Midnight Spider-Man Creator Officially Reveals The Major Trait He Was 'Nervous' About Removing

Image via Marvel Comics Published Oct 28, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT Patrik Walker is an Emmy Award–winning writer who covers all things Comics & Superheroes. His work can also be found at the Dallas Cowboys, The Sporting News, and CBS Sports, among other outlets. One of the most respected names in his field, he is also a diehard enthusiast of all things comics, anime, gaming and movies — thriving in spaces where discussions involving those or similar topics reign supreme. Sign in to your CBR account Spider-Man is known for a lot of things, and taking any one of those tenets away is risky business. After all, as the franchise quarterback for Marvel Comics (it's true, it's damn true), any sort of tinkering with the fabric of his canon character could either be viewed as intriguing and daring or unforgivable and blasphemous, but the creator of Midnight Spider-Man is willing to roll those dice. To counteract the runaway success of DC Comics' Absolute Batman and the Absolute Universe, Marvel Comics has gone dark with Marvel Midnight, a series that will pit some of the most iconic characters into hellscapes of horror. And that's where Peter Parker comes in and, trust me, this isn't the vers...