| Midnighter | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Midnighter1_cover.jpg) Cover of Midnighter #1. Art by ACO. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Publication date | June 2015 – May 2016 |
| No. of issues | 12 |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Warren Ellis Bryan Hitch |
| Written by | Steve Orlando |
| Artist(s) | ACO Alec Morgan David Messina Stephen Mooney Hugo Petrus |
| Editor(s) | Chris Conroy Mark Doyle |
Midnighter is an American comic book series published by DC Comics and written by Steve Orlando that ran for twelve issues (plus an un-numbered preview issue) from June 2015 to July 2016, featuring Midnighter as its protagonist. The series is also known as Midnighter (Volume 2) to differentiate itself from the character's previous series first published by WildStorm in 2006.
The release of Midnighter marked the first time a gay man was the protagonist in an ongoing series released by one of the "Big Two" comic book publishers (Marvel and DC Comics). Despite its underwhelming sales, Midnighter met with critical acclaim from professional critics, who praised among other things the series' fast-paced events and its portrayal of queer characters. The series appeared on numerous publications' end-of-year lists, and won "Best New Series" from Broken Frontier's 2015 awards program. Two Midnighter trade paperbacks were released in 2016, with seven and five issues each. A 6-issue miniseries sequel titled Midnighter and Apollo, also written by Orlando, ran from October 2016 to March 2017.