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We ran this preview of Midnight: X-Men by Jonathan Hickman and Matteo Della Fonte last week But now it is at a slightly higher resolution… , as well as the previously teased Storm and Nightcrawler, well, there seems to be Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, Havok, Polaris, Magneto and Phoenix, being feasted upon by a vampiric Storm,[...]

Dark Horse Comics September 2026 solicits and solicitations include reuniting the Vision team of Tom King, Gabriel Hernandez Walta and Joelle Jones for Six Of Us #1, as well as launching the 3M3W book Shift by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Spencer, Mike Del Mundo, Hillbilly: The Treason Of Twelve-Toe Maggie #1 by Eric Powell, Ghost[...]

Funny, it's only half past ten here… #gallery-2 { margin: auto; } #gallery-2 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-2 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-2 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ MIDNIGHT X-MEN #1 Jonathan Hickman (W) • Matteo Della Fonte (A) COVER BY DIKE RUAN • MOVIE HOMAGE VARIANT COVER BY Björn Barends VARIANT COVER BY Alessandro Cappuccio • VARIANT COVER[...]

Shift is the new one-shot coming from Dark Horse Comics, going back to the beginnings of the Three Worlds/Three Moons (3W/3M) science-fiction/fantasy universe created by Jonathan Hickman, Nick Spencer, Mike del Mundo, and Mike Huddleston Written by Jonathan Hickman, drawn by Mike del Mundo and lettered by Rus Wooton, Shift explores a lost age of[...]

Bleeding Cool broke the news about Marvel's new Midnight universe line from Jonathan Hickman, Matteo Della Fonte, Benjamin Percy, Kev Walker, Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Scie Tronc. And now we get a first peek inside Midnight: X-Men #1, to see who is in it, as well as the previously teased Storm and Nightcrawler, well there seems to[...]

Here are the solicitations for Marvel's new Midnight universe line from Jonathan Hickman, Matteo Della Fonte, Benjamin Percy, Kev Walker, Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Scie Tronc, as first scooped last week by Bleeding Cool. MIDNIGHT X-MEN #1 MIDNIGHT X-MEN #1 Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN Art by MATTEO DELLA FONTE Cover by DIKE RUAN The clock strikes midnight, and it's the dark[...]

Bleeding Cool scooped the news that Jonathan Hickman, Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Benjamin Percy, all of whom have signed exclusive deals with Marvel Comics recently, were behind Midnight Described as "THE LIGHT HAD ITS TURN Marvel Comics presents MIDNIGHT, a terrifying new universe coming this fall Stay tuned next week for more information on this[...]

And if, indeed, Jonathan Hickman is one of the major talents behind the line, what may have led to it? Well, Jonathan Hickman's very first Marvel comic, before Avengers, before Secret Warriors, before Mojoworld, before Fantastic Four, was a back-up strip to Legion Of Monsters: Satana, called mustDIE/eatSOUL, which he wrote and drew, and starred[...]

Jonathan Hickman, Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Benjamin Percy, all of whom have signed exclusive deals with Marvel Comics recently And Midnight is intended to be Marvel's equivalent of both DC Comics' Vertigo line and their Absolute line all in one Not creator-owned obviously, and using Marvel Comics characters of course, but focusing on the horror[...]

Jonathan Hickman, having to "Pull Back" writing Spider-Man: Long Way Home, was the most-read story on Bleeding Cool yesterday Lying In The Gutters is the daily runaround for the most-read stories the day before, as well as over the past seven years Founded seventeen years ago and steeped in a history of comic book industry[...]

This June, Jonathan Hickman and Adam Kubertare to tell what Marvel Comics is calling "the grittiest Spider-Man comic story of the modern age, co-starring Punisher and Hulk, in Spider-Man: Long Way Home You know, sounding a bit like Far From Home, but not Maybe they'll make it into a film sometime, considering that both The[...]

We suggested that, if that were the case, one might also expect the Ultimate Finale and Reborn: Ultimate Impact books to be delayed. Well, Ultimate Universe: Finale #1, solicited for the 29th of April, has now slipped to the 10th of June, one week after the Endgame final issue. Reborn Ultimate Impact, telling the stories of the impact of The Maker's[...]

Jonathan Hickman and Adam Kubert are teaming up for a new series, in a similar fashion to Hickman and Greg Capullo's Wolverine: Revenge, for Spider-Man: Long Way Home, with Spider-Man, Punisher and Hulk, dubbed "the grittiest Spider-Man comic story of the modern age The five-issue limited comic series puts Spider-Man, Punisher, and Hulk on a[...]

Last year saw the launch of a new event comic, Imperial, aimed at relaunching and revamping Marvel's cosmic line under the guidance of Jonathan Hickman A mini-series that would spin off into five ongoing series, Planet She-Hulk, Imperial Guardians, Nova, Exiles and Black Panther: Intergalactic The creators of each title worked on a one-shot and[...]

3W/3M is the common abbreviation and shorthand for Three Worlds / Three Moons, a creator-owned independent comics universe and ongoing project that launched in 2021 on Substack, created by Jonathan Hickman, Mike Del Mundo and Mike Huddleston, using plans that had been concocted for X-Men comics when lockdown hit, and the future of comics was[...]

