Exclusive: Abbott & Costello Meet the Monsters T-Shirt and Collectors Coin featuring art by Zac Atkinson Revealed!
Abbott and Costello are back in comics for the first time in more than half a century — and this time, they’re bringing the monsters with them. Monstrous is launching a Kickstarter campaign for Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters, an all-new comic book series that reunites legendary comedy duo Bud Abbott and Lou Costello with the kind of monsters, madmen and supernatural mayhem that helped make some of their most beloved films classics.
The campaign will feature three full-length comics written by Bram Stoker Award winner James Aquilone, an array of variant covers from acclaimed comic book artists, and exclusive Abbott and Costello merchandise.
The new series,Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters, marks the first new comics starring the duo in more than 50 years.
The first issue, Abbott and Costello Meet the Night Stalker, throws Bud and Lou into the dark, supernatural world of Kolchak: The Night Stalker. The issue has interior art by Dave Acosta and covers by J.K. Woodward, Lukas Ketner, and Zac Atkinson.
In the second issue, Abbott and Costello Meet the Morlocks, the duo encounters the subterranean creatures made famous by H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine. The issue features covers by Russ Braun and Colton Worley.
The third comic, Abbott and Costello Meet Cthulhu, sends the comedy legends into cosmic-horror territory for an encounter with one of the most famous monsters in weird fiction. r. The issue has interior art by Juan Samu and covers by Robert Hack and E.V. Cantada.
Each comic will also include the Abbott and Costello comic strips.
The series continues a tradition stretching back to Abbott and Costello’s classic monster comedies, most famously 1948’s Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, which brought the comedians face-to-face with Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster and the Wolf Man. Inspired by those classic films, Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters pairs the duo with creatures and characters they never had the opportunity to encounter on screen.
In addition to the three comics, the Kickstarter campaign will offer exclusive merchandise, such as T-shirts, trading cards, original artwork, and more.
We have an exclusive reveal of the Collectors Coin and T-shirt, each featuring art by Zac Atkinson. Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters will be available through Kickstarter.
