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    Todd Jordan
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  • Monster & Madman #1 (of 3)



    Published by: IDW Publishing
    Released on: Mar. 12, 2014
    Writer: Steve Niles
    Artist: Damien Worm
    Cover: Damien Worm
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    After going into self-exile in the frozen waste-lands, Frankenstein's Monster finds himself on a boat working for his ticket off the giant ice cube. Aboard the boat, much time is available to him to think, reflect and to learn to live among humans, even though he keeps to himself in the bowels of the ship most of the time. Once back to the solid ground, the boat's captain pays him to go and wring the neck of someone indebted to him.

    Frankenstein's Monster is not a monster on the inside, just the outside, and his conscience and his philosophy have him do something the captain isn't too happy with, and he meets Frank back at the boat with a few of his close friends. It's not difficult to guess what happens as a result, fire bad and all that, and after the chaos he finds himself someplace different than where he started, and with a whole new set of dynamics to deal with.

    Meanwhile, Jack the Ripper- oh, wait…he doesn't show up until the last panel in this book. Never mind.

    The sad and pathetic monster's story picks up where the classic novel left off, and the events that occur in this first issue make for a great read, as one should expect from writing talent of Steve Niles. His version of the character makes the reader feel pity for him, as the book did (unless you are a cruel person), and his mini-sequel to Mary Shelley's novel is chock full of goodness. But the mini-sequel ends in the last panel and who knows where this is going to go. Well, it's a sure thing the creative team knows, but the reader needs luck in guessing what will happen next.

    The artwork by Damien Worm is stylistic in nature, and his color use seems more vital to his work than detail does. Everything is white in the ice lands; everything is purple during a storm at sea; everything is gray when he is in the village where he is to kill the lousy bum who owes the captain money. The art is not clean and crisp looking, but it's quite effective in its ability to create mood and give the book a ghastly tone.

    At just three issues, the story can't get very involved, but the meeting between The Ripper and the monster should be interesting. There's no telling where it will go at this point. Oh and there are three covers if you care. One is a rip on a classic McFarlane cover from The Incredible Hulk.


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