Marvel’s Midnight Universe Is Dragging Spider-Man, the X-Men, and the Fantastic Four Into Terrifying New Horror Territory

For more than eighty years, Marvel Comics has staked its identity on the idea that heroes inspire hope. From the earliest days of the publisher, its biggest characters have been built around resilience, sacrifice, and the belief that power comes with moral obligation. That foundational spirit has survived every reinvention the House of Ideas has...