Key Takeaways

• Marvel’s new horror comic imprint, Midnight Universe, launches on October 7.
• The Marvel Comics app will debut on November 16, featuring over 35,000 stories.
• Subscriptions will have two tiers, with different access times for new issues.
• WEBTOON’s partnership aims to enhance Marvel’s digital comic experience.

October is poised to be a busy month for Marvel. This Wednesday, October 7, marks the official launch of the Midnight Universe, a new horror comic imprint that gives a superstar collective of writers and artists a chance to reimagine Spider-Man, The Fantastic Four, and the X-Men through a macabre new lens. Excitement has been building for the first issues, with over one million copies already ordered and second printings set for the end of the month. The House of Ideas is also set to return to New York Comic Con, which kicks off later this week on October 8 and runs through the weekend, where it’ll host loaded panels of guests, giveaways, and a blockbuster showcase of the future of Marvel Television and Animation.

During the event, Marvel Comics’ increasing partnership with WEBTOON will be on full display as well. Collider’s Maggie Lovitt will moderate their joint That Time Deadpool Fell into a WEBTOON panel on Friday, October 9, providing a preview of one of the two comic giants’ first collaborative stories set to launch next year. Both companies’ presences at NYCC will also serve to tease their future together following the announcement of a deal last year to give WEBTOON access to Disney’s war chest of iconic characters. This agreement has already brought several Marvel Comics classics to the South Korean-American webtoon platform in easy-to-read episodic formats, including <em>Amazing Spider-Man</em> (2022), <em>Avengers </em>(2012), and <em>Alien: Bloodlines</em>. Before coming to the annual convention, however, they’ve united to change how Marvel issues can be experienced digitally.

On November 16, the official Marvel Comics app will launch as the new digital home of over 35,000 stories from the publisher’s storied history as well as stories based on 20th Century Studios, Star Wars, and, eventually, Walt Disney Pictures IP. Like Marvel Unlimited before it, this new platform will be available on mobile and PC, with WEBTOON bringing its expertise in intuitive digital comic hosting as both builder and operator. Issues will be available to read in either the traditional page-based format or through vertical scrolling, and new personalization options and search functions are designed to make it easier than ever to hop in, from a cover-scroll interface that makes viewing hundreds of titles simple to character and creator pages to track their latest releases and much more. Readers will be able to browse both archived comics and upcoming releases, with the ability to add newer titles to their Pull List in advance.

A Doing the heavy thing nobody else wants.
B Spotting trouble before anybody else does.
C Noticing what everybody else missed.
D Saying the thing everybody is feeling.

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“The Marvel Comics app represents a new chapter in helping fans connect with the stories they love. By combining WEBTOON’s expertise in building digital comics platforms with Marvel’s unparalleled storytelling legacy, we’re making it easier for longtime fans and new readers alike to explore Marvel’s universe and discover their next favorite story.”

The new Marvel Comics app built and operated by WEBTOON launches on November 16. Stay tuned here at Collider for more information as the date draws closer.