Universal Monsters: Frankenstein written and drawn by Michael Walsh and colors by Toni-Marie Griffin
Following the narrative of the 1931 movie, Michael Walsh retells the story of Doctor Frankenstein creating his monster. The wrinkle he throws in is a young boy named Paul. He's at the cemetery when Frankenstein and Fritz come to dig up a fresh corpse. That fresh corpse is Paul's father. The boy hops on their cart and winds up at the tower laboratory. He witnesses the creation of the creature and tries to connect with it. Unlike its reaction to Fritz and the doctor, the monster is at least gentle with Paul. But things don't go well as things go on.
Walsh does a good job capturing the feeling of dread from the movie. He expands Elizabeth's role in the story, giving her more backstory and having her interact with Paul. Finding a new perspective is tricky after almost a hundred years of Frankenstein imitations, reboots, and reimaginings. Some touching moments balance out the horrific ones. It's a nice supplement to the movie.
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