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Explore the covers for Marvel’s Midnight Universe Launch!

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The darkness is coming.

On October 7, Marvel’s newest storytelling initiative, the Midnight Universe, makes its debut with a unified launch of three bold new titles: Midnight Spider-Man #1 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and ScieTronc, Midnight Fantastic Four #1 by Benjamin Percy and Kev Walker and Midnight X-Men #1 by Jonathan Hickman and Matteo Della Fonte. The three debut issues—the only Marvel comics released that day—will usher in a creator-driven line where some of Marvel’s most acclaimed modern talents are given free rein to reimagine the world’s greatest heroes in chilling and daring new ways. Fans can get their first taste of what awaits with the new Midnight Universe Trailer, featuring never-before-seen artwork from all three titles.

With boundaryless storytelling and rich interconnected mythology, the Midnight Universe offers an exciting entry point for new readers while giving longtime fans a thrilling new take on their favorite heroes. In Midnight Spider-Man #1 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and ScieTronc, Spider-Man discovers that with great power… comes something monstrous. In Midnight Fantastic Four #1 by Benjamin Percy and Kev Walker, a scientist’s curiosity accidentally unleashes ancient terrors upon the world while also transforming himself and three others in strange and horrifying ways. In Midnight X-Men #1 by Jonathan Hickman and Matteo Della Fonte, the X-Men’s battle is no longer one of acceptance, but of survival…and blood.

Check out all of the covers for the debut issues of each series!

MIDNIGHT SPIDER-MAN #1

Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON
Art by SCIETRONC
COVER A STEVE BEACH REGULAR COVER – 75960621681900111
COVER B RYAN STEGMAN MIDNIGHT BLOODBATH VARIANT – 75960621681900121
COVER C PEACH MOMOKO MIDNIGHT SPECIAL VARIANT – 75960621681900131
COVER D SKAN MIDNIGHT HORROR HOMAGE VARIANT – 75960621681900141
COVER E JEEHYUNG LEE MIDNIGHT GALLERY VARIANT – 75960621681900116
COVER F CLAYTON CRAIN 3-PART CONNECTING VARIANT – 75960621681900151
COVER G PEACH MOMOKO MIDNIGHT SPECIAL VIRGIN VARIANT – 75960621681900117
COVER H ERIC CANETE VARIANT – 75960621681900161
COVER I INHYUK LEE VARIANT – 75960621681900171
COVER J INHYUK LEE VIRGIN VARIANT – 75960621681900118
On Sale October 7

MIDNIGHT FANTASTIC FOUR #1

Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
Art by KEV WALKER
COVER A KEV WALKER REGULAR COVER – 75960621680200111
COVER B RYAN STEGMAN MIDNIGHT BLOODBATH VARIANT – 75960621680200121
COVER C BEN HARVEY MIDNIGHT SPECIAL VARIANT – 75960621680200131
COVER D E.M. GIST MIDNIGHT HORROR HOMAGE VARIANT – 75960621680200141
COVER E JEEHYUNG LEE MIDNIGHT GALLERY VARIANT – 75960621680200116
COVER F CLAYTON CRAIN 3-PART CONNECTING VARIANT – 75960621680200151
COVER G BEN HARVEY MIDNIGHT SPECIAL VIRGIN VARIANT – 75960621680200117
COVER H LEINIL FRANCIS YU VARIANT – 75960621680200161
COVER I ROD REIS VARIANT – 75960621680200171
COVER J ROD REIS VIRGIN VARIANT – 75960621680200118
On Sale October 7

MIDNIGHT X-MEN #1

Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Art by MATTEO DELLA FONTE
COVER A DIKE RUAN REGULAR COVER – 75960621668000111
COVER B RYAN STEGMAN MIDNIGHT BLOODBATH VARIANT – 75960621668000121
COVER C SKAN MIDNIGHT SPECIAL VARIANT – 75960621668000131
COVER D BJÖRN BARENDS MIDNIGHT HORROR HOMAGE VARIANT – 75960621668000141
COVER E JEEHYUNG LEE MIDNIGHT GALLERY VARIANT – 75960621668000116
COVER F CLAYTON CRAIN 3-PART CONNECTING VARIANT – 75960621668000151
COVER G SKAN MIDNIGHT SPECIAL VIRGIN VARIANT – 75960621668000117
COVER H ALESSANDRO CAPPUCCIO VARIANT – 75960621668000161
COVER I ITO VARIANT – 75960621668000171
COVER J ITO VIRGIN VARIANT – 75960621668000118
On Sale October 7

Get a First Look at the Debut of Marvel’s Midnight Line and Covers Revealed for the Third Issues

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On October 7, Marvel’s newest storytelling initiative, the Midnight Universe, makes its debut with a unified launch of three bold new titles: Midnight Spider-Man #1 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and ScieTronc, Midnight Fantastic Four #1 by Benjamin Percy and Kev Walker and Midnight X-Men #1 by Jonathan Hickman and Matteo Della Fonte. The three debut issues—the only Marvel comics released that day—will usher in a creator-driven line where some of Marvel’s most acclaimed modern talents are given free rein to reimagine the world’s greatest heroes in chilling and daring new ways.

