Marvel’s Midnight Universe Explained: Full Release Schedule & Comic Lineup

On October 7, Marvel Comics is launching one of its most exciting lines of recent years: the Midnight Universe. It all kicks off three new titles: Midnight Spider-Man by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and ScieTronc, Midnight Fantastic Four by Benjamin Percy and Kev Walker, and Midnight X-Men by Jonathan Hickman and Matteo Della Fonte.

This October, Marvel Comics launches the Midnight Universe, a continuity well-suited to rival DC’s unbelievably successful Absolute line.  The Midnight umbrella presents a dark, horror-infused alternate line where iconic heroes — including Spider-Man, X-Men, and the Fantastic Four — are re-imagined through the lenses of horror.

Ahead of the launch of Marvel Comics‘ Midnight Universe in October, we’ve listed everything you need to know down below. Let’s take a tour.

What is each Midnight Universe title?

Marvel’s Midnight Universe begins with three titles: Midnight Spider-Man, Midnight X-Men, and Midnight Fantastic Four. Check out the official description for each individual line down below.

Midnight Spider-Man

Team: Phillip Kennedy Johnson & ScieTronc

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.

Midnight X-Men

Team: Jonathan Hickman & Matteo Della Fonte

The clock strikes midnight, and it’s the dark dawn of a new era. 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.

Midnight Fantastic Four

Team: Benjamin Percy & Kev Walker

An obsessive scientist delves into the secrets of the universe perhaps best left unknown to humankind, 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?

Complete Release Schedule

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