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In 2017 , Universal Pictures tried to give new life to the classicUniversal MonsterswithThe Mummy . Unfortunately , the film performed poorly , andUniversal ’s fail cinematic macrocosm starring Tom Cruisenever accept off . Some of the films that would have been a part of the Dark Universe included the likes ofVan Helsing , Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde , The Invisible Man , The Wolf Man , The Creature From the Black Lagoon , Frankenstein , andThe Bride of Frankenstein . purportedly , these picture show would also have been connect in some style , but how that would have happened will never be seen on screen .
While theseDark Universe films were canceled , the Universal Monsters have ground other outlets to prosper . Blumhouse , alongside Universal Studios , free a stick out - aloneInvisible Manfilm , which was well received with 91 percent critic score on Rotten Tomatoes . However , perhaps the best adaptations so far have fall from Image Comic ’s imprint , Skybound .
In a variety of late serial , Skybound has been adapting the Universal Monsters for its comic books , and fans of classic horror do not want to kip on these comics .
Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment have herald a raw Universal Monsters : Frankenstein claim from acclaimed creator Michael Walsh .
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In October 2023 , the first comic from Skybound ’s logical argument of Universal Monsters comics dropped , and it add up out swinging with the astral creative squad of James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds , the creatives behind the confederacy hypothesis - fuel comicThe Department of Truth . really the dreaming - squad forUniversal Monsters : Dracula , this comic has Simmonds ' haunting , unique art with a new narrative for the vampire from one of the self-aggrandizing writers in revulsion comics today , Tynion .
Draculawas followed byUniversal monster : wight From The Black Lagoon Lives!From Dan Waters , Ram V , Matthew Roberts , and Dave Stewart , this Skybound comic deed like a heir to the original cinema , bringing back Doctor Edwin Thompson and stick in Kate Marsden , a diary keeper investigating a serial killer in the Creature ’s territory . LikeDracula , this series is wrap up and now available in hardcover . The same will be the casing for the most recent Universal Monster comic , Frankensteinby Michael Walsh , Becca Carey , and Toni - Marie Griffin , which has a hardcover edition coming out March 26 , 2025 .
Skybound Entertainment is reviving the Mummy , as part of its expanding line of Universal Monsters comedian , telling the classic history from a fresh POV .
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With the aforementioned three serial publication from Skybound having envelop up , Image Comics has plans for more Universal Monsters , with the next series focusing on Prince Imhotep . The Mummyis ready to twist what ’s known about the Universal Monsters with its own Skybound comic by author and artist Faith Erin Hicks and colorist Lee Loughridge
This funny appears to take place at the same time with the 1932 film , similar to what the comicUniversal Monsters : Frankensteindid . It also appears the tale will be tell from the position of Helen Grosvenor , who was in the originalThe Mummymovie . The comic is famed because it tackles the same property that many consider subside the Dark Universe franchise- however , given the level of creators on these undertaking and the character so far , it ’s well-defined Skybound is heading for a very different outcome .
Universal Monsters : The Mummy # 1will be available from Dark Horse Comics March 26 , 2025 .
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