Get a first look at all three debuts!

Midnight Spider-Man #1

Midnight Fantastic Four #1

Midnight X-Men #1

Marvel continues to pull back the curtain with the covers for Midnight Spider-Man #3, Midnight Fantastic Four #3, and Midnight X-Men #3, all arriving on December 16.

The new artwork offers a glimpse at the darkness ahead from Reed Richards’ ruthless pursuit of knowledge and Peter Parker’s gut-wrenching transformation to the holy war erupting in the shadows between mutants, humans, and Empyres! The newly revealed covers tease even more of what’s to come, from Cyclops, the last of the X-Men, taking a young mutant under his wing to the unimaginable horrors of Oscorp’s experiments and the Fantastic Four’s daring journey into the cosmic unknown.

Read on to learn more!

MIDNIGHT SPIDER-MAN #3

Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON
Art by SCIETRONC
COVER A STEVE BEACH REGULAR COVER
On Sale December 16

THE PARKER INCIDENT!

As Peter Parker frantically searches for a way to reclaim his humanity, Oscorp hunts the emerging urban legend THE SPIDER-MAN in their first breakthrough on the path to a post-mortality future. Meanwhile, in Oscorp’s deepest, most top-secret labs, Doctor Octavius has used the lessons of the “Parker Incident” to engineer the world’s second synthetic mutant… a living horror that will make even Spider-Man obsolete.

MIDNIGHT SPIDER-MAN #3

MIDNIGHT FANTASTIC FOUR #3

Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
Art by KEV WALKER
COVER A KEV WALKER REGULAR COVER
On Sale December 16

FINDING THE HIDDEN WORLD!

The Four head to the Jornada del Muerto desert in New Mexico, where the first atomic bomb was detonated by Oppenheimer and the Los Alamos labs. And here they discover the residue of another world, left behind by a crack in the firmament.

MIDNIGHT FANTASTIC FOUR #3

MIDNIGHT X-MEN #3

Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Art by MATTEO DELLA FONTE
COVER A DIKE RUAN REGULAR COVER
On Sale December 16

NO MUTANTS. NO MERCY.

Weapons of Earthly and Heavenly construct. Realms that exist between old failures and the shiny new sins of expedience…

MIDNIGHT X-MEN #3

Exclusive Preview: Avengers: Armageddon #3

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Avengers: Armageddon #3

(W) Chip Zdarsky (A) Ario Anindito
(C) Jesus Aburtov (L) Cory Petit
(CA) Dike Ruan and Moreno DiNisio (VCA) Ario Anindito, Phil Noto, Taurin Clarke, Stefano Caselli and Jesus Aburtov, Marvel Games

CIVILIANS RIOT, VILLAINS RISE AND HEROES FALL! The entire globe is thrown into chaos as the Armageddon rages on!!! With the rest of the world turning against the Avengers, what will they choose? Stand down or fight against Red Hulk, even as he seems more and more unbeatable? And when an unstable new power takes center stage… the Avengers — and the world — will need all the help they can get! Wolverine sends out the call: AVENGERS ASSEMBLE!

Avengers: Armageddon #3

Magik leads the X-Orcists against a Demonic Invasion

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The dark bond between mutantkind and magic unleashes a terrifying new threat on the Marvel Universe this November in X-Orcists, a new five-issue limited series by writer Ashley Allen and artist Germán Peralta. The acclaimed creative team behind Magik and Magik & Colossus reunite for the next chapter in their celebrated Magik saga as Illyana Rasputin confronts a demonic invasion from the realm she once ruled. But this time, she won’t stand alone. Fellow X-Man Juggernaut, rival sorceress Madelyne Pryor, and a powerful lineup of mystical heroes join forces with Magik to battle a major X-Men supervillain whose return could unravel mutant magic forever.

DEMONS, BEWARE… the X-ORCISTS are here!

When a demon escapes Limbo and begins terrorizing humans and mutants alike, Magik and Juggernaut of the X-Men team up with Madelyne Pryor, the Queen of Limbo, to take it down. But this demon is unlike anything they’ve ever seen before, and they’re going to need help to stop its ruinous rampage.

Check out covers by Ben Harvey, Dike Ruan, and Russell Dauterman, and preorder X-Orcists #1 at your local comic shop today!

