Marvel’s Midnight Universe took center stage at San Diego Comic-Con today, where writers Jonathan Hickman, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, and Benjamin Percy pulled back the curtain on the publisher’s upcoming horror line.
During the Marvel Comics: Midnight Universe panel, the trio shared new details about their interconnected vision while Marvel unveiled the issue #2 covers for Midnight Spider-Man, Midnight Fantastic Four, and Midnight X-Men, along with a fresh wave of variant covers. Fans attending the panel also received an exclusive black-and-white Midnight Universe ashcan preview, which Marvel confirmed will arrive at local comic shops in the near future.
Marvel also reaffirmed that Midnight Spider-Man #1, Midnight Fantastic Four #1, and Midnight X-Men #1 will all launch together on October 7, making them the only new Marvel comics released that day, a first for the publisher.
The Midnight line will also debut a new recurring A-E variant cover program, giving collectors consistent cover themes across each series every month. According to Marvel, the initiative is designed to make it easier for readers to follow their preferred variant lines and preorder them through local comic shops.
The line’s signature Cloaked Cover trade dress was also detailed. Beginning after the debut issues, the main covers will conceal the full artwork beneath a shadowed design, with the complete image only revealed once readers open the comic. Marvel says the approach is meant to reinforce the line’s horror atmosphere while preserving surprises on the shelf.
The newly revealed issue #2 covers tease the next chapter of each series, including Iceman’s terrifying new form, Peter Parker’s monstrous transformation, and more unsettling developments across the Midnight Universe.
Midnight Spider-Man #2
Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson
Art by ScieTronc
Peter Parker has vanished.
An Oscorp employee disappears. A teaching assistant in New York City goes missing. A municipal worker in Queens never reports for duty. Meanwhile, Oscorp defense contractors comb through security footage searching for one unexpected suspect: a spider.
Midnight Fantastic Four #2
Written by Benjamin Percy
Art by Kev Walker
Still haunted by fragmented memories and a scientific breakthrough he barely understands, Reed Richards begins working alongside Sue Storm, Johnny Storm, and Ben Grimm at Storm Systems. Their latest experiment forces the team to revisit the dangers of the atomic age while uncovering new horrors.
Midnight X-Men #2
Written by Jonathan Hickman
Art by Matteo Della Fonte
The second issue arrives with the ominous tagline:
“Eat. Prey. Love.”
MIDNIGHT SPIDER-MAN #1
Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON
Art by SCIETRONC
COVER A STEVE BEACH REGULAR COVER
COVER B RYAN STEGMAN MIDNIGHT BLOODBATH VARIANT
COVER C PEACH MOMOKO MIDNIGHT SPECIAL VARIANT
COVER D SKAN MIDNIGHT HORROR HOMAGE VARIANT
COVER E JEEHYUNG LEE MIDNIGHT GALLERY VARIANT
COVER F CLAYTON CRAIN 3-PART CONNECTING VARIANT
COVER G PEACH MOMOKO MIDNIGHT SPECIAL VIRGIN VARIANT
COVER H ERIC CANETE VARIANT
COVER I INHYUK LEE VARIANT
COVER J INHYUK LEE VIRGIN VARIANT
On Sale October 7
MIDNIGHT FANTASTIC FOUR #1
Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
Art by KEV WALKER
COVER A KEV WALKER REGULAR COVER
COVER B RYAN STEGMAN MIDNIGHT BLOODBATH VARIANT
COVER C BEN HARVEY MIDNIGHT SPECIAL VARIANT
COVER D E.M. GIST MIDNIGHT HORROR HOMAGE VARIANT
COVER E JEEHYUNG LEE MIDNIGHT GALLERY VARIANT
COVER F CLAYTON CRAIN 3-PART CONNECTING VARIANT
COVER G BEN HARVEY MIDNIGHT SPECIAL VIRGIN VARIANT
COVER H LEINIL FRANCIS YU VARIANT
COVER I RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE VARIANT
COVER J RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE VIRGIN VARIANT
On Sale October 7
MIDNIGHT X-MEN #1
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Art by MATTEO DELLA FONTE
COVER A DIKE RUAN REGULAR COVER
COVER B RYAN STEGMAN MIDNIGHT BLOODBATH VARIANT
COVER C SKAN MIDNIGHT SPECIAL VARIANT
COVER D BJÖRN BARENDS MIDNIGHT HORROR HOMAGE VARIANT
COVER E JEEHYUNG LEE MIDNIGHT GALLERY VARIANT
COVER F CLAYTON CRAIN 3-PART CONNECTING VARIANT
COVER G SKAN MIDNIGHT SPECIAL VIRGIN VARIANT
COVER H ALESSANDRO CAPPUCCIO VARIANT
COVER I ITO VARIANT
COVER J ITO VIRGIN VARIANT
On Sale October 7
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
MIDNIGHT FANTASTIC FOUR #2
Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
Art by KEV WALKER
COVER A KEV WALKER REGULAR COVER
On Sale November 18
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
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