Browsing: Midnight

Posted in: Comics, Conventions, Events, Marvel Comics, NYCC, Pop Culture, Spider-Man | Tagged: midnight, Midnight Spider-Man, new york comic con

At long last, Marvel’s Midnight Universe is finally here. With books in stores as of this past Wednesday (at Midnight, naturally), readers now have a better idea of what they’re in for with this dark new universe. Today at New York Comic Con, a lineup of creators behind the three titles offered more of a…

Best Buy has announced it will be opening select stores at midnight for the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The major US retailer is gearing up for the highly anticipated release, with its website also now featuring a countdown to November 5.

Posted in: Comics, Marvel Comics, X-Men | Tagged: dracula, Jean Grey, jonathan hickman, Matteo Della Fonte, midnight, Midnight X-Men, storm

Posted in: Comics, Marvel Comics, Spider-Man | Tagged: midnight, Midnight Spider-Man, phillip kennedy johnson, ScieTronc

Last night, the clock struck twelve, and Marvel Comics ushered in the Midnight Universe. 

The continued success of DC’s Absolute Universe proves how much hunger there is for accessible, standalone superhero universes that don’t play by the old rules. Which is why we’re still a little perplexed that Marvel opted to sunset the equally popular Ultimate Universe after just a few short years. But the good news is that…

This week Marvel kicks off the Halloween season with the simultaneous debut releases of their new Midnight line of books; Midnight X-Men, Midnight Fantastic Four, and Midnight Spider-Man. The new line reframes the superhero titles firmly in a horror vein. With all of the new books coming out this week, the Rundown assembled its scary…

The Absolute Universe is DC’s biggest success in years. Arguably, it’s the biggest thing that’s happened to the Big Two comic publishers in that time. DC’s brand-new universe reimagined its iconic characters and gave them an all-new look, gaining an all-new audience at the same time. It’s no secret that decades of continuity make it…

Marvel’s Midnight Universe launched today with the first issues of Midnight Spider-Man, Midnight X-Men, and Midnight Fantastic Four. Three familiar properties rebuilt through horror, arriving while DC’s Absolute Universe continues to deliver some of the most exciting superhero comics I’ve read in my entire life.