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The Bride Of The Monster
It has been forty years since the young scientist named Victor Von Frankenstein created his infamous monster. Now it is the year 1898, the monster has been recovered from the Arctic circle by Robert Walton IV, great-grandson of the last man to see the creation of Frankenstein. The monster, encased in a block of ice, sits in the cargo hold of a freighter ship bound for America.
Unknown to the crew above deck, the rough seas have rocked an oil lantern free from its hangings, causing it to smash on the floor of the cargo hold and igniting an inferno. As the heat from the fire grows, the ice imprisoning Frankenstein’s monster begins to melt. By some miracle, or the side-effects of Frankenstein’s super-science, the monster lives again.
Outside, on the top deck, the crew are in full mutiny. They have cornered Captain Walton and his Eskimo Porter near the starboard railings of the ship. The men have had enough bad luck brought on board by a reckless venture. As Captain Walton berates his crew, black smoke begins to pour out from the hatches and doors leading to the cargo hold. Then in an explosion of splinters, the monster crashes through one of the oak doors, a child lays limp over one shoulder of the monster.
Will the crew be able to stop the monster’s rampage and save the ship from certain destruction? Can Robert Walton make his men understand the plight of the monster by telling its tale? Why did Victor Von Frankenstein kill his second creation and deprive his monster of love? Collect the series to find out!
Reviewer Notes
This is the second part of Gary Friedrich and Mike Ploog’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein novel. In this issue we are told the monster’s life story, which includes meeting the old blind man, and the making of the bride of Frankenstein. I think this issue was very well done for the amount of material introduced on such a limited number of pages.
From this point in the story Gary and Mike can begin adding in elements from the Marvel universe. I love Ploog art and Gary’s writing is excellent. I’m giving this issue five out of five stars.
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