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SCOOP: Cyclops, A Vampire Hunter With A Beard in Midnight: X-Men

SCOOP: Cyclops, A Vampire Hunter With A Beard in Midnight: X-Men from Marvel Comics by Jonathan Hickman and Matteo Della Fonte

Bleeding Cool has scooped the solicitation for Midnight: X-Men #2, out in November 2026 from Marvel Comics, by Jonathan Hickman and Matteo Della Fonte. And while we only have the Midnight now-traditional sliver of a cover until publication, it does reveal Cyclops with a beard and a crew cut, as well as slivers of Angel, Beast and presumably Jean Grey. And the solicit also reveals that he is a vampire hunter. And given that issue 1 seems to show both Storm and Nightcrawler as vampires, this may not end well. Also, they seem to be calling vampires, empyres in the Midnight world…

MIDNIGHT: X-MEN #2
JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) • MATTEO DELLA FONTE (A) • COVER BY DIKE RUANMIDNIGHT SPECIAL VARIANT COVER BY TBA
MIDNIGHT SPECIAL VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY TBA
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THE X-MAN COMETH! The peace between the unturned mutants and the empyres is a fragile one. No group dares to move against the other in fear of sparking an all-out war. Only one man is brave enough to openly stand against the empyres and put down as many of them as he can. This is the story of Cyclops: Vampire Hunter.32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$4.99 NOVEMBER

MIDNIGHT X-MEN #1
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Art by MATTEO DELLA FONTE
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. On Sale October 7

"I was very excited when Marvel told me the revamped plans for the Midnight launch because when I read both Ben and Phillip's first scripts—and even more than that when the art started rolling in—I knew that this line was going to be something special. As for me personally, I haven't been this excited about a book in a very long time. There are certain kinds of projects that I, and I think most fans, prefer for me to be working on: Ambitious stories with intricate plots and long-form payoffs, which is exactly what MIDNIGHT X-MEN is… I have an epic, rich storytelling blueprint for this series, and I don't know that I've ever felt so…in the zone…when writing comics." – Jonathan Hickman

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