Heroic Age: One Month to Live

In 2010, Marvel's Heroic Age: One Month to Live gave five of its second-tier heroes—including Daimon Hellstrom, Paladin, and the Black Knight—a single month to live, each facing their own terminal countdown in a five-issue anthology. Written by Rick Remender, John Ostrander, and Rob Williams, with art from Graham Nolan, Jamie McKelvie, and Koi Turnbull, the series used the ticking-clock premise to explore character-driven, high-stakes drama outside the usual event spectacle. It stands as a focused, human-scaled experiment within Marvel's broader Heroic Age initiative, spotlighting lesser-known corners of the universe.