SDCC 2026: Marvel’s Midnight Universe Gets the Spotlight

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The light had its turn.

At the Marvel Comics: Midnight Universe Panel at San Diego Comic-Con, all three Midnight writers—Jonathan Hickman, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, and Benjamin Percy—shed more light on their bold titles and their shared vision for this terrifying new line. Revealed during the panel were the second issue covers for each title—Midnight Spider-Man, Midnight Fantastic Four, and Midnight X-Men—along with the unveiling of additional variant covers. Attendees also received an early black and white Midnight Universe ashcan preview, which will be available at local comic shops in the near future.

Midnight X-Men #1, Midnight Fantastic Four #1, and Midnight Spider-Man #1 will have a unified launch, hitting stands together on October 7 as the only new Marvel comics released that day, a first for Marvel. The line will also introduce ongoing variant cover programs, with recurring themes across Covers labeled A-E. Bringing greater consistency and clarity to the variant cover collecting experience, this new program allows readers to choose their favorites and ensure that their local comic shop knows exactly what they’ll want, every month, without question.

Befitting the line’s ominous tone, the main covers of the Midnight titles will be presented in Cloaked Cover trade dress that conceals the full artwork until readers open the issue. With the exception of the debut issues, the full artwork will remain shrouded in shadow, only revealing themselves to those who pick them up on stands. While the newly revealed #2 covers offer a glimpse into the horrors ahead, new variant covers spotlight Iceman’s chilling new form, Peter Parker’s monstrous transformation and more.

MIDNIGHT SPIDER-MAN #2

Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON
Art by SCIETRONC
COVER A STEVE BEACH REGULAR COVER
COVER C PEACH MOMOKO MIDNIGHT SPECIAL VARIANT
COVER F PEACH MOMOKO MIDNIGHT SPECIAL VIRGIN VARIANT
On Sale November 18

Where is Peter Parker?

A new Oscorp employee is missing. An NYC teaching assistant is missing. In Queens, a municipal services tech didn’t clock in this morning. And for some reason, Oscorp defense contractors are scouring their building’s security tapes… for a spider.

MIDNIGHT FANTASTIC FOUR #2

Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
Art by KEV WALKER
COVER A KEV WALKER REGULAR COVER
On Sale November 18

Reed Richards—haunted by a past he can barely recall and a scientific breakthrough he can barely understand—begins his tenuous working relationship with Sue, Johnny, and Ben at Storm Systems. They’re about to test out one of their theories—a theory that will revisit and redefine the perils of the atomic age.

MIDNIGHT X-MEN #2

Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Art by MATTEO DELLA FONTE
COVER A DIKE RUAN REGULAR COVER
COVER C SKAN MIDNIGHT SPECIAL VARIANT
COVER G SKAN MIDNIGHT SPECIAL VIRGIN VARIANT
On Sale November 18

Eat. Prey. Love.

Exclusive Preview: Marc Spector: Moon Knight #6

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Marc Spector: Moon Knight #6

(W) Jed MacKay (A) Devmalya Pramanik
(C) Rachelle Rosenberg (L) Cory Petit
(CA) Paulo Siqueira, Yen Nitro (VCA) Dike Ruan, Netho Diaz, German Peralta, JP Mayer and Arthur Hesli

BLADE DRAWS NEAR! Jed MacKay and Devmalya Pramanik’s critically acclaimed tour de force continues with the return of the daywalker BLADE! Weeks ago, the Midnight Mission was impaled by a living sword and seemingly destroyed! But while Marc Spector and his allies were able to resurrect it, another horrifying house from across space-time heard its death cry and has come to Earth hungry for flesh and blood. Luckily, that’s a hunger Blade knows how to handle, though this monstrosity may be beyond even HIS pay grade…

Marc Spector: Moon Knight #6

Marvel’s Midnight Universe Begins October 7 for all Three Launch Titles

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Marvel Comics has announced a new unified launch for its upcoming Midnight line. The debut issues of all three titles—Midnight X-Men, Midnight Fantastic Four, and Midnight Spider-Man—will hit stands together, arriving on October 7 as the only new Marvel comics released that day, an impactful and rare move reflecting the project’s unique scope and potential to grip readers. In addition to being the exclusive Marvel releases for that week, retailers should keep their eye on Marvel Mailers for special launch promotions including promo items, orderable incentives, an enhanced Midnight Variant Program, and special exclusive variant offers.

Fans can see all three debut issue covers, including the reveal of Kev Walker’s Midnight Fantastic Four #1 cover and Steve Beach’s Midnight Spider-Man #1 cover. As previously announced, the main covers of the Midnight titles will be presented in Cloaked Cover trade dress, only revealing the full artwork when turning to the first page. With the exception of the debut issues, the full artwork will remain shrouded in shadow, only revealing themselves to readers who pick them up on stands.

