Christine Descends into Darkness in the Chilling Second Chapter from Tyler Boss & Martin Simmonds
“Gothic, horrific, and yes, operatic, Phantom of the Opera sees two of my favorite creators take center stage to deliver a spellbinding performance you won’t soon forget.” – James Tynion IV (Exquisite Corpses)
“Boss has tapped into everything I never knew I needed from the Phantom of The Opera story and Simmond’s lush and ethereal execution of that approach is densely sublime.” – Kelly Thompson (Absolute Wonder Woman)
Today Skybound Entertainment and Image Comics, in partnership with Universal Products & Experiences, revealed the cover lineup and preview pages for Universal Monsters: Phantom of the Opera #2, from the creative duo of Tyler Boss (You’ll Do Bad Things) and Martin Simmonds (Universal Monsters: Dracula,The Department of Truth). The second installment of this shocking new reimagining of Phantom of the Opera arrives in comic book shops on March 25, 2026.
The must-read horror series of the year continues! A young soprano, Christine, finds her career in chaos after a series of violent crimes plagues the Paris Opera House. Christine’s world has never been brighter…but when the Phantom of The Opera strikes again, nothing will ever be the same.
Universal Monsters: Phantom of the Opera #2 features a main cover by Martin Simmonds, an open to order B cover by Lee Weeks (Daredevil), incentive variants including a connecting 1:10 incentive cover by Anwita Citriya (Creepshow), a 1:25 incentive variant of Lee Weeks’ B cover in black & white, a 1:50 incentive variant by Abigail Larson (Lady Baltimore), and a 1:75 incentive variant by Michael Walsh Exquisite Corpses).
Universal Monsters: Phantom of the Opera is the sixth 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, and James Tynion IV and DANI’s The Invisible Man.
Phantom of the Opera will be followed by an additional new Universal Monsters limited series pairing the biggest names in comics with pop culture’s most iconic monsters in the bestselling modern line of horror comics.
Universal Monsters: Phantom of the Opera #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, March 25, 2026.
A full list of covers is below:
- Universal Monsters: Phantom of the Opera #2 Cover A by Martin Simmonds (Lunar Code: 0126IM0431)
- Universal Monsters: Phantom of the Opera #2 Cover B by Lee Weeks (Lunar Code 0126IM0432)
- Universal Monsters: Phantom of the Opera #2 Cover C (1:10 Incentive) (Connecting) by Anwita Citriya (Lunar Code: 0126IM0433)
- Universal Monsters: Phantom of the Opera #2 Cover D (1:25 Incentive) (B&W) by Lee Weeks (Lunar Code: 0126IM0434)
- Universal Monsters: Phantom of the Opera #2 Cover E (1:50 Incentive) by Abigail Larson (Lunar Code: 0126IM0435)
- Universal Monsters: Phantom of the Opera #2 Cover F (1:75 incentive) by Michael Walsh (Lunar Code: 0126IM0436)