The Smash Hit Limited Series from Kelly Thompson & Mattia De Iulis Continues This November!
"A dramatic start to what seems to be one of the most powerful stories about life and death, beautifully written and drawn!" – Dani (Coffin Bound, Batwoman)
"Bride is an absolutely brutal comic in all the best ways. The way Kelly frames the birth of a new monster adds insight and a literary bend I wasn't expecting.” – Michael Walsh (Exquisite Corpses, Universal Monsters: Frankenstein)
LOS ANGELES 10/29/2026— Today Skybound and Image Comics, in partnership with Universal, revealed a first look at covers and preview pages from Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives #2. From the Eisner-Award winning writer Kelly Thompson (Absolute Wonder Woman, Black Widow), her longtime creative collaborator, Eisner-Award nominated artist Mattia De Iulis (Absolute Wonder Woman, The Cull), and letterer Becca Carey (Radiant Black), Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives #2 arrives in comic book shops on November 25, 2026.
With Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives, Kelly Thompson and Mattia De Iulis reunite once again to deliver the most haunting new horror series of the year. The mystery of The Bride continues to unravel in issue #2 as she pieces together her true origins. But there are those in town surprised to see a woman walking around with her face…THE FACE OF A LOVER.
Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives #2 features a main cover by series artist Mattia De Iulis, open to order covers by Jenny Frison and Luana Vecchio as well as incentive variants by Anwita Citriya, Martin Simmonds and a black & white version of Jenny Frison’s open to order cover.
Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives is the eighth Universal Monsters series launch, following James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds’ Dracula (which netted Simmonds a BEST PAINTER / MULTIMEDIA ARTIST (INTERIOR ART) Eisner Award nomination), Ram V, Dan Watters, and Matthew Roberts’ Creature from the Black Lagoon Lives!, Michael Walsh’s Frankenstein, Faith Erin Hick’s The Mummy, James Tynion IV and DANI’s The Invisible Man (which recently netted Tynion IV a BEST WRITER Eisner Award nomination), Tyler Boss and Martin Simmonds’ Phantom of the Opera, and most recently, Joshua Williamson and Leomacs’ Blood of the Wolf Man.
Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives #2 (of 4) (Lunar Codes Below | SRP: $4.99, unless otherwise noted) will be available at comic book shops and digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play on Wednesday, November 25, 2026.
The full list of covers is below:
Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives #2 Cover A by Mattia De Iulis (Lunar Code: 0926IM0456)
Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives #2 Cover B by Jenny Frison (Lunar Code: 0926IM0457)
Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives #2 Cover C (Connecting) by Luana Vecchio (Lunar Code: 0926IM0458)
Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives #2 Cover D (1:25 B&W Incentive) by Jenny Frison (Lunar Code: 0926IM0459)
Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives #2 Cover E (1:50 Incentive) by Anwita Citriya (Lunar Code: 0926IM0460)
Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives #2 Cover F (1:75 Incentive) by Martin Simmonds (Lunar Code: 0926IM0461)
