Last week Marvel Comics ushered in the Midnight Universe, a creator-driven line where some of Marvel’s most acclaimed modern talents are given free rein to reimagine the world’s greatest heroes in chilling and daring new ways:
At NYCC, Marvel Comics invites Comic Watch to the press room to speak with the creators behind the three titles that comprise the Midnight line of books:
- Phillip Kennedy Johnson, writer of MIDNIGHT SPIDER-MAN
- Benjamin Percy, writer of MIDNIGHT FANTASTIC FOUR
- Jonathan Hickman and Matteo Della Fonte, writer and artist of MIDNIGHT X-MEN
MIDNIGHT FANTASTIC FOUR #1
An obsessive scientist delves into the secrets of the universe perhaps best left unknown to humankind, leaving himself and three others warped in strange and horrifying ways. What horrible secrets lie in the new dimensions they have discovered? And can humanity survive the discovery?
From the twisted minds of Benjamin Percy and Kev Walker comes a tale of existential dread and secrets best kept…and it all begins with a scientist’s curiosity accidentally unleashing ancient terrors upon the world while also transforming himself and three others in strange and horrifying ways
Comic Watch Review: Midnight Fantastic Four #1: Meeting a (Almost) Mad Scientist
MIDNIGHT SPIDER-MAN #1
A young Peter Parker is transformed into a hideous spider hybrid by the ruthless Oscorp Corporation in their pursuit for eternal life. When Oscorp begins to use the secrets unlocked by his mutation to create more human-animal hybrids, Peter embraces his grotesque new form to stop them.
Comic Watch Review: Midnight Spider-Man #1: With Great Power Comes Great Corruption
MIDNIGHT X-MEN #1
Blockbuster comic book writer Jonathan Hickman returns to the X-Men with a hunger for blood as this new world of terror reimagines the heroes of the Marvel Universe!
The clock strikes midnight, and it’s the dark dawn of a new era
The shadows of New York City are stalked by vampires and the mutant empyres. The sword of Damocles hangs over the peace between these two species and the factions within them.
An outright war is brewing and the unturned will be caught in the crossfire
Comic Watch Review: Midnight X-Men #1: Vampires Among Us
Stay tuned for more interviews with Marvel Comics creators at NYCC, later this week.