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Get a glimpse into February 2027 with Marvel’s Midnight Universe Cover Reveals

Posted on October 24, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team Leave a comment

Marvel’s new Midnight Universe began earlier this month and fans are already hooked on this bold new line that reimagines the Marvel mythos through a terrifying new lens! With more than one million copies ordered collectively, the Midnight Universe had a massive debut and the nightmare is only beginning. Marvel has revealed the chilling cloaked overs for all three #5 issues, arriving in February.

From horrifying new monsters at Oscorp horrors and the grotesque transformation of the Fantastic Four to further revelations of how some of the world’s most iconic mutants confronted the vampiric spread, these issues push the Midnight Universe into even darker territory.

MIDNIGHT SPIDER-MAN #5

Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON
Art by SCIETRONC
Cover A by STEVE BEACH
On Sale 2/3

Oscorp’s second generation monstrosity is loose, and its first prey is Spider-Man. Meanwhile, the mutation that created Spider-Man has spread to a new host… with shocking results.

Cover of 'Midnight Spider-Man' issue 5 featuring a stylized illustration of a skull with dark, bulbous eyes, and a background of abstract, vibrant colors.

MIDNIGHT FANTASTIC FOUR #5

Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
Art by MARCELO FERREIRA
Cover A by KEV WALKER
On Sale 2/10

The changes to the Four’s physiologies continue. Everyone is looking to Reed for answers and tensions rise the longer he can’t produce them. Meanwhile, a new threat stalks the woods surrounding Storm Systems HQ.

Cover art for 'Midnight Fantastic Four' issue 5 featuring several characters with expressions of panic and surprise against a dark background. The title and publication details are prominently displayed.

MIDNIGHT X-MEN #5

Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Art by MATTEO BUFFAGNI
Cover A by DIKE RUAN
On Sale 2/17

Ronin meets Reaver. An infernal compact made in Hell. Scores will be settled, but the Peace Must Hold!

Cover of 'Midnight X-Men' issue 5 by Marvel, featuring a character with a spiky red form and a dark background.

NYCC 2026: The Clock Strikes Midnight with Terrifying new Midnight Universe Reveals

Posted on October 12, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team Leave a comment

This past week, the clock struck Midnight. Across the globe at local comic shops, fans entered the Midnight Universe, Marvel Comics’ bold new publishing line that reimagines its most iconic characters through a terrifying new lens.

The launch has been an incredible success, with over a million copies ordered collectively. The excitement continued today at New York Comic Con during Marvel Comics: The Midnight Hour, a special panel featuring writers Jonathan Hickman, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, and Benjamin Percy, alongside Executive Editor Dan Buckley, Editor Jordan D. White, Assistant Editor Kaeden McGahey, and Editor-in-Chief Stephen Wacker. The superstar team shared new details about what’s coming next and debuted never-before-seen artwork, including the covers for all three #4 issues, arriving in January

While the main covers remain cloaked in mystery, readers can look forward to meeting more Midnight incarnations of their favorite characters from A-List mutants to iconic Spidey supervillains as the Midnight Universe’s continues to expand.

MIDNIGHT SPIDER-MAN #4

Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON
Art by SCIETRONC
Cover A by STEVE BEACH
On Sale 1/13

As New York City hides behind locked doors from the mysterious horror they call Spider-Man, an outcast cop is burning every bridge to find the truth behind the “Parker Incident.” Meanwhile, the devil’s hands have been busy…and the world’s second synthetic mutant is born…

Cover art for Midnight Spider-Man Issue 4 featuring a character in a red outfit and goggles, with webbing in the background.

MIDNIGHT FANTASTIC FOUR #4

Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
Art by MARCELO FERREIRA
Cover A by KEV WALKER
On Sale 1/20

The Four return from the monolith in the Jornado del Muerto desert with no memory or record of their experience. Their minds and bodies are behaving strangely, which might have something to do with a cosmic artifact they encountered…

Cover of Midnight Fantastic Four #4, featuring distressed characters in a dark and colorful comic book style, with title and author details.

MIDNIGHT X-MEN #4

Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Art by MATTEO BUFFAGNI
Cover A by DIKE RUAN
On Sale 1/27

Two sets of letters go out. All sides are summoned. Two threats are made by both man and mutant. The one-eyed ronin finds a clue that will unravel long-laid plans. And a half-healed wound is hidden by shadow.

Cover of 'Midnight X-Men' issue 4 featuring a stylized hand holding a sealed letter with a red wax seal, against a dark background.

