Doctor Victor Frankenstein has nothing on Hyde Street’s own Doctor Archibald Ego—a disgraced plastic surgeon whose malpractice scars more than flesh...it cuts into the soul. Dragged to Hyde Street in 1997, Doctor Ego now encounters an old patient lured back by unfinished business—and a thirst for revenge. But when the scalpel turns, who becomes the real monster? And what dark connection binds the twisted doctor to the terrifying Matinee Monster?
OverallTo sum up, I'm really loving this book and the direction it's heading. It's often the horror highlight of my month and never fails to both entertain and amuse me. Read Full Review
The more we learn about Hyde Street and its residents, the more dread and horrifying this story becomes. This is how horror books should be done, and this issue made me feel the most uncomfortable out of any previous ones. I need more, and you should be putting this at the top of your list this spooky season! Read Full Review
Besides the shaky characterization of one of Dr. Ego's patients, this was an outstanding origin issue that fully establishes a new player on Hyde Street. Read Full Review
Johns casts a critical gaze at a lot of human imperfection. With the ninth issue, hes drawing the spotlight into the heart of human perfection...both inner and outer...both perceived and created. There are a lot of different directions that John's could go into with respect to this particular character. Really, you could get his own series and there wouldn't be any end of possibilities for exploration into the nature of. beauty and imperfction on the edge of contemporary consciousness. One issue isnt enough to cover the possibilities with Dr. Ego. We need more. Read Full Review
HYDE STREET #9 takes clinic horror to new heights with a villain worth every nightmare, but guest artist Francis Portela scalps the atmosphere like a novice with a butter knife. Johns' script cuts deep, yet the visuals limp noticeably, making this trip down Hyde Street more patience than pleasure. Consider this comic a necessary but flawed prescription. Best taken with a stiff drink and low expectations Read Full Review
Plot
This installment shows how Dr. Ego was inspired by his father's obsession with performing plastic surgery during World War II, exploiting wounded soldiers, and how this obsession corrupted his ethics. Dr. Ego never stopped, performing countless procedures regardless of the outcome or the psychological impact on the patient, taking advantage of his patients' own obsession with looking better.
Dr. Ego operates on unfortunate patients on Hyde Street, and the comic recounts several of these cases; the two most impactful ones resulted in the patients becoming Ego's assistants on Hyde Street.
In the present day, Ego explains to Mr. X-Ray that Pranky cannot remove the mask because it revealed his monstrous nature an more
This series continues to be great.
Another masterfully written story. It's hard to criticize Francis Portela's art, as it is absolutely perfect, but I think it might be a little too pretty and clean for Hyde Street. I can't help but wonder what the issue would have looked like illustrated by regular artist Ivan Reis.
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