Storm's New Costume Is a Gift to X-Men Cosplayers
Published Aug 16, 2026, 8:30 AM EDT
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Iconic X-Men hero Storm has an awesome new costume - part of a larger redesign that's guaranteed to inspire cosplayers in the months and years to come.
One of X-Men's most cosplayed heroes, Storm has a range of iconic looks, from her original 'goddess' costume to her '80s punk era to her '90s white and gold outfit.
Now, Marvel is ready to launch a bold new era for Ororo Munroe, turning her into not just a villain, but a nightmarish monster. At least she gets a cool costume!
Storm Debuts New Costume for Midnight: X-Men
This October, Marvel will launch its new Midnight imprint. Midnight: X-Men, Midnight: Fantastic Four and Midnight: Spider-Man will reimagine their titular heroes with major horror spins. Spider-Man will face werewolf-esque animal transformations, Fantastic Four will plunge the First Family into cosmic horror, and the X-Men will go up against an army of vampires - an army that all available information suggests will be led by Storm.
Storm's new design seems to show her wearing the Bloodstone amulet - a mystical artifact in Marvel lore which heals the wearer, and could theoretically repress her vampiric hunger.
Now, Marvel has released Jeehyung Lee's variant cover for Midnight: X-Men #1 (above), coming from Jonathan Hickman, Matteo Della Fonte, Matt Hollingsworth and Cory Petit. The art shows Storm's new costume - similar in design to her original X-Men costume with the connecting ring and tiara, but with new yellow detailing reminiscent of Wolverine. Storm's costume wings are turned into a white cape, showing off the blood stains created by the vampire queen.
It's a cool look, and one that's likely to be irresistible to X-Men cosplayers, given Storm's vampiric transformation, including blood-red eyes and fangs. Storm has a long history of being turned into a vampire in Marvel Comics - there's even a popular variant character named Bloodstorm with that premise - but this design overhauls her as a true vampire queen.
We're Getting a New Era of Cyclops vs Storm
Little is known about the plot of X-Men: Midnight so far, however fans do know there will be at least three factions: regular vampires, regular mutants, and mutant 'empyres' who are both but answer to neither.
Scott Summers will be on the side of regular mutants, now known as Cyclops: Vampire Hunter, with Storm seemingly leading the empyres. Writer Jonathan Hickman has a long history of depicting detailed factional conflicts with triple-crosses and complex detentes, so it will be particularly fascinating to see the X-Men's two most iconic heroes as leaders of opposing sides.
This conflict seems to echo the iconic Uncanny X-Men #201 from Chris Claremont and Paul Smith, where Cyclops and Storm duel for the leadership of the X-Men. In that story, Ororo manages to defeat Scott without using her powers. This time, she's 'winning' the X-Men by gradually turning them all undead.
Storm Is Taking Over the X-Men Franchise in 2026
While Storm stars in Midnight: X-Men as (likely) the main villain, she'll also be starring as the leader of a new X-Men roster in Maximum X-Men from Christopher Yost and Tony S. Daniel. The series will see the X-Men replace the Avengers after they disband, taking on threats including Annihilus and a Thanos-level villain.
As both hero and villain, the remainder of 2026 will see Storm take center stage in Marvel lore, fully exploring her role as a character whose exploits shape not just the X-Men franchise, but the fate of the world.
Midnight: X-Men #1 is coming October 7 from Marvel Comics, followed by Maximum X-Men #1 on December 2.
TV Show(s) X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men, X-Men (1992), X-Men: Evolution (2000), Wolverine and the X-Men (2008), Marvel Anime: Wolverine, Marvel Anime: X-Men, Legion (2017), The Gifted (2017), X-Men '97 (2024)
Video Game(s) X-Men: Children of the Atom (1994), Marvel Super Heroes (1995), X-Men vs. Street Fighter (1996), Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter (1997), Marvel vs. Capcom (1998), X-Men: Mutant Academy (2000), Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (2000), X-Men: Mutant Academy 2 (2001), X-Men: Next Dimension (2002), Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (2011), Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (2011), X-Men Legends (2005), X-Men Legends 2: Rise of Apocalypse (2005), X2: Wolverine's Revenge (2003), X-Men (1993), X-Men 2: Clone Wars (1995), X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse (1994)
First Film X-Men (2000)
Character(s) Professor X, Cyclops, Iceman, Beast, Angel, Phoenix, Wolverine, Gambit, Rogue, Storm, Jubilee, Morph, Nightcrawler, Havok, Banshee, Colossus, Magneto, Psylocke, Juggernaut, Cable, X-23
Comic Release Date 213035,212968
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