This Week in Skybound: Universal Monsters: Creature from the Black Lagoon Lives! in Comic Shops

Is the Creature from the Black Lagoon the most perfectly designed movie monster of all time? Few others come close. And comic fans can now savor a bold new take on this iconic character with the release of Universal Monsters: Creature from the Black Lagoon Lives! We’ve got the latest on this title and lots more. So let’s take a look at the week of April 22-26 in all things Skybound…

Sea Serpent’s Heir Book Three: Queen of Mercy Preview

This week kicked off, appropriately enough, with an aquatic adventure. A whopping ten-page preview of the Mairghread Scott and Pablo Tunica’s Skybound Comic graphic novel Sea Serpent’s Heir Book Three: Queen of Mercy, concluding their hit YA series in a manner most epic.

New Comics

Then, this week’s new comics arrived in comic shops, including the very hotly anticipated Universal Monsters: Creature from the Black Lagoon Lives! #1, from writers Dan Watters and Ram V and artist Matthew Roberts. Along with the conclusion of Skybound’s first G.I. Joe limited series, Duke #5.

Universal Monsters: Creature from the Black Lagoon Lives! #2 First Look

With the first issue of Universal Monsters: Creature from the Black Lagoon Lives! now available, it was time to offer fans a first look at issue #2, including interior pages and covers!

Cobra Commander #5 Series Finale

And with Duke concluded, it was time for a first look at the covers for the final issue of our other hit G.I. Joe limited series, Cobra Commander #5.

Void Rivals #9 Preview

Elsewhere in the Energon Universe, we brought you a first look at the Triple-Changer Autobot Springer in Void Rivals #9.

Corps of Discovery Interviews

This week also saw the Kickstarter launch of Corps of Discovery, a tabletop game based on the hit comic Manifest Destiny. We spoke with the game’s designers Sen-Foong Lim and Jay Cormier here.

Dan Watters Talks Universal Monsters: The Creature from the Black Lagoon Lives!

Our premiere week celebration of Universal Monsters: The Creature from the Black Lagoon Lives! wasn’t over yet! We also interviewed the book’s writer Dan Watters about his love of classic horror.

That’s it for this week, folks. Have a monstrously great weekend (ouch) and we’ll see here next week!