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Marvel's new Midnight Universe officially launched today with Midnight Spider-Man #1, Midnight X-Men #1, and Midnight Fantastic Four #1. For anyone unfamiliar with it, this is a darker, horror-inspired take on the Marvel Universe, with familiar characters being reimagined in some pretty wild ways. I love seeing Marvel experiment with alternate versions of its characters, and I'm especially interested in what they do with the Fantastic Four. I picked up one of each and got the horror movie homages such as The Thing for Fantastic Four, The Fly for Spider-Man, and Fright Night for the X-Men. Did anyone pick up any of these issues today? Which series are you most excited about, and what do you think of Marvel going in this darker direction?

Welcome to the forum! I'm a collector myself, so you're definitely in good company here. 😂 What kind of video games and movies do you enjoy collecting the most?

Yeah, I think it's now on issue #24. Really cool Batman universe. I have all of them, but got a little behind and need to catch up on it soon.

I’d definitely like to see developers update some older games to take advantage of it. It would be interesting to see how much of a difference QSSR could make with games that already look great.

I think Cyclops vs. Captain America could be a really good one. They’re both natural leaders, but I could definitely see them ending up on opposite sides when the Avengers and X-Men first meet. Plus, Cap trying to deal with Cyclops’ optic blasts could make for a pretty great fight.

I’ll probably spend the first few hours just exploring and checking out the map without really committing to anything.

Absolute Batman has been around for a while now, but I’m curious how everyone is feeling about this version of Batman. For anyone who hasn't read it, the series takes the familiar Batman mythology and rebuilds it from the ground up. Bruce Wayne is still Batman, but he doesn't have the Wayne fortune, mansion or all the resources we're used to seeing him with. Even familiar characters and villains have been reimagined for this universe. I really like the idea of taking a character we've known for decades and asking what Batman looks like when you change some of the fundamental pieces of his story. Have you been reading Absolute Batman? What do you think of this version of Bruce and his world? And if you haven't read it yet, does the different take make you interested in trying it?

I think he means Absolute Batman but not sure.

The new series is really good too! I have a subscription to it and read it as soon as it comes out.

I need to check this one out.

Welcome, Hysandel! 😂 You found a pretty good place to kill some time. What kind of comics, movies, shows, or games are you into?

Welcome! Glad to have you here. I'm a writer too, so it's always nice to see another writer join the community. What kind of YA fiction are you working on?

I haven't played Veilguard yet, but I've definitely noticed how divided the reaction to it has been. It's interesting hearing from someone who went through the older games first and is still enjoying it. I'd be curious to hear what longtime Dragon Age players here think specifically about the gameplay changes.

This sounds fun! I hope it works out for you!

A new Blade movie would be awesome! I think now is a great time for them to make a new movie.