Midnight X-Men #1 teases Hickman’s Signature Worldbuilding

Posted on October 12, 2026 by Brett Leave a comment

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 X-Men #1 is an interesting start that teases an expansive thought out world taking the best from modern vampire properties.

Story: Jonathan Hickman
Art: Matteo Della Fonte
Color: Arthur Hesli
Letters: Cory Petit

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Midnight Spider-Man #1 Gives Us Horror Commentary on the State of Technology

Posted on October 12, 2026 by Brett Leave a comment

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. Midnight Spider-Man #1 is a solid start that delivers a new spin and weaves an interesting web for the origin of the classic character.

Story: Phillip Kennedy Johnson
Art: Scietronc
Color: Neeraj Menon
Letters: Joe Caramagna

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Midnight Fantastic Four #1 Begins a Dark Horror Sci-fi Journey

Posted on October 12, 2026 by Brett Leave a comment

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 Fantastic Four #1 helps kick off the launch of the “Midnight Universe” and delivers a familiar but interesting concept and direction.

Story: Benjamin Percy
Art: Kev Walker
Color: Frank D’Armata
Letters: Joe Sabino

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Mini Reviews: Sabrina the Teenage #1, Midnight X-Men #1, Tales of Wonder #2, Concrete: Stars Over Sand #4, Dinner Date #1

Posted on October 11, 2026 by Logan Dalton Leave a comment

Sometimes, the staff at Graphic Policy read more comics than we’re able to get reviewed. When that happens you’ll see a weekly feature compiling reviews of the comics, or graphic novels, we just didn’t get a chance to write a full one for.

These are Graphic Policy’s Mini Reviews and Recommendations.

Logan

Sabrina the Teenage Witch #1 (Oni Press) – Corinna Bechko and Kano’s Sabrina the Teenage Witch #1 seamlessly mixes teen drama and horror with a pop of color. Kano’s cartooning is agile, especially when Sabrina is freaking out about her powers and new imp-ish energy. Also, Bechko sets up a magic system for the series, but doesn’t forget the part. As an added bonus, cartoonist extraordinaire Nick Cagnetti illustrates a four page backup about the witch/familiar relationship. This new Sabrina series hits right in the middle between the supermarket digests and Chilling Adventures, which is perfect for an ongoing series. Overall: 8.1 Verdict: Buy

Midnight X-Men #1 (Marvel) – Vampires and X-Men are two of my favorite things so Midnight X-Men #1 was an easy sell to me. And it lives up to the hype as Jonathan Hickman, Matteo Della Fonte, and Arthur Helsi build a vicious, theocratic world with the faintest sliver of heroism. One thing I’ve enjoyed about Hickman’s writing over the years is that he has mastered the build up to an “Oh shit” water cooler moment in key issues of his runs. He pulls another one off in Midnight X-Men #1, and Della Fonte’s design add even more gravity to the sequence. And this is in addition to Stryker and Nightcrawler’s religious debates, some weird science, and one hell of a romance. As a former X-Men fan fic reader, I love a doomed ship, and Jonathan Hickman basically centers the hook of this new comic around one. Overall: 8.5 Verdict: Buy

Tales of Wonder #2 (Image) – This book is worth reading just for the nine panel grid of sequence of thinly veiled Stan Lee and Jack Kirby analogues beating the crap out of each other. But for all the meta-ness in Steve Skroce’s script, this is mostly big, loud superheroics drawn in loving detail and flashily colored by Ian Herring. Sometimes you want to pontificate on how Lee was an asshole, but sometimes you want to see a jacked patriot, bear, sexy witch, and vomiting fly thing kick butt. Overall: 7.9 Verdict: Buy

Concrete: Stars Over Sand #4 (Dark Horse) – Paul Chadwick showcases his range as a cartoonist in Concrete #4 offering visceral thrills and reflective moments. Maureen escaping from the broken helicopter is an action film in miniature and is pure adrenaline while Larry tries to break through to a semi-amnesiac Concrete. The issue predominantly focuses on Concrete’s cognitive state after he was struck by lightning, and the unvarnished truth is that it’s not good. There’s a mournfulness to Chadwick’s writing that matches his hero’s confusion. But there are sparks of light and humor like when Concrete joke about, well, concrete lands at his keynote speech at a concrete conference. Overall: 8.6 Verdict: Buy

