Skybound has released a first look at the second issue of Michael Walsh’s Universal Monsters: Frankenstein. The new chapter of the four-part limited series takes a look inside “the brain of a killer.”

Skybound unveiled its variant covers for the new issue as well as interior pages that tell the shocking story behind one of the corpses whose parts were used to create the unforgettable monster in the original Universal film. In the second issue, Dr Frankenstein’s assistant Fritz goes on a mission to find supplies to make a new human being, but a chance encounter between a police officer and a murderer may ruin even the best-laid plans. Skybound’s covers for the upcoming issue feature art by Michael Walsh, Mike Del Mundo, Francesco Francavilla, Anwita Citirya and Martin Simmonds. Universal Monsters: Frankenstein #2 goes on sale Sept. 25.

UNIVERSAL MONSTERS: FRANKENSTEIN #2

Written by MICHAEL WALSH Art by MICHAEL WALSH Colors by TONI-MARIE GRIFFIN Cover A by MICHAEL WALSH Cover B by MIKE DEL MUNDO Cover C (1:10 Connecting) by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA Cover D (1:25 “Classic Horror” B&W) by MIKE DEL MUNDO Cover E (1:50) by ANWITA CITRIYA Cover F (1:75) by MARTIN SIMMONDS On sale Sept. 25

The interior pages of the issue show the intense confrontation between the police officer and the murderer as the two battle it out to the death. The issue’s title page ends with a close-up image of a brain, teasing that Fritz may have been successful at finding one of the crucial body parts needed to assemble Frankenstein’s monster.

Skybound to Publish More Universal Monsters Comics

Michal Walsh’s Frankenstein story is the third Universal Monsters comic series to launch from Skybound. In 2023, James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds teamed up for a Dracula comic book series that delivered fresh twists and featured popular characters from the original Universal film, including R.M. Renfield, Mina Seward, Van Helsing and more.

Earlier this year, Ram V, Dan Watters and Matthew Roberts released The Creature From the Black Lagoon Lives!, a series set years after the events of the original film. The limited series tells the story of journalist Kate Marsden as she hunts for a notorious serial killer in the Amazon but encounters an unexpected threat in the Creature from the Black Lagoon. Skybound has already teased that Frankenstein will be followed by more limited series that pairs some of “the biggest names in comics with pop culture’s most iconic monsters”.

Universal Monsters: Frankenstein #2 goes on sale Sept. 25 from Skybound Comics.

Source: Skybound