R.B. Silva reveals new ‘Midnight X-Men’ designs for Emma Frost, Shadow King, and Beast
AIPT • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Artist R.B. Silva has unveiled new character designs for Marvel’s Midnight X-Men, including updated looks for Emma Frost, Shadow King, and Beast, following the Midnight Hour panel at NYCC 2026.
- Emma Frost retains her iconic diamond form with a stylish, darker aesthetic fitting the Midnight Universe’s tone, while Beast is depicted in a more monstrous, hulking form with a wild, furry mane.
- Shadow King is reimagined as a woman dressed in Egyptian-inspired attire, featuring a shadowy, splattered-ink design that enhances her eerie and supernatural presence.
- These new designs complement previously revealed Midnight versions of characters like Iceman, Magik, Magneto, Kitty Pryde, and Bishop, helping to establish the unique visual identity of this darker X-Men universe.
- Midnight X-Men, written by Jonathan Hickman with art by Matteo Della Fonte, is set to debut its first issue on October 7, inviting readers to explore familiar Marvel characters transformed in this twisted new setting.