Dinner Date #1 (Ignition) – Vampires, online dating, the gig economy, and the “good for her” subgenre all collide in Dinner Date #1. Joanna Starer crafts two whip-smart, yet messy and likable protagonists in Izzy and Syd while Khary Randolph and Emilio Lopez bring the immersive NYC after dark visuals. Dinner Date draws on the sad and bleak reality of being a woman in 2026, but add blood, fangs, and delicious sense of humor. I enjoy how Starer and Randolph start the story as a straight up sapphic romance before giving it a genre twist. This is the kind of comic I need in spooky season. Overall: 9 Verdict: Buy

Midnight X-Men #1 teases Hickman’s Signature Worldbuilding

Posted on October 7, 2026 by Brett Leave a comment

Written by Jonathan Hickman, Midnight X-Men #1 takes the classic X-Men and mixes them with vampires. There’s humans. There’s mutants. There’s vampires. There’s also mutants who have been turned into vampires. And with that there’s alliances, rules, clans. It’s the X-Men larping Vampire: The Masquerade.

Midnight X-Men #1 is an entertaining start doing it’s best to lay out the various factions in the best way it can while teasing the specifics. Who are empyres? Who are vampires? It’s not 100% clear but we do know some of that reality and what remains of the X-Men. Set in New York City, Hickman also includes the more fanatical religious elements to throw into the conflict as if everything else wasn’t enough to entertain. With classic throwbacks and teases, the stage is set for a drama that takes the mutant metaphor to another level. And, it works.

The comic does a solid job of winking and nodding to the decades of stories while plotting it’s own path that at times feels like a sourcebook for a tabletop roleplaying game. But, that’s not a bad thing. The concept of the World of Darkness mixed with Marvel’s mutants is a cool one that has us wanting that sourcebook! Drama with mutant powers? Hell yes!

There are some bumps in the issue, a battle leaves survivors, for what purpose isn’t clear. It’s an odd choice that maybe we see play out but left as is feels a little weird. Add in that Midnight Spider-Man also takes place in New York City with no signs or concerns of the issues present in Midnight X-Men #1 is also a little odd. It’s small quibbles but enough to notice.

The art by Matteo Della Fonte is fantastic. With color by Arthur Hesli and lettering by Cory Petit, the comic feels like it’s a mix of classic Vampirella and modern X-Men. The new designs for some characters are solid as can be and the choice of colors look great. There’s also special care in the art to leave readers guessing who is and isn’t a vampire, it’s not always clear right away. The issue is solid like that mixing in quiet religious power play drama with multiple battles. It’s a comic that delivers the action and the drama well and has an underlying sadness to it manifested in Kurt Wagner, a character who is the center of the first issue.

Midnight X-Men #1 is a great first issue that feels like it could fit in as a story arc in Marvel’s main line for the X-Men (especially with their numerous run ins with vampires). Most importantly, it keeps the basics of the X-Men with its factions, power plays and of course cool use of powers mixed with personal drama. Another solid start for Marvel’s “Midnight Universe.”

Story: Jonathan Hickman Art: Matteo Della Fonte
Color: Arthur Hesli Letters: Cory Petit
Story: 8.25 Art: 8.25 Overall: 8.25 Recommendation: Buy

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Midnight Spider-Man #1 Gives Us Horror Commentary on the State of Technology

Posted on October 7, 2026 by Brett Leave a comment

Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Midnight Spider-Man #1 is a solid start to the series adding to the “Midnight Universe,” a new line of comics from Marvel. The comic has a lot of the familiar concepts and characters, Peter Parker, Uncle Ben, Oscorp., but the specifics have been changed for something new and intriguing. Johnson seems to be leaning into the body horror aspect of Spider-Man, something that has at times been center but usually not a major focus. And with that body horror, Johnson also dives into the lack of ethics in modern tech companies.

Midnight Spider-Man #1 gives us some interesting familiar basics for Peter. He lives with his Uncle Ben, Aunt May is an unknown. He’s a science geek who wants to do amazing things with technology. He works for Dr. Connors as he and Ben struggled. There’s something mysterious that happened to his parents and Oscorp. Oscorp is the evil corporation running brutal experiments that are unethical, immoral, and outright criminal. They’re the modern bio tech company, the AI company, the worst of the worst when it comes to our oligarch overlords, abusing individuals for their amusement. Kennedy focuses a lot on the torture and glee the mysterious leaders of Oscorp show in their experiments. It’s a complete disconnect from any empathy, much like current “tech leaders” have displayed in recent years. The basic DNA is there for the character and world.

Johnson though gives us a lot of small details to flesh things out. There’s basics of what Oscorp is doing, hints at Peter’s past with them. Familiar names that work for the mega corporation. And then there’s visual teases like a picture on a table or the events going on around Peter and his Uncle as they drive down the road. Johnson does a fantastic job of building this world and allowing the art to tell more of the story and expand the world.

