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Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #9 – Review

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Jeff Lemire (story), Alberto Ponticelli (pencils), Wayne Faucher (inks), Jose Villarrubia (colors) The Story: Undead versus the undead—sounds like a nice break for the living to me. The Review: While this week’s issues of Batgirl and Batman and Robin demonstrated the bigger scale tie-ins to major Events, there are, of course, smaller, less intrusive [...]

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Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #8 – Review

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Jeff Lemire (writer), Alberto Ponticelli (penciller), Walden Wong (inker), Jose Villarrubia (colorist) The Story: Frank and Bride learn good parenting sometimes means tough love (read: violence). The Review: As a pure sci-fi adventure series, Frankenstein doesn’t seem all that interested in laying down big plotlines that build up over half a dozen issues then [...]

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Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #7 – Review

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Jeff Lemire (writer), Alberto Ponticelli (penciller), Walden Wong (inker), Jose Villarrubia (colorist) The Story: Someone needs to teach these humanids a thing or two about labor unions. The Review: Someone—I don’t remember who—made a point about this some months back, when Justice League #3 came out.  In that issue, there’s a scene where Superman, [...]

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Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #6 – Review

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Jeff Lemire (writer), Alberto Ponticelli (artist), Jose Villarrubia (colorist) The Story: Take it easy on Frank—back when he was in ‘Nam, he saw some things. The Review: I think it’s safe to say that, at least in fiction, all golems come to call their own shots in the end.  If nothing else, Frankenstein teaches [...]

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Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #5 – Review

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Jeff Lemire (writer), Alberto Ponticelli (artist), Jose Villarrubia (colorist) The Story: Man-made monster versus monster made of man!  That might not have made sense! The Review: I’ll be honest; I made a strict, conscious choice to avoid O.M.A.C. from the moment it was announced.  My reasoning, perhaps unfair, was the idea of Dan Didio [...]

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Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #4 – Review

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Jeff Lemire (writer), Alberto Ponticelli (artist), Jose Villarrubia (colorist) The Story: Frank, don’t you think you’re getting too old for this sh—stuff.  I meant “stuff.” The Review: Frankenstein proves that there’s something to be said for a comic that sets out purely to entertain, and in these trying times, pure entertainment is invaluable.  The [...]

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Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #3 – Review

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Jeff Lemire (writer), Alberto Ponticelli (artist), Jose Villarrubia (colorist) The Story: Six crazy monsters versus a planet of demon-aliens.  Piece o’ cake. The Review: If you ever get the urge to review comics (and let me tell you, it’s a pretty good gig), a useful first step is to evaluate whether the story’s primary [...]

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Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #2 – Review

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Jeff Lemire (writer), Alberto Ponticelli (artist), Jose Villarrubia (colorist) The Story: Now you know why I never go swimming in natural bodies of water. The Review: We tend to understand Frankenstein’s monster from his portrayals in Mary Shelley’s original novel and its subsequent adaptations: as a gross perversion of the human body, composed of [...]

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Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #1 – Review

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Jeff Lemire (writer), Alberto Ponticelli (artist), Jose Villarrubia (colorist) The Story: Oh, the humanity!  Figuratively speaking. The Review: Despite getting his own mini under Grant Morrison’s ambitious Seven Soldiers series, Frankenstein remained, like that series, a very niche property.  He doesn’t exactly lend himself to all kinds of stories the way other characters can.  [...]

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Flashpoint: Frankenstein and the Creatures of the Unknown #3 – Review

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Jeff Lemire (writer), Andy Smith (penciller), Keith Champagne (inker), Pete Pantazis (colorist) The Story: It’s Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, monster style. The Review: One of the oldest tales in storytelling history is the journey to the Promised Land, the place which holds all the answers the questers seek.  Though some may argue [...]

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Flashpoint: Frankenstein and the Creatures of the Unknown #2 – Review

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Jeff Lemire (writer), Ibraim Roberson & Alex Massacci (artists), Pete Pantazis (colorist) The Story: You grew up in a swamp?  You really are from the sticks, aren’t you? The Review: The vast majority of Elseworlds turn out either uninspired or middling, leaving a much smaller percentage with premises strong enough to support an enjoyable [...]

