Steve Niles, the acknowledged master of horror comics, turns his sights on the Frankenstein story in this terrifying tale, illustrated by new sensation Chee. College student Victor works to reverse death, not knowing what a can of worms he's opening up. But he'll find out...
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Rehash,
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This is little more than a transplantation of the original Frankenstein to a modern setting. It moves way too fast; no time is spent on narrative or character development. It really adds nothing to Mary Shelley's work, and is deeply lacking in comparison.
I am becoming a fan of Steve Niles. "30 Days of Night" and his adaptation of "I Am Legend" were inspired; this is a big step backwards for him. The art is competent, but it adopts the convention that human flesh is apparently a soft clay that shreds at the slightest trauma. Teeth have a very hard time staying in place, as they also seem eager to pop out. The art nearly made me nauseous; I suppose some people will take that as an endorsement. I recently heard someone say that body without soul does not equal life. This story reanimates the body of Shelley's classic novel, but it possesses none of its soul.
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Insipid and unsatisfying,
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While Niles has done much credible work in the past, it's a sign of the dearth of fresh ideas in Hollywood that this flimsy adaptation has (evidently) been optioned for a movie. As has been noted here previously, nothing Niles has put together here contributes anything whatever to the ripe field of artificial resurrection, and the ending has all the feeling of an uninspired, lazy tack-on. Chee's art has some fine features, particularly his arterial sprays, but all in all this reads like a rush job w/out characterization, plot, theme or denouement. Disappointing.
3.0 out of 5 stars
OK, but a little too brief.,
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This review is from: Wake The Dead (Paperback)
Could have been more to it. A very short read and it just sort of stops rather then ends. Art work is great.
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IT WAS A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT. Read the first page New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
IT WAS A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT. Read the first page New!
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- IDW's Tales of Terror (v. 1) by Steve Niles in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead by Steve Niles in Back Matter
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