Scietronc provides the art with color by Neeraj Menon and lettering by Joe Caramagna. The style feels a little like Humberto Ramos with pages that switch from Ramos’ energy and flair to outright horror. As Peter learns a hard lesson as a kid, the panels focus in on the result of his actions. It’s disturbing and likely to unnerve some readers. The comic doesn’t hold back in that sense with death and body horror present throughout. It’s an issue that balances the youthful exuberance of Peter with the darker world around him.

Midnight Spider-Man #1 is a solid start to the series that leans into aspects familiar but not often explored. It teases some key things to come and with its introduction of so many familiar characters, it’s hard to not imagine what might come down the road. It’s a fantastic beginning for Marvel’s “Midnight Universe,” that has us excited to see where it goes.

Story: Phillip Kennedy Johnson Art: Scietronc
Color: Neeraj Menon Letters: Joe Caramagna
Story: 8.25 Art: 8.25 Overall: 8.25 Recommendation: Buy

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Midnight Fantastic Four #1 Begins a Dark Journey

Posted on October 7, 2026 by Brett Leave a comment

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 Fantastic Four #1 helps kick off the launch of the “Midnight Unvierse” and delivers a familiar but interesting concept and direction.

The “Midnight Universe” is Marvel’s latest line of comics, these infused with a dash of horror, taking familiar characters and concepts and mixing it up. Written by Benjamin Percy, Midnight Fantastic Four #1 is a solid start to the series getting down the basics of the Fantastic Four but taking the characters in new directions. At its heart, the Fantastic Four is about science and exploration. It’s a different take on the many classic sci-fi stories where a group comes together, at times a family, and goes on a strange adventure. It could be to new worlds or within the body itself. There’s always a sense of wonder to those stories but with a hint of danger.

Midnight Fantastic Four #1 keeps up that tradition with the basic characters we’d expect, Reed Richard, Victor Von Doom, Sue Storm, Ben Grimm, and Johnny Storm, except each is slightly different than the characters we’ve known. Reed is pill popping and obsessive, delivering a reckless abandonment in the pursuit of something. That recklessness causes an injury after being fired from his teaching position. Enter Sue Storm, the CEO of a tech company who employs Ben and Johnny and needs Reed’s talents and vision for… something. The issue builds, giving us a Reed Richards who is far more dangerous in his pursuits than normal.

The art by Kev Walker with color by Frank D’Armata and lettering by Joe Sabino fits the series well. The visuals for the comic help create the unease of it all, a comic where small details tease something is going on. Walker and the team create horror out of nothing leaving readers to guess what is real and what is not and if Reed is seeing things or being haunted by something out there. It keeps up the tradition of scary visuals that leaves readers guessing what’s real and what’s not. The design of the characters too tell a story. The difference between Reed, Sue, Ben, and Johnny in their looks, there’s history for each there, especially Johnny who has a tragic past hinted at. Doom’s tragedy builds into a more Frankenstein feel, and a rivalry for revenge we know is going to come.

Midnight Fantastic Four #1 is a solid start to the series with a slow build that eventually reveals what may or may not be out there. But, it does that using familiar characters and concepts succeeding on infusing horror for a new spin to them all. It’s a solid start, giving us a darker superhero universe where the sci-fi adventure is likely one that deliver dread instead of excitement and wonder.

Story: Benjamin Percy Art: Kev Walker
Color: Frank D’Armata Letters: Joe Sabino
Story: 8.25 Art: 8.25 Overall: 8.25 Recommendation: Buy

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Preview: Midnight Fantastic Four #1

Posted on October 2, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team Leave a comment

Midnight Fantastic Four #1

(W) Benjamin Percy (A) Kev Walker

FIRST STEPS INTO DARKNESS! 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?

From the twisted minds of Benjamin Percy (WOLVERINE, PUNISHER) and Kev Walker (INFERNAL HULK, DOCTOR STRANGE) comes a tale of existential dread and secrets best kept…

Comic book cover for 'Midnight: Fantastic Four' by Marvel, featuring four characters against a backdrop of a mysterious cosmic landscape and an ominous creature.

A dramatic comic-style illustration featuring two lighthouses atop rocky cliffs, surrounded by turbulent waves and stormy skies. One lighthouse emits a bright beacon while the other is struck by lightning.

A comic panel showing a character deep in thought with mathematical equations and formulas scribbled on the walls and his face.

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