NYCC 2026: Marvel reveals terrifying new designs for X-Men, Midnight Doctor Octopus and more • AIPT
Marvel’s Midnight Universe is officially here, and the House of Ideas is raising the curtain on its terrifying new world at New York Comic Con 2026. Marvel Comics: The Midnight Hour panel, fans got a closer look at dark new takes on Marvel’s most iconic heroes, with new artwork, character designs and story details for Midnight X-Men, Midnight Fantastic FourAnd Midnight Spider-Man.
Among the biggest reveals were RB Silva’s new creations for the Midnight X-Men, including a bat-like beast, a grotesque crystalline Iceman, and a Magik who bears a striking resemblance to Anya Taylor-Joy. Fans also got their first look at Midnight Universe’s Doctor Octopus, who debuts in Midnight Spider-Man #2 in November.
Marvel also revealed new details about the fourth January issues, teasing a mysterious cosmic artifact affecting the Fantastic Four, a growing conspiracy around the world. Midnight X-Menand the birth of a second synthetic mutant in Midnight Spider-Man.
With the first issues hitting comic book stores earlier this week, the panel offered a first look at how strange and disturbing the Midnight Universe is about to get.
Discover all the revelations and illustrations of Marvel’s The midnight hour panel below!
MIDNIGHT X-MEN
- New character designs by RB Silva
MIDNIGHT X-MEN #4
o On sale January 2027
o Written by Jonathan Hickman
o Illustration by Matteo Buffagni
o Cover by Dike Ruan
o Two sets of letters come out. All parties are summoned. Two threats are made by both the man and the mutant. The one-eyed ronin finds a clue that will foil long-held plans. And a half-healed wound is hidden by shadow.
MIDNIGHT FANTASTIC FOUR #4
o On sale January 2027
o Written by Benjamin Percy
o Illustration by Marcelo Ferreira
o Cover by Kev Walker
o The Four return from the monolith in the Jornado del Muerto desert without any memory or trace of their experience. Their minds and bodies are behaving strangely, which might have something to do with a cosmic artifact they encountered…
MIDNIGHT SPIDER-MAN #4
o On sale January 2027
o Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson
o Illustration by SawTrunk
o Cover by Steve Beach
o As New York City hides behind locked doors to escape the mysterious horror they call Spider-Man, an outcast cop burns all bridges to uncover the truth behind the “Parker Incident.” Meanwhile, the devil’s hands are busy…and the world’s second synthetic mutant is born…
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