How Marvel's Midnight Line Delivers a Terrifying Transformation For the X-Men, Spider-Man, and Fantastic Four
The line will start this summer with three horror-tinged books and returns Jonathan Hickman to an X-Men title for the first time since Krakoan Age.
- Marvel Comics announced the Midnight publishing line last week, a horror-themed imprint launching this summer with three new titles: Midnight X-Men, Midnight Fantastic Four, and Midnight Spider-Man.
- Superstar writer Jonathan Hickman returns to an X-Men title for the first time since the Krakoan Age, marking his comeback after leading Ultimate Marvel and the short-lived Imperial event.
- Midnight X-Men features New York plagued by vampires and "Mutant Empyres," while Midnight Fantastic Four explores cosmic horror and Midnight Spider-Man transforms Peter Parker into a spider-human hybrid by Oscorp.
- The titles feature creative teams including Hickman and Matteo Della Fonte on Midnight X-Men, Benjamin Percy and Kev Walker on Midnight Fantastic Four, and Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Scie Tronc on Midnight Spider-Man.
- Following Hickman's work on the short-lived Imperial event, observers hope Marvel gives these creative teams time to build an audience and lets Midnight outlast its initial books.
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