy stuff out there, it shouldn’t end with ‘then they woke up.’ I want to see what happens after that and you get new stories to tell out of that. We’re definitely doing that in some really crazy ways, actually.”

Daredevil returns to the small screen with “Daredevil: Born Again” on Disney+ on Tuesday, March 4. “Born Again” is part of Phase Five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

Created by the late Stan Lee (who co-created Spider-Man, Thor, the Hulk, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four and others) and the late Bill Everett (who created Namor the Sub-Mariner), Daredevil debuted in his eponymous title in 1964. He is the alter-ego of Matthew Murdock, a blind attorney who was born in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of New York City. Raised by Jack, a single father who was a boxer, Matt was blinded when radioactive material struck him in the eyes during his teens.

Although it left Matt blind, it heightened his remaining senses to super-human acuity and gave him a radar sense, which is how he perceives the world. His hearing is such that he can listen to a person’s heartbeat to determine if they’re lying, which comes in handy as a lawyer. Trained by a blind martial arts master named Stick, he is a skilled acrobat and fighter armed with a specialized baton, defending the streets of Hell’s Kitchen as its “Guardian Devil.”

Another aspect of Daredevil’s character is it’s been established that he’s Catholic. His faith has been the focus of many memorable stories. Ahmed explored that further in his run, making Daredevil a priest. That story arc is reaching its conclusion with “Daredevil” No. 19, which goes on sale in March (“Daredevil” No. 18 went on sale Feb. 19). “Daredevil” No. 20 begins a brand-new arc.

“We time-jump a couple months into the future,” Ahmed said. “You want to shake things up and bring in new readers, that’s what our No. 20 is. Matt is in the black armor. The reason why is made clear in the storyline. … Costume changes are always fun.”

In the late 1970s/early 1980s, “Daredevil” was on the verge of cancellation. However, his popularity skyrocketed when fan-favorite artist/writer Frank Miller (“Sin City”) reinvented him, exploring his dark side and giving the title a pulp noir feel, both elements of which have had a lasting impact on the character to this day.

“Miller’s work was a foundational, iconic run for the character,” Ahmed said. “A huge part of the DNA in the Daredevil we know today is from the Miller run.”

In fact, the nine-episode “Born Again” series is based on Miller’s seminal 1985-86 storyline of the same name. Charlie Cox (“Boardwalk Empire”) reprises his role as Daredevil and Matt Murdock, while Vincent D’Onofrio (“Law & Order: Criminal Intent”) reprises his role as Wilson Fisk, alias the Kingpin of Crime, who’s Daredevil’s archnemesis.

“It’s such a gift, this character,” Cox said. “It feels good to be in the MCU and for us to have opportunities to have crossovers. I’m thrilled to be in that world.”

Cox previously appeared as the character in 2015-18’s “Daredevil” and 2017’s “The Defenders” on Netflix. In 2021, Cox made a cameo as Spider-Man’s (Tom Holland) lawyer in “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” He also appeared as Daredevil on Disney+’s “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” in 2022 and “Echo” in 2024.

Cox is the third actor to play Daredevil. Prior to Cox was Oscar winner Ben Affleck (“Argo”) and Broadway veteran Rex Smith (“Street Hawk”). Smith was the first actor to play Daredevil in live-action. Affleck starred in 2003’s “Daredevil” and made a cameo in 2005’s spinoff “Elektra,” which starred his now ex-wife Jennifer Garner (“Alias”), but it got cut. While “Daredevil” grossed $178 million at the box office, it received mixed reviews.

Daredevil made his live-action debut in 1989’s “The Trial of the Incredible Hulk,” the second telefilm that spun out of “The Incredible Hulk” 1977-82 TV series starring the late Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno. Smith played Daredevil and Matt Murdock, while “Lord of the Rings” veteran John Rhys-Davies played the Kingpin. This telefilm was supposed to be a backdoor pilot to be a “Daredevil” TV series, but that never happened.

“It was exciting to be the first (Daredevil),” Smith said. “You can play Superman, but you’re the fifth iteration of him or something — I don’t know what it is now — but to be the first, it was a great opportunity.”

Ahmed spoke about Daredevil’s longevity after more than 60 years.

“With him, it’s really his underdog nature,” he said. “Matt’s had a lot of strikes against him over the years and just keeps picking himself back up. … He endures a lot. With Matt, it’s seeing him get knocked all the way down and get all the way back up.”