Skybound Entertainment, Image Comics, and Universal Products & Experiences have revealed the connecting variant cover lineup by Anwita Citriya for Universal Monsters: Phantom of the Opera #1, from the dream team of Tyler Boss and Martin Simmonds. The first installment of this shocking new reimagining of Phantom of the Opera will hit comic book shops on February 25, 2026.

The all-new connecting variant covers by talented horror artist Anwita Citriya spans the entirety of the limited series; featuring the leading lady, Christine, the Phantom himself, and the ghastly mysteries behind the Paris Opera House curtain. 

A young soprano, Christine, finds her career in chaos after a series of violent crimes plagues the Paris Opera House. But the show must go on, and Christine will discover that no one – especially the mysterious voice whispering from the eaves – is what they seem. As an old friend returns to investigate these surprising attacks, Christine will discover her connection to the truth and the man known as… PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. 

In addition to the 1:10 incentive connecting variant cover by Anwita Citriya, Universal Monsters: Phantom of the Opera #1 has a main cover by Martin Simmonds, an open to order variant and a 1:25 incentive “classic horror” cover by Joshua Middleton, a 1:50 incentive cover by Rosemary Valero-O’Connell, a 1:75 incentive cover by David Talaski, a 1:100 foil incentive cover by Baldemar Rivas, a blank sketch cover, and a mask cover by Andrea Milana and Andres Juarez. 

Phantom of the Opera will be followed by an 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. 

 A full list of the themed covers is below: 

• Universal Monsters: Phantom of the Opera #1 Cover C (1:10 Incentive) (Connecting) by  Anwita Citriya (Lunar Code: 1225IM0286) 
• Universal Monsters: Phantom of the Opera #2 Cover C (1:10 Incentive) (Connecting) by  Anwita Citriya (Lunar Code: 0126IM0433) 
• Universal Monsters: Phantom of the Opera #3 Cover C (1:10 Incentive) (Connecting) by  Anwita Citriya 
• Universal Monsters: Phantom of the Opera #4 Cover C (1:10 Incentive) (Connecting) by  Anwita Citriya