Comics creator Soo Lee takes the reins of art duties in this brand-new two-part character arc that takes a look back at the perfectly monstrous life of the heroic Adam Frankenstein as he finally decides to pen his life story in this somewhat unofficial adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, but with a very Christopher Chaos take.
Oh they're BEST friends.
I was a little worried when it was announced we’d be getting a two-part story arc that had nothing to do with the main story so soon into the series’ run but boy did Tate Brombal prove me wrong. This first half of a two-part deep dive into Adam Frankenstein’s past was one of the most beautiful pieces of comic book storytelling that I’ve ever read.
This issue was a love-story told on multiple levels under the guise of Adam writing an autobiographical account of his life. The first layer of the love story we see is the relationship between Adam and his creator, Victor Frankenstein. As Victor helps Adam with his first breath, guest artist Soo Lee captures in a way that makes the reader wonder if they’re really witnessing more
the best issue of this series so far feels like its from another series !