American Caper #5
Writer: Dan Houser · Lazlow
Artist: David Lapham
Colorist: Lee Loughridge
Cover artist: Tyler Boss
William Hamilton dodges a bullet. Literally. Eliza Charmers discovers a murder weapon. Nearly. Eva and Maria run into some very familiar “friends.”
Meanwhile: Marnie and her conspiracy crush meet up at a gun range. And Eva reveals a dark secret of her former life in Mexico amongst the cartels as a glamour model.
After a series of violent crimes wracks the Paris Opera House, Christine Daaè’s career is in chaos. But the show must go on, and Christine will discover that no one – especially the mysterious voice whispering from the eaves – are what they seem.
As an old friend return to investigate these surprising attacks, Christine will discover her connection to the truth and the man known as…THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.
Story: Tyler Boss
Art: Martin Simmonds
Letterer: Becca Carey
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Skybound Entertainment, Image Comics, and Universal Products & Experiences have revealed the cover lineup and preview pages for Universal Monsters: Phantom of the Opera #2, from the creative duo of Tyler Boss and Martin Simmonds. The second installment of this shocking new reimagining of Phantom of the Opera arrives in comic book shops on March 25, 2026.
The must-read horror series of the year continues! A young soprano, Christine, finds her career in chaos after a series of violent crimes plagues the Paris Opera House. Christine’s world has never been brighter…but when the Phantom of The Opera strikes again, nothing will ever be the same.
Universal Monsters: Phantom of the Opera #2 features a main cover by Martin Simmonds, an open to order B cover by Lee Weeks, incentive variants including a connecting 1:10 incentive cover by Anwita Citriya, a 1:25 incentive variant of Lee Weeks’ B cover in black & white, a 1:50 incentive variant by Abigail Larson, and a 1:75 incentive variant by Michael Walsh.
A full list of covers is below:
Universal Monsters: The Phantom of the Opera #1
writer: Tyler Boss
art: Martin Simmonds
Deep beneath the grand chandelier, the music stirs once more. Boss and Simmonds bring you a horrifying new vision of the story you only think you know!
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…THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.
The Phantom of the Opera will thrill fans new and old with a twist no one sees coming!
American Caper #4
Writer: Dan Houser · Lazlow
Artist: David Lapham
Colorist: Lee Loughridge
Letterer: Nate Piekos
Cover artist: Tyler Boss
Once upon a time William and Marnie were happy, healthy, progressive newlyweds in Chicago. Now they’re angry parents in Wyoming. She’s DM flirting with the Order of 1780 Militia while she and gambling addict William load up on junk food. Meanwhile, Orson’s boss lays out plans for dealing with the FBI, as Freddie Abel, recently escaped from prison, pays a surprise visit to an old friend, whose betrayal put him away in the first place. Join us for cocktails, lines of chang, and treachery as brunch gets bloody.
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:
The Groundskeeper’s job is to keep order in the playing field. Killers must be kept in bounds, and civilians under control. But the survivors of Oak Valley have no intention of making the Groundkeeper’s job easy…
Story: James Tynion IV, Tyler Boss
Art: Michael Walsh, Valentine De Landro
Color: Jordie Bellaire
Letterer: Becca Carey
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American Caper #3
Writer: Dan Houser · Lazlow
Artist: David Lapham
Colorist: Lee Loughridge
Letterer: Nate Piekos
Cover artist: Tyler Boss
The Hamilton family disappears into separate fantasy worlds of cowboy cosplay, conspiracy, and computer games. The Charmers are questioned by the FBI about the recent murders in Verona and the van full of smuggled immigrants and escaped convicts. Agent Carter Evans tests if his new partner is crooked. Marty parties while breeding bulls. And Freddie interrupts an old friend’s poolside brunch of cocaine and cocktails with a surprise visit.
Exquisite Corpses #9
(W) James Tynion IV (A) Tyler Boss
The Groundskeeper’s job is to keep order in the playing field. Killers must be kept in bounds, and civilians under control. But the survivors of Oak Valley have no intention of making the Groundkeeper’s job easy…
Dark Horse Comics and Absurd Ventures have announced that the first collected edition volume of creator-writer Dan Houser’s acclaimed new crime fiction comic book series, American Caper, will be released on June 23, 2026. Titled American Caper: Red-Pilled Blues, this trade paperback collects the first four issues of the series and preorders are now live.
Created and written by Rockstar Games co-founder and longtime creative force behind Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption, Dan Houser, the series features a murderer’s row of fellow crime fiction talent including Houser’s longtime writing collaborator, Lazlow, and artwork by Eisner Award–winner David Lapham, Chris Anderson, and Lee Loughridge, with covers by Tyler Boss.
Set in Verona, Wyoming, American Caper follows two neighboring families on the brink of collapse:
A Mormon hitman. A gambling-addict lawyer. Two neighbors intertwined in a real estate deal gone wrong. Mix in a Mexican beauty queen on the run from her past, a red-pilled housewife, two escaped convicts in love, a Wall Street billionaire who has become a cowboy, and a maniac hell-bent on revenge. The manicured wilderness of Verona, Wyoming is the perfect cocktail of American culture: real estate development, violence and snake oil.
From the tax-avoiders in the Rockies, to the thought police of Brooklyn, to the confused political and environmental battlegrounds of Florida, one thing is certain: This tragedy is someone else’s fault.
To be among the first to secure a pre-order of the inaugural trade paperback collected volume, please visit Bookshop, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or place an order via your local comic book shop or bookstore. Copies will be available in-store starting June 23, 2026.
