Universal Monsters: Phantom of the Opera #3 (of 4) Cover A Martin Simmonds – Image Comics
Universal Monsters: Phantom of the Opera #3 (of 4) Cover A Martin Simmonds – Image Comics
Universal Monsters: Phantom of the Opera #3 (of 4) – Cover A: Martin Simmonds
The music of the night grows darker still. Universal Monsters: Phantom of the Opera #3 continues the penultimate chapter of the stunning four-issue limited series from Image Comics — part of the acclaimed Universal Monsters comics line that has brought the golden age of horror cinema’s most iconic creatures back to the page with extraordinary artistic ambition and reverence. Cover A features the breathtaking artwork of Martin Simmonds — one of the most visually distinctive and emotionally powerful artists working in comics today, whose haunting, painterly, mixed-media style is perfectly suited to the gothic grandeur and tragic romance at the heart of the Phantom’s story. Simmonds’ covers for this series have been among the most talked-about in the entire Universal Monsters line — and issue #3 is no exception.
Whether you’ve been captivated by this series since issue #1, you’re a Martin Simmonds collector who considers his work essential, or you’re a horror comics fan who demands the absolute best in art and atmosphere, Cover A of issue #3 is the penultimate chapter you cannot miss.
- Title: Universal Monsters: Phantom of the Opera
- Issue: #3 (of 4) – Penultimate Issue
- Cover: Cover A (Main Cover)
- Cover Artist: Martin Simmonds
- Publisher: Image Comics
- License: Universal Monsters / Universal Pictures
- Featured Character: The Phantom of the Opera
- Format: Single Issue / Comic Book / Limited Series (4 Issues)
- Genre: Horror / Gothic / Dark Romance / Classic Monster
- Published Date: April 2026
- Available in Stores From Publisher: April 2026
- Condition: New, Unread
🎭 Fun Fact: The original Phantom of the Opera — starring Lon Chaney Sr. — was released by Universal Pictures in 1925 and remains one of the most celebrated silent horror films ever made; Chaney’s self-applied makeup for the Phantom’s unmasked face was so shocking that audience members reportedly fainted in theaters — cementing the character as one of horror cinema’s most enduring and iconic figures nearly a century before this comic series.
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