Frankenstein

This revamp of is a 4-issue mini-series written by Grant Morrison and drawn by Doug Mahnke and published by DC Comics from January to May 2006. It is part of a seven-book inter-related meta-series entitled "Seven Soldiers" all written by Grant Morrison for DC with two bookends, and . Each of these 7 mini-series follow individual art (with different artists), style and character arcs. Frankenstein still is based on Mary Shelley's original creation but is physically and mentally superior, somewhat reminiscent of the title character in the 1931 movie played by screen horror legend Boris Karloff. He even looks a lot like Boris Karloff--or the Marvel Hulk character drawn by comics legend Steve Ditko, for that matter.

On a stormy night, Percy Bysshe Shelley (Douglas Walton) and Lord Byron (Gavin Gordon) praise Mary Shelley (Elsa Lanchester) extravagantly for her creation of the story of Frankenstein and his monster. Mary, reminding them that her intention in writing the tale was to impart a moral lesson, advises that she has more of the story to tell. The scene shifts to the moments following the events at the end of Frankenstein. Villagers gathered around the burning windmill cheer the apparent death of the Monster (Karloff).

Focusing on films outside the horror genre, this book offers a unique account of the Frankenstein myth's popularity and endurance. Although the Frankenstein narrative has been a staple in horror films, it has also crossed over into other genres, particularly comedy and science fiction, resulting in such films as Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, Young Frankenstein, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Bladerunner, and the Alien and Terminator film series.

200 anni dopo la sua scioccante creazione, Adam, la creatura portata in vita dal dottor Frankenstein, vive ancora sulla terra, dove è in atto una lotta tra le forze del Bene e del Male: da un lato i demoni che vogliono conquistare la terra, dall'altro i Gargoyles che hanno giurato di proteggere l'umanità. Adam, dopo aver scoperto…

When Dr. Frankenstein is killed by a monster he created, his daughter and his lab assistant Marshall continue his experiments. The two fall in love and attempt to transplant Marshall's brain in to the muscular body of a retarded servant Stephen, in order to prolong the aging Marshall's life. Meanwhile, the first monster seeks revenge on the grave robbers who sold the body parts used in its creation to Dr. Frankenstein. Soon it comes after Marshall and the doctor's daughter.