Screwed: Projekt Frankenstein

by Keith Thomas (Writer), Tyler Kirkham (Writer), David Miller (Artist)

Is this the work of a serial killer, or something far worse? FBI Agent Erin Scott intends to find out - with or without the approval of her superiors - in this visionary modern, mature re-imagining of the Frankenstein legend from acclaimed artist/creator Tyler Kirkham (New Guardians, Teen Titans, and Amazing Spider-Man).

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Sequential Art

160 pages, Paperback

First published February 4, 2014

Reviews

[Jacinta Carter · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story in this graphic novel was good, but there was maybe a little too much gratuitous violence. Also, can we please start drawing women with realistic chest sizes? And women who wear clothes that actually fit? Just once?

[Cassie · Rating 2 out of 5]

this.....made me really uncomfortable reading it.

[Michael · Rating 2 out of 5]

Unansprechende Artwork, schlecht erzählte Story - hier taugt nur die Grundidee: Ein weibliches Frankenstein-Monster als Opfer / Produkt eines irren Wissenschaftlers, dazu dunkle Bezüge zur Regierung; das klang unterhaltsam genug und ich hatte mich darauf gefreut. Aber die Umsetzung ist katastrophal und bietet nichts als Gemetzel und eine weibliche Monsterheldin im kurzen Röckchen und mit übergroßen Brüsten. Nicht, dass ich etwas gegen Röckchen und Busen habe, aber die arme Heldin hat keine Persönlichkeit und zerlegt nicht nur andere böse Monster reihenweise ohne Skrupel. Blut muss fließen ist hier die Devise. Spaß und Interesse am Comic hatte ich schon nach wenigen Seiten verloren und auf Seite 60 hieß es dann endlich: Abbruch!

[Robert Bussie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is Zenescopes's modern take on Mary Shelly's Frankenstein. I have really enjoyed a lot of the publishers retelling of classic stories; this one however is a dud. I liked certain aspects of it, such as when Anne feels threatened she sees the people as monsters. This is a nice nod to how the monster feels and sees people around him in Shelly's original tale. The rest of the story is predictable with lots of scenes that seemed forced instead of flowing naturally.

The art is very gory. It does not hold back on the blood. It may seem a bit much at times, but this is supposed to be a disturbing horror story so it fits the atmosphere.

The art style is reminiscent of Rob Leifeld, but not nearly as good. Many of the faces look weird and poorly drawn. The coloring is fine; it is serviceable, but nothing to wow over.

[Keith · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice artwork, with a few twists that make the story less predictable than it initially seems. The only thing that prevents me from giving this another star is that there were a few places where some of the relationships seemed more sketched in than fleshed out. Still, a solid effort that I’d certainly recommend to fans of the genre. 3 1/2 stars.

[Steven · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun and creative title. I really enjoyed the story twists, and the illustrations wicked! It would be nice if Zenescope revisits this character in the future.

[Dani · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting take on the Frankenstein story, but with a current setting and an awesome lead character. I really enjoyed the story but at times I felt the art was a little jumbled. I had a hard time figuring out how the flow of some of the pages was supposed to go and ended up missing dialogue boxes sitting on the edges or in the middle of an action sequence. Outside of that, I really enjoyed this book. I've waited a long time to read it and I wasn't disappointed. I love the ending and hope it leads to something in the future. :)

[Lila · Rating 2 out of 5]

It had a decent start, but ended up being straight-lined and predictable.
Some plot twists (about detective) were telegraphed miles earlier and ending was rather lukewarm.
Art is... well, played to cater to specific type of reader, it just isn't my cuppa.

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

VERY violent (but hey, that's not a bad thing),pretty decent story, mad props for a main LGBT character. I'd be curious to see more...