In May 2026, Marvel announced its answer to DC Comics’ Absolute Universe success when it announced the creation of its new Midnight initiative. An effort to explore the darker side of the 616’s signature characters, Marvel Midnight will feature an all-star roster of creators, including people like Jonathan Hickman and Phillip Kennedy Johnson. As promising as the new books sound, they’re missing the point of what fans want.If the last decade has told Marvel and DC anything, it’s that creative teams matter immensely, and nobody knows which initiative will be a hit. After the Batman publisher underwhelmed with the return of Elseworlds, it found stellar success with the Absolute line, in turn bolstering its main continuity.In 2024, DC unveiled its Absolute Universe, an alternate dimension where characters like Batman and Superman are redefined by writers and artists with creative freedom. Away from the limitations of Prime Earth, Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta became the new superstar creative team at the company with their runaway Absolute Batman success. Selling millions of issues and bringing in a new batch of comic book customers, it set a new standard for the mainstream, and snatched market share from Marvel.
In May 2026, Marvel announced its answer to DC Comics‘ Absolute Universe success when it announced the creation of its new Midnight initiative. An effort to explore the darker side of the 616’s signature characters, Marvel Midnight will feature an all-star roster of creators, including people like Jonathan Hickman and Phillip Kennedy Johnson. As promising as the new books sound, they’re missing the point of what fans want.
If the last decade has told Marvel and DC anything, it’s that creative teams matter immensely, and nobody knows which initiative will be a hit. After the Batman publisher underwhelmed with the return of Elseworlds, it found stellar success with the Absolute line, in turn bolstering its main continuity.
In 2024, DC unveiled its Absolute Universe, an alternate dimension where characters like Batman and Superman are redefined by writers and artists with creative freedom. Away from the limitations of Prime Earth, Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta became the new superstar creative team at the company with their runaway Absolute Batman success. Selling millions of issues and bringing in a new batch of comic book customers, it set a new standard for the mainstream, and snatched market share from Marvel.
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