Universal Monsters: The Mummy Black & White Comic Due Feb. 24

Skybound Entertainment and Universal are bringing back Faith Erin Hicks’ (Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Nameless City) take on a classic monster with Universal Monsters: The Mummy Black & White Special, a remastered two-issue edition arriving February 24, 2027.

Originally published as a four-issue limited series, Hicks’ reimagining now returns as a two-issue double feature presented entirely in black and white. The story follows Helen Grosvenor, a woman caught between two worlds and haunted since childhood by a cursed encounter. When mysterious voices draw her back to an Egyptian dig site from her past, Helen finds herself playing an unexpected role in the resurrection of the creature known only as the Mummy.

“Faith Erin Hicks’ The Mummy stood out right away because it delivered something we’d yet to explore with our line of Universal Monsters comics at the time – Gothic romance,” said Caitlin Chappell, Assistant Editor at Skybound.

The book is part of Skybound and Universal Products & Experiences’ growing Universal Monsters line, which includes the Eisner Award-nominated Universal Monsters: Dracula by James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds, Creature From the Black Lagoon Lives!, Michael Walsh’s Frankenstein, The Invisible Man, Phantom of the Opera, Blood of the Wolf Man, and the currently releasing The Bride of Frankenstein Lives! by Kelly Thompson and Mattia De Iulis.

Issue #1 offers Cover A by Hicks and Lee Loughridge and Cover B by Mark Chiarello, while Issue #2 features Cover A by Hicks and Loughridge and Cover B by Annie Wu.

Universal Monsters: The Mummy Black & White Special #1 (of 2) hits comic shops and digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play on February 24, 2027, followed by #2 on March 24, 2027. Each issue carries an SRP of $6.99. More at skybound.com.