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.
Befitting the line’s ominous tone, the main covers of the MIDNIGHT titles will be presented in Cloaked Covertrade 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
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
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
Eat. Prey. Love.
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.
Check out the new covers and preorder all three MIDNIGHT series at your local comic shop today. See all previously revealed cover for thedebut MIDNIGHT issues here!
Grab these comics and more at your local comic book shop! Or redeem your digital copy on the Marvel Unlimited app by using the code found in your print comic. Download the Marvel Unlimited app for iOS and Android devices today!
In this article: Midnight Universe,Spider-Man (Peter Parker),Oscorp,Fantastic Four,Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards),Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards),Human Torch (Johnny Storm),The Thing (Benjamin Grimm),X-Men,Iceman
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