Marvel Comics Announce New Midnight Universe

Marvel Comics have revealed their newest universe.

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Their new Midnight Universe is sending their heroes into the darkness, and it will also bring haunting new visions of your favorite Marvel Comics characters. The first 3 titles include:

• Midnight X-Men:
  • Writer: Jonathan Hickman (House of X, Ultimate Spider-Man)
  • Matteo Della Fonte (Nova: Centurion)
• Midnight Fantastic Four: 
  • Writer: Benjamin Percy (Wolverine, Punisher) 
  • Artist: Kev Walker (Infernal Hulk) 
• Midnight Spider-Man: 
  • Writer: Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Infernal Hulk) 
  • Artist: Scie Tronc

Now, first off in Midnight X-Men: 

“The shadows of New York City are stalked by vampires and the mutant empyres. The sword of Damocles hangs over the peace between these two species and the factions within them. An outright war is brewing and the unturned will be caught in the crossfire.” 

Writer Jonathan Hickman had this to say about the new X-Men series: 

“I’m so enthusiastic about this project—it’s the most excited I’ve been in years. The conceit of MIDNIGHT X-MEN aligns perfectly with the kind of stories I like to tell. It has a rich, open-ended mythology that equally mixes old and new ideas into something that feels both familiar and original.” 

Then, Midnight Fantastic Four shows: 

“An obsessive scientist delves into the secrets of the universe perhaps best left unknown to mankind, leaving himself and three others warped in strange and horrifying ways. What horrible secrets lie in the new dimensions they have discovered? And can humanity survive the discovery?” 

Writer Benjamin Percy mentioned this about the haunting retelling of Marvel’s First Family: 

“If you’ve read my work, you know that I see the world through a dark, disturbed lens. To me, it’s always midnight,” Percy explained. “When Hickman called me, it was from a landline in the basement of an abandoned house with the wires cut. Blood poured from the receiver into my ear. I said yes. 

When I imagined this other version of Marvel—a terrifying, poisoned universe—my mind immediately went to the Fantastic Four. This is a title I have always loved, but would never be allowed to write otherwise. Now I could lean into my worst instincts and reimagine their story as one of cosmic, Lovecraftian dread. I am joined in this by the visionary Kev Walker, who is hard at work bringing a new origin story for Marvel’s ‘first family’ to screaming life. I can’t wait to share our nightmares with you.” 

Finally, Midnight Spider-Man shows: 

“A young Peter Parker is transformed into a hideous spider hybrid by the ruthless Oscorp Corporation in their pursuit for eternal life. When Oscorp begins to use the secrets unlocked by his mutation to create more human-animal hybrids, Peter embraces his grotesque new form to stop them.” 

Writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson mentioned that: 

“The work we’re doing right now on the Midnight line feels like history being made. We’re all bringing creator-owned sensibilities to our projects, we’re redefining boundaries, we’re reinventing these timeless characters in a way that’s never been done. Midnight is nothing like the main line, nothing like the Ultimate line. You will see things in these books that shock you. 

You don’t take on a job like reinventing Spider-Man to go halfway. I’m leaving it all in the ring with Midnight Spider-Man and I know Jonathan and Ben are doing the same.” 

Release Dates

Midnight X-Men releases August 5th, while Midnight Fantastic Four drops in September, and Midnight Spider-Man releases in October.