New Universal Monsters Comic Book Series'

[Mcfly22]

https://www.skybound.com/announcements/universal-monsters-dracula/james-tynion-iv-martin-simmonds-universal-monsters-dracula-comic-book-series

[fearliath]

And looks like other monster comics to come later.

[TheMadScientist]

And looks like other monster comics to come later.

Where did you see that? Very cool though!

Nevermind, I see articles referring to "multiple limited series comics based on the stable of classic Universal Monsters characters" (https://comicbook.com/comics/news/universal-monsters-comics-announced-by-skybound-entertainment/).

[YoungestMonsterKid]

I was literally just wondering why Universal hasn't tried comics for the monsters.
Like, beyond just this stuff, I think it'd be a great way to like do unofficial movie sequels and crossovers between the monsters, while still keeping an old black and white movie style.

[Mike Scott]

I was literally just wondering why Universal hasn't tried comics for the monsters.

You mean, recently?

[Hepcat]

It wasn't even sixty years ago when Dell devoted a whole comic series to several of the Universal monsters:

[YoungestMonsterKid]

Yeah, I'm aware of the Dell stuff. But more recently, yeah.

Also, did Dell do original stories or just adaptations of the movies?

[Rex fury]

The Dell comics had original stories that varied from the movie plots. My favorite of these is the ending of the CFTBL story. The comics are tricky to find online, I didn't see any of them on Comic Book Plus, or Read Comics Online. Tracking down the actual comics might be a bit daunting too, as the prices have risen rapidly in recent years.

If you haven't given the Dell line a try, you might want to read some of the material that is available like Sea Hunt , Ghosts or their assorted TV and Western titles. They offer a good alternative to the myriad of super hero comics.
RF

[Rex fury]

I probably should have mentioned in the post above that Dell did do superhero comics using the monsters names as well. Werewolf and Dracula were both short lived series featuring content unrelated to the UM!
RF

[YoungestMonsterKid]

I probably should have mentioned in the post above that Dell did do superhero comics using the monsters names as well. Werewolf and Dracula were both short lived series featuring content unrelated to the UM!
RF

Yeah, I do know all about that.

[TheMadScientist]

With the Dracula series coming to a close, looks like the next one will be Creature from the Black Lagoon. Coming in April: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/creature-from-the-black-lagoon-comic-1235786821/

[Mike Scott]

. . . looks like the next one will be Creature from the Black Lagoon.

Interesting!

[Rex fury]

I read, but passed on buying the Dracula comic. I'll definitely be picking up the Creature though as he's my favorite of the monsters.
RF

[Mike Scott]

Just bought Creature #1 (both covers) on eBay.

[darkmonkeygod]

Just bought Creature #1 (both covers) on eBay.

That's a pre-order, yes?