Kelly Thompson & Mattia De Iulis Bring The Bride of Frankenstein to Life in New Universal Monsters Series

The Bride Lives, But Can She Survive? Find Out This October in the New Limited Series!

Today Skybound Entertainment and Image Comics, in partnership with Universal Products & Experiences, revealed Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives, a new four-issue comic book series from the Eisner Award winning writer Kelly Thompson (Absolute Wonder Woman, Black Widow) and her longtime creative collaborator, Eisner Award nominated artist Mattia De Iulis (Absolute Wonder Woman, The Cull). As announced this weekend at the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference & Exhibition, Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives #1 arrives just in time for Halloween, landing in comic book shops on October 28, 2026. 

"The original Bride of Frankenstein is a brilliant film exploring the creature's failed attempts to find friendship and community, and then the desperate act to force others to create that which he cannot find. What it's not about, however, is how The Bride herself feels about her creation,” mused writer Kelly Thompson. “Through The Bride of Frankenstein Lives we get the opportunity to explore not only her search for who and what she is, but her search for the women that were destroyed to create her -- all brought to striking vivid life via Mattia De Iluis's incredible visuals." 

“When I first read Kelly’s script, I knew right away this was going to be something special,” added artist Mattia De Iulis. “We are finally giving the Bride the center stage, she’s no longer someone’s property, she is a human being fighting for her own story. And for me, it’s an honor to translate that onto the page." 

HERE COMES THE BRIDE... Kelly Thompson and Mattia De Iulis reunite once again to deliver the most haunting new horror series of the year. Born in the heart of a thunderstorm, made of stolen flesh, electricity, and monstrous desperation—The Bride lives! 

With no memory of her past or understanding of what she is, The Bride takes her first steps into this strange new world. With danger seemingly lurking around every corner, she must solve the mystery of where and who she came from...and discover what makes life worth living.  

"Kelly Thompson and Mattia De Iulis have delivered the Bride story you've always wanted,” said Alex Antone, Editorial Director, Skybound. “This book is a reckoning. From Kelly’s fearless story, to Mattia’s gorgeous art, you won’t be able to put this comic down. And don’t forget to pick up Ryan Sook’s issue #1 Hairiant Cover! Sorry, we just couldn’t help ourselves.” 

This collaboration between Skybound and Universal Products & Experiences is the latest milestone in a near decade long relationship that encompasses film, video games, and comic book publishing. 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 the brand-new addition to the line from the acclaimed duo of Joshua Williamson and Leomacs, Universal Monsters: Blood of the Wolf Man. 

Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives will be followed by 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: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives #1 (of 4) (Lunar Codes Coming Soon | 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, October 28, 2026. 

The full list of covers is below: 

Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives #1 Cover A by Mattia De Iulis 

Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives #1 Cover B by Joshua Middleton 

Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives #1 Cover C by Artgerm 

Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives #1 Cover D (Connecting) by Luana Vecchio 

Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives #1 Cover E (1:25 Incentive) by Joshua Middleton 

Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives #1 Cover F (1:50 Incentive) by Rosemary Valero O’Connell

Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives #1 Cover G (1:75 Incentive) by Christian Ward

Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives #1 Cover H (1:100, FOIL Incentive) by David Talaski (SRP: $5.99) 

Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives #1 Cover I Blank Sketch (SRP: $5.99) 

Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives #1 Cover J (FOIL) by Artgerm (SRP: $5.99) 

Universal Monsters: The Bride of Frankenstein Lives #1 Cover K (Die Cut, FOIL Hairiant) by Ryan Sook (SRP: $5.99)