The X-Men Hunger for Blood in the First Look at Marvel’s Terrifying New MIDNIGHT UNIVERSE

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GateCrashersMay 26, 2026
MIDNIGHT X-MEN #1
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Written ByJonathan Hickman
Art ByMatteo Della Fonte
Cover ByDike Ruan

AN ALL-NEW, ALL-DISTURBING UNIVERSE BEGINS HERE! 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. 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!

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The recently revealed creator-driven initiative reimagining iconic heroes in nightmarish new incarnations debuts in August with MIDNIGHT X-MEN #1 by Jonathan Hickman and Matteo Della Fonte.

The light had its turn.

Following up on the reveal of the all-new, all-terrifying MIDNIGHT UNIVERSE, Marvel is proud to lift the curtain on the first look inside the debut series from writer Jonathan Hickman (House of X, Ultimate Spider-Man) and artist Matteo Della Fonte (Nova: Centurion) along with a movie homage variant cover by Björn Barends.

We were very keen to have Matteo on this series, and we have not been disappointed. His storytelling is so good, and he is absolutely nailing every aspect of Jonathan’s script, I could not be more thrilled to be working on shaping the Midnight line. Everyone has been cut loose and is truly firing on all cylinders. I cannot wait for everyone to see these books.
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AN ALL-NEW, ALL-DISTURBING UNIVERSE BEGINS HERE!

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. 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!

Preorder MIDNIGHT X-MEN #1 at your local comic shop today and stay tuned for the cover reveals for MIDNIGHT FANTASTIC FOUR and MIDNIGHT SPIDER-MAN in the weeks ahead. For more information, visit Marvel.com.

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