The light had its turn.

Dark. Unpredictable. Unmissable. The Midnight Universe draws in longtime fans and newcomers alike to enter a terrifying new world where anything can happen. Interconnected by rich lore, Marvel’s most acclaimed modern creators are given free rein to reimagine heroes with shocking twists and chilling transformations in boundary-less storytelling that will keep readers on edge issue after issue. The X-Men no longer fight for acceptance, they hunger for blood. The Fantastic Four venture into the unknown not to save the world—but to unleash terror upon it. And Spider-Man discovers that with great power… comes something monstrous.

MIDNIGHT X-MEN #1

Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Art by MATTEO DELLA FONTE
Cover by DIKE RUAN
On Sale October 7

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 #1

Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
Art and Cover by KEV WALKER
On Sale October 7

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?

MIDNIGHT SPIDER-MAN #1

Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON
Art by SCIETRONC
Cover by STEVE BEACH
On Sale October 7

A young man 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, he must embrace his grotesque new form to fight back.

Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are Torn Apart over a New Hero’s Actions in Avengers: Armageddon #4

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An all-new era for Earth’s Mightiest Heroes kicked off this week in Avengers: Armageddon #1 by Chip Zdarsky, Delio Diaz, and Frank Alpizar, the debut issue of a five-part event series that leads directly into Zdarsky and Marco Checchetto’s new run of Avengers launching in November! Today, fans can peek ahead with the reveal of Avengers: Armageddon #4, on sale in September.

Avengers: Armageddon thrusts Earth’s Mightiest Heroes into a global conflict against Red Hulk, who has seized control of Latveria and now sets his sights on the rest of the globe. Defying the United Nations, the Avengers assemble for a battle that will redefine their place in the world moving forward. Joining the fight is David Colton, a Captain America introduced in Zdarsky’s acclaimed Captain America run who recently gained abilities that rival the Sentry. Unstable and unpredictable, Colton’s power threatens to escalate the conflict past the point of no return and tear the Avengers apart when they need to be more united than ever…

Meanwhile, a new arc of Captain America by Zdarsky and Valerio Schiti kicks off later this month with issue #12. After his defeat at the hands of Red Hulk, Steve Rogers finds his soul trapped in Hell! To make his way back to Earth to join the Avengers, he’ll forge an uneasy alliance with Doctor Doom and wage war against the realm’s ruler, Mephisto! The shocking storyline continues in September with Captain America #15.

SIEGE OF THE RED SKULL!

A giant battle breaks out as Mephisto’s volatile ally, Red Skull, and his army of vengeful spirits fight the free souls of the underworld. Can Captain America rally the dead and form his own army in time to topple Mephisto’s restless hordes?

Check out Dike Ruan and Jeehyung Lee’s Avengers: Armageddon #4 covers, along with Valerio Schiti’s Captain America #15 cover and preorder both series at your local comic shop. 

The X-Men Hunger for Blood. Get a First Look at Midnight X-Men #1!

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The light had its turn.

Following up on the reveal of the all-new, all-terrifying Midnight Universe, Marvel lifts the curtain on the first look inside the debut series, Midnight X-Men, from writer Jonathan Hickman and artist Matteo Della Fonte along with a movie homage variant cover by Björn Barends and main cover by Dike Ruan.

AN ALL-NEW, ALL-DISTURBING UNIVERSE BEGINS HERE!

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. Blockbuster comic book writer Jonathan Hickman returns to the X-Men with a hunger for blood as this new world of terror reimagines the heroes of the Marvel Universe!

Preview: Capes #7

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Capes #7

(W) Benito Cereno, Robert Kirkman (A) Mark Englert, Cory Walker (C) Annalisa Leoni

The issue marks the start of an all-new story arc that takes Capes in directions you never expected. Picking up the threads of the original series, Capes #7 brings the fan favorite superhero drama back with a fresh chapter, reintroducing readers to their favorite characters from Capes, Inc. Capes #7 will hit comic book shops on May 27, 2026. 

Benito Cereno and Mark Englert introduce the biggest mission in Capes history! With Invincible off-planet fighting the Viltrumite War and the new Guardians of the Globe battling The Order, now’s the time for Capes, Inc to become the face of superpowered crime-fighting. But has Bolt already made the one mistake that could doom Capes?  

Plus, the first appearance of Ella Mental, an all-new Invincible Universe character from the soon-to-be hit Invincible VS game, in the first chapter of new backup stories by Invincible creators Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker, alongside colorist Annalisa Leoni! 

Capes #7

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