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- Oct 7, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Marvel's Midnight Universe Launches With Three Horror Comics on 7 October
- Marvel announced the Midnight Universe on 11 May 2026 as an imprint of superhero-horror comics set in an alternate timeline to the Marvel Universe, after a teaser on 7 May promised "a terrifying new universe" for the fall[2]
- The first three titles were Midnight X-Men #1 (Jonathan Hickman and Matteo Della Fonte), Midnight Fantastic Four #1 (Benjamin Percy and Kev Walker) and Midnight Spider-Man #1 (Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Scietronc). X-Men and Fantastic Four were first slated for August and September before all three were moved to a same-day 7 October launch[2][4]
- Midnight X-Men reimagines mutants fighting vampires in New York City, where the X-Men's battle "is no longer one of acceptance, but of survival...and blood"; Midnight Fantastic Four follows an obsessive scientist delving into secrets of the universe best left unknown; Midnight Spider-Man finds that with great power "comes something monstrous"[4]
- Marvel pitches the line as creator-driven and "boundaryless", free for acclaimed creators to transform its heroes; each debut carries five standard cover variants (A-E) plus special editions, with covers such as "Midnight Bloodbath" and horror homages[4]
- The debuts are the only new Marvel comics released on 7 October, a week before DNX #3 and Wolverine: Paradise #1 by Dan Panosian on 14 October[4]
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- [1]90%marvel.com/articles/comics/midnight-universe-series-announcement-fall-2026marvel.com· Posted Oct 3, 2026· Starts Oct 7, 2026 ✓· 28% of score
Marvel's announcement says all three Midnight titles launch same-day in October, and Comic Watch's[4] October solicitations and Wikipedia[2] give the date as 7 October 2026.
- [2]75%Midnight Universe - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org· Added Oct 3, 2026· 28% of score
Announcement timeline and the postponement of X-Men and Fantastic Four to October.[1]
- [3]70%AIPT Comics: Benjamin Percy and Phillip Kennedy Johnson talk Marvel’s Midnight Universepodcasts.apple.com· Published Aug 23, 2026· 24% of score
AIPT Comics's episode "Benjamin Percy and Phillip Kennedy Johnson talk Marvel’s[1] Midnight Universe" (2026-08-23) says: "Comics Podcast for an extended conversation about Midnight Fantastic Four and Midnight Spider-Man, two of the three series launching Marvel’s new horror-infused universe on October 7 . Along"
- [4]85%Marvel Comics: October 2026 Midnight Imprint And X-Solicits - Comic Watchcomic-watch.com· Published Jul 23, 2026· 21% of score
Creative teams, premises, cover strategy and the 7 October on-sale date.[1]
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