Midnight Spider-Man Writer Gives Away The Real Villain Of His Upcoming Story

Published Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT Jason is an award-winning journalist whose writing career dates back to when he developed the ability to use a crayon. He, most notably, worked previously as a "professional fan," as he likes to call it, at CinemaBlend, for which he wrote about anything and everything under the pop culture umbrella... especially Batman. His passion for the art of cinema began even earlier, stemming from repeat viewings of The Wizard of Oz. This initially led him to pursue a career in filmmaking -- and even work briefly in the industry as an extra in the straight-to-video family film, Alice Upside Down -- before deciding that his talents would be better served discussing and showing appreciation for the various forms of entertainment he is passionate about. Art is most effective when it is borrowing from a place of honesty. Any true fan of the horror genre will agree that the scariest stories, even of the most bizarre and otherworldly degree, are somewhat rooted in the kind of terrors that people experience in real life. That belief is certainly not lost on the creators behind Marvel's Midnight Universe, which redefines the origin stories of classic superhero cha...