Mary Shelley’s original novel, “Frankenstein: Or the Modern Prometheus” is not only a masterwork of horror, but it’s also considered to be one of the earliest science fiction stories ever. Even today, its themes of man exerting god-like powers in order to create life from death remain a passionately debated topic as modern science continues its experiments with cloning, DNA, and stem cells. Marion Mousse brings the story of Dr. Victor Frankenstein and his tragic monster to frightening new life in this all-new comics adaptation, with dark and brooding artwork that appeals to today’s fans of cutting-edge graphic novels. With the greater page length the CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED DELUXE provides, so much more of the original novel is part of the adaptation, which quite possibly makes this the best comics version yet.
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The Classics Illustrated series provides readers who haven’t yet read the literary classics directly with a graphic-novel introduction to the plot, characters, action, and even the language employed in their telling. This volume is so faithful to Shelley’s account of the man-made sentient being that the “monster” doesn’t even appear until a third of the way through. For contemporary children who associate the name Frankenstein solely with the monster fit for a Halloween costume rather than with the guilt-plagued doctor who created him, this may be a bit of a wait. The artwork in the beginning, while richly colored and detailed with period costume and European and arctic scenery, serves as simple illustration rather than being vital to understanding the proceedings. When the mostly silent, watchful creature enters the story, however, the images become much more essentially engaged with the narrative. In the end, perhaps the best audience for this is the child who already knows the Shelley version but has a visual orientation toward the world of narrative. Grades 6-9. --Francisca Goldsmith
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Marion Mousse (Adapter and Illustrator) is a French comics artist and writer whose distinct style can be seen in such works as “From Outer Space”, “Fracasse”, and “Moonfleet. Her gloomy and ominous work builds a distinct world for this new adaptation of Shelley’s classic.
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This review is from: Classics Illustrated Deluxe #3: Frankenstein (Classics Illustrated Deluxe Graphic Novels) (Paperback)
This new series of Classics Illustrated Deluxe volumes is not only an excellent introduction to famous books, but is an artistic landscape that really impresses. This latest effort has a gloomy and foreboding look to it, completely in keeping with the type of story one reads. The panels are darkish and the drawings full of an underlying menace. It doesn't "pretty up" what is a classdic tale, and one that most modern readers do not know, having been raised on Hammer Films and Boris Karloff pictures (not to mention "Young Frankenstein"). I've never read the original work, but own the original Classics Illustrated version of the book and, believe me, this new one is very different!It tells the tale as it was written, with no additions or deletions to change the tenor or mood. It's a scary story and this graphic novel brings the story back to its roots, and that is a very good thing. I can only hope that future volumes in this series live up to the high standards set by the first three issues.
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High Quality - Well Adapted - Good Read,
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This review is from: Classics Illustrated Deluxe #3: Frankenstein (Classics Illustrated Deluxe Graphic Novels) (Paperback)
I was sceptical about this book when I was deciding to buy it. I looked at the previews and the art seemed childish and clumsy. Luckily I was proved totally wrong, this is a marvellous adaptation. The art, while taking some getting used to, is very good and captures the mood perfectly. Something about the simplicity combined with the artists total understanding of the text lifts this book up to one of the best comic novels I have read.
The text, while wordy, works brilliantly with the dark, sombre, dreamlike art. The way this book captures the hopelessness and emotion of the story without dragging the whole thing down into sophormoric tweeness, which is huge danger with this novel, is comendable. I can't recommend it highly enough. If you find the art strange my advice is stick with it, by the time you are a third of the way through you won't be able to put it down. One complaint though, and it is one I have with all the PaperCutz Duluxe books, is why so small? A slightly bigger format would have made this series perfect. Don't let this put you off though, with this particular issue the art, while superb, is not detailed enough to matter so much.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Wordy Adaptation of Shelley's Novel,
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This review is from: Classics Illustrated Deluxe #3: Frankenstein (Classics Illustrated Deluxe Graphic Novels) (Hardcover)
The "Papercutz" (publisher) version of the Classics Illustrated "Frankenstein" is an excellent adaptation of the Mary Shelley novel. The man Victor Frankenstein struggles with his own morality and own hatred & thirst for revenge as he relays his story to a captain on a ship bound for the Arctic.
Victor relays the monster's threat as it murders its way throughout the area, and particularly targets Victor's family and wife to cause Victor as much grief as the monster himself has suffered. Who is the victim here? The monster or the creator? And what is the result of attempting to create life that was the main power of the Creator himself? The illustrated book does tend to be a bit wordy, but so was Shelley's novel. Minor editing errors (spelling the author's name wrong - "Shelly") and a few spelling mistakes take away from the otherwise decent work. The art is moody and dark, and sometimes it is hard to tell what is going on. The panels are also quite small. This makes for a slow read, as the reader attempts to read the text and see the small illustrations associated with the story. There is another older version of Classics Illustrated with the same story. This Papercutz version though is more of a Cliffs Notes-style publication. A brief bio of Mary Shelley and a brief synopsis of what inspired her to write her story are mentioned. Bottom Line: Not a bad book, perhaps a tad over-scholarly and in need of an editor. Still, you may enjoy it despite the muddy artwork. Great book to get if you don't want to read the original work and just wanted to find out who Frankenstein's monster was really about - the Karloff version notwithstanding!
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