Ultimate Spider-Man #24 by Jonathan Hickman and Marco Checchetto is published today from Marvel Comics And ending the small corner of the battle against the Makers Council's devolved control over Manhattan, courtesy of The Kingpoin and his coterie And it comes down to one fight And a helping hand from one of Doctor Octopus's eight. Ultimate Spider-Man #24[...]

Stay tuned later this week for the full announcement." Reborn Ultimate Impact sign Marvel relaunched the Ultimate line in late 2023, starting with Ultimate Invasion by Jonathan Hickman and Bryan Hitch, though originally conceived by Donny Cates until stuff went down The Big Bad was The Maker, the evil Ultimate Reed Richards from the old Ultimate Universe,[...]

April 2026 brings the final Ultimate Universe issues, with the Ultimate Universe Finale #1 with Jonathan Hickman and Peach Momoko, along with the final issues of Ultimate Wolverine, Ultimates and Ultimate Endgame. "Ultimate Endgame #1 marked the beginning of the end of Marvel's Ultimate Universe The five-part event series by Deniz Camp, Jonas Scharf and Terry Dodson[...]

Of who Longshots #2 by Gerry Duggan, Jonathan Hickman, and Alan Robinson, also out today, are revisiting… Longshots #2 (of 3) by Gerry Duggan, Jonathan Hickman, Alan Robinson Gerry Duggan is meant to be writing a new Wonder Man comic book series from Marvel that keeps slipping off the schedule… Amazing Spider-Man #15 by Joe Kelly and Pepe[...]

Jonathan Hickman and Mike Del Mundo have launched their new comic book Shift #1, for free, on their 3W3M Substack publishing platform For subsequent chapter, you will naturally have to pay It's the first 13-page chapter of a 60-page graphic novel, set within their 3 Worlds 3 Moons universe, but is intended for new readers[...]

A New York Comic Con report by Popverse, a site owned by the owners of NYCC, has caused a bit of a stir regarding Marvel's ending of the Ultimate Universe, announced at New York Comic Con in a private comic book retailers meeting, and leaked first by Bleeding Cool.  The article is headlined "Ultimate Universe architect[...]

A month ago, I wrote, "As far as Bleeding Cool can ascertain, Ultimate Endgame #1, published on the 31st of December 2025, will indeed begin the end of the current Ultimate Universe. And that's how it was contractually agreed three years ago with Jonathan Hickman when he took on the project Then Marvel Comics went and made it official[...]

Well, turns out it's going to be a third time, in today's Imperial War: Imperial Guardians #1 by Dan Abnett, Jonathan Hickman, Luca Maresca, Cory Smith Imperial War: Imperial Guardians #1 by Dan Abnett, Jonathan Hickman, Luca Maresca, Cory Smith As it seems his own destiny, becoming Darkhawk, is up for grabs Apparently, this was never just[...]

Today sees the publication of Ultimate Spider-Man #21, telling the story of the origins of Mister Negative, as well as a little behind the history of the Northern Union, out of what was once the United States of America. Ultimate Spider-Man #21 by Jonathan Hickman and David Messina As well as Mister Negative's Ultimate history and the[...]

Jonathan Hickman, architect of the new Ultimate Universe, declared he is leaving and bringing Ultimate Spider-Man to an end And no one believes it won't just start up again This reminds me of another comic, Ultimate Death Of Spider-Man This saw the death of that Ultimate Spider-Man, Peter Parker, replaced by Miles Morales, and became[...]

Under the direction of visionary writer Jonathan Hickman, the Ultimate Universe has been an industry sensation and captivated fans won't want to miss this critical chapter of its sprawling, interconnected saga On Sale 12/31 Ultimate Endgame #1, the beginning of the end of the Ultimate Universe, is published by Marvel Comics on the 31st of[...]

Imperial War: Nova – Centurion #1 by Jonathan Hickman, Jed MacKay and Matteo Della Fonte is published today from Marvel Comics In which Richard Rider, Nova, goes on an intergalactic mission to find out the truth behind the intergalactic assassinations, and move towards war. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 100%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid[...]

But today we have two comic books, Imperial War: Exiles #1 by Steve Foxe, Jonathan Hickman, Davide Tinto, Francesco Manna and Amazing Spider-Man #11 by Joe Kelly, Saldin Ahmed, Lee Gatlin, Jason Loo, John Romita Jr., Pere Perez, Pepe Larraz that may shed some light on what is coming With Peter Parker getting mixed up with[...]

Spoilers! Spoilers! Spoilers! It's a dinner date for the Ultimate Peter Parker, Harry Osborn, Mary Jane Watson and Gwen Stacy, in today's Ultimate Spider-Man #20 by Jonathan Hickman and David Messina from Marvel Comics While the rest of the cast are watching television Hardly anyone hits anyone, no one jumps off anything, no one swings from[...]

But a new Inhuman comic book series written by Jonathan Hickman and published by Marvel Comics might make several licks of sense right now, don't you think? Especially with the Inhumans' sixtieth anniversary just around the corner. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode()[...]