The Creature from the Black Lagoon returns from Skybound

Skybound continues its star studded Universal Monsters line with Universal Monsters: Creature From The Black Lagoon Lives!, a brand new four-issue restricted comedian e-book collection from writers Dan Watters (Home Sick Pilots, Lucifer) and Ram V (The Many Deaths of Laila Starr, Batman: Detective Comics), together with artist Matthew Roberts (Manifest Destiny), and colorist Dave Stewart (UltraMega, Hellboy).

Coming your manner in April, the collection finds Doctor Edwin Thompson from the authentic movie becoming a member of new characters incuding journalist Kate Marsden and serial killer Darwin Collier all on the path of the creature. And as the variant covers clarify, the enchantment of a lady in jeopardy from a reptilian creature that lives in a lagoon is timeless!

Years after the occasions of the authentic movie, Journalist Kate Marsden hunts for a infamous serial killer in the coronary heart of the Amazon. Hot on the path of this madman, she quickly encounters an surprising new risk–however is he good friend or foe? Or is he merely…THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON?

Picking up the place the authentic movies left off, this new Universal Monsters story will take readers again to the mysterious Amazonian lagoon the place terror lurks beneath its murky waters. This collection is ideal for brand new readers and longtime followers alike.

“We’re so thrilled to announce our second book in the Universal Monsters line,” mentioned Alex Antone, Editorial Director at Skybound in a press release. “Dan Watters and Ram V are two of the most exciting writers in comics, and to be able to turn them loose with longtime Skybound creators Matthew Roberts and Dave Stewart has been an absolute treat.”

This is the second e-book in the Skybound/Universal pact, following a Dracula collection by James Tynon IV and Martin Simmonds that tailored the authentic story. Unlike that collection, this can be a fully new story, and each Universal collaboration can have a special method, Antone added.

There’s a sampling of the variant covers (together with the very hanging ain one) and preview pages under.

Universal Monsters: Creature From The Black Lagoon Lives! #1 (Lunar Codes Below | SRP: $4.99) will probably be accessible at comedian e-book retailers and digital platforms together with Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, comiXology, and Google Play on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

The full listing of covers is under:

Universal Monsters: The Creature From The Black Lagoon Lives! #1 Cover A by Matthew Roberts (Lunar Code Coming Soon)

Universal Monsters: The Creature From The Black Lagoon Lives! #1 Cover B by Joshua Middleton (Lunar Code Coming Soon)

Universal Monsters: The Creature From The Black Lagoon Lives! #1 Cover C (1:10 Connecting Copy Incentive) by DANI (Lunar Code Coming Soon)

Universal Monsters: The Creature From The Black Lagoon Lives! #1 Cover D (1:25 “Classic Horror” B&W Copy Incentive) by Joshua Middleton (Lunar Code Coming Soon)

Universal Monsters: The Creature From The Black Lagoon Lives! #1 Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive) by Joëlle Jones (Lunar Code Coming Soon)

Universal Monsters: The Creature From The Black Lagoon Lives! #1 Cover F (1:75 Copy Incentive) by Alex Ross (Lunar Code Coming Soon)
Universal Monsters: The Creature From The Black Lagoon Lives! #1 Cover G (1:100 Copy Incentive) by Alex Ross (Lunar Code Coming Soon)
Universal Monsters: The Creature From The Black Lagoon Lives! #1 Cover H (Blank Sketch Cover) (Lunar Code Coming Soon)
Universal Monsters: The Creature From The Black Lagoon Lives! #1 Cover A by Matthew Roberts