Book: Madame Frankenstein (issues #1-7) by Jamie S. Rich with illustrations by Megan Levens
Source: Borrowed from Publisher/NetGalley for an honest review
Publication: Available now
Publisher: Image Comics
Description:
In 1932, Vincent Krall sets out to create his perfect woman by reanimating the corpse of the love of his life. He'll soon discover, however, that man was never meant to peer beyond the veil between life and death, and a woman is not as easily controlled as he believes. As his monster becomes more conscious of who she was and who she is becoming, Vincent ends up with a lot more than he bargained for. Mixing vintage horror with mythic drama, this graphic novel by writer Jamie S. Rich (You Have Killed Me) and smashing newcomer Megan Levens is guaranteed to send chills through even the warmest of hearts. Expect murder, betrayal, and some vintage Jazz Age parties. The collected Madame Frankenstein contains all the covers by Helheim artist Joelle Jones and an exclusive gallery section showcasing Megan Levens' development process.
Rating: 3 1/2 stars
Review:
This is a retelling of Frankenstein hence the title with Vincent Krall trying to bring back Courtney Bow a woman he had a crush on. She died during a car accident and he thought he could restore her life. He did but he also wanted to remake her into the "perfect" woman.
But as the story progressed, Krall went from appearing as a kind hearted guy to being shown as he really was which is someone who is really dangerous. He was disgraced as well as being delusional, he painted himself as the victim and Courtney as his ultimate prize.
This is a nice story but I do wish there had been more to it. It didn't really start getting good until near the end. The illustrations are nice but I wonder how they would have looked in color because all the artwork is in black and white.
It ends on a cliffhanger but I'm not sure if this is an ongoing series or just a mini. I'm hoping the story will continue.
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