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Flashpoint: Frankenstein and the Creatures of the Unknown #1 – Review

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Jeff Lemire (writer), Ibraim Roberson (artist), Pete Pantazis (colorist) The Story: Avoid playing “Monster Mash” around this Frankenstein.  He’s not the party type. The Review: With an Elseworlds tale, the better known and established the characters, the more enjoyable it is to see all the changes to their personality and history.  But with Frankenstein, [...]

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Action Comics #891 – Review

Posted on July 29, 2010 by paladinking

by Paul Cornell (writer), Pete Woods (pencils & inks), CAFU (pencils), BIT (inks), Brad Anderson (colors), and Rob Leigh (letters) The Story: Lex Luthor fights Mister Mind for control of his own fantasies. What’s Good: It’s always a pleasure to read a comic that feels wickedly smart and it’s even more special when this comic [...]

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Fables #91 – Review

Posted on December 19, 2009 by paladinking

by Bill Willingham (writer), Mark Buckingham (pencils), Steve Leialoha & Daniel Green (inks), Lee Loughridge (colors), and Todd Klein (letters) The Story: Geppetto makes a bid for power while Bufkin wages his final battle with Baba Yaga. What’s Good: This was just an absolutely fantastic issue that shows that all those readers who claim that [...]

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Angel vs. Frankenstein – Review

Posted on October 24, 2009 by joelopez101

by John Byrne (writer & artist) The Story: Well, it’s all in the title, isn’t it?  Comics legend Byrne reveals the untold battle between vampire Angel (of TV’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer and his own titular show), before he gained a soul, and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein’s Monster. What’s Good: Most people warn against judging a [...]

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Fables #89 – Review

Posted on October 17, 2009 by paladinking

by Bill Willingham (writer), Mark Buckingham (pencils), Steve Leialoha and Andrew Pepoy (inks), Lee Loughridge (colors), and Todd Klein (letters) The Story: Bufkin the monkey starts on the path to becoming a hero.  Meanwhile, Totenkinder follows Mister Dark’s trail. What’s Good: This is quite possibly the best issue of Fables that 2009 has seen thus [...]

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The Unwritten #6 – Review

Posted on October 16, 2009 by paladinking

by Mike Carey (writer), Peter Gross (art), Chris Chuckry & Jeanne McGee (colors), and Todd Klein (letters) The Story: Tom Taylor is thrown in prison and Lizzie Hexam is tasked with breaking him out. What’s Good: I’ve always enjoyed the beginning of every issue of the Unwritten, which often focuses on another text, whether a real world [...]

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The Unwritten #3 – Review

Posted on July 11, 2009 by paladinking

by Mike Carey (writer), Peter Gross (artist), Chris Chuckry & Jeanne McGee (colors), and Todd Klein (letters) The Story: Tom Taylor begins to explore his memories and unlock the secrets of his father’s villa, which also happens to be the location of Frankenstein‘s conception. What’s Good: Though it’s by no means a comedy book, I [...]

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Bernie Wrightson’s Frankenstein – Review

Posted on November 8, 2008 by tonyrak

By Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (story), Bernie Wrightson (art) The Story: Originally published as a graphic novel by Marvel Comics in 1983, this stunning combination of Mary Shelley’s gothic masterpiece and Wrightson’s acclaimed art celebrates its 25th anniversary with an oversized, hardcover edition from Dark Horse Comics. The story itself is a classic and well known [...]

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Screamland #1-2 (of 5) – Review

Posted on April 21, 2008 by mulderwastaken

By Harold Sipe (story) & Héctor Casanova (art) The comic tells the story of present day story of the Universal Monsters, except they’re real people with real problems – trying to work on whatever comes to their hands. For instance, Frankenstein earns his money working for “z class” movies. However, roles are rare because he [...]

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The Immortal Iron Fist: Orson Randall, And The Green Mist of Death #1 – Review

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Deamentia

By Matt Fraction (writer), Russ Heath, Nick Drgotta, Mike Allred, Laura Allred, Lewis LaRosa, Stefano Gaudiano, Matt Hollingsworth, Mitch Breitweiser (artists) What a wonderful book. I always wondered what Iron Fist would be like if Ed Brubaker wasn’t around. Thankfully, it’s just as good, which gives Matt Fraction the “street cred” he so rightfully deserves. [...]

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