Doc Frankenstein Post-Modern Prometheus

by Lana Wachowski, Steve Skroce (Illustrator)

Doc Frankenstein was born in the back offices of The Matrix Trilogy, as a labor of love, one we've continued working on, amidst change both personal and global. This OVERSIZED DELUXE HARDCOVER edition adds 64 NEW PAGES to COMPLETE the story. The collection includes a very personal introduction by Lana Wachowski and is topped with an original cover painting by Geof Darrow, Steve Skroce, Tino Rodríguez and Virgo Paraiso. Collecting Doc Frankenstein #1-6, plus 64 FIRST-TIME-IN-PRINT pages. Order the book Brian K. Vaughan called: ...the unholy creation of some of the best visual storytellers alive.
The complete epic, in its first deluxe hardcover edition.
For more than two centuries, Doc Frankenstein has fought against monsters both the human and the supernatural to carve a place for himself and the world's dispossessed. Now the soldiers of the sacrosanct want him returned to the grave. With unlimited wealth and an army of disciples, they will kill anything in their way, and anyone standing by his side. Beyond good and evil, this is the Clash of the Rational against the Irrational and all that stands between the Earth and the Apocalypse is the Messiah of Science: Doc Frankenstein!
From the introduction by Lana Wachowski:
Things change right?... For most of us change means uncertainty and uncertainty makes us anxious. Again paradoxically, for many change is the one thing that can save our lives. Lilly and I began this book known publicly as brothers. We are finishing it as sisters ... Now, after all these years, you might wonder why we are bothering to finish a story that so many have already forgotten about... The truth is I never forgot about it... and while many things have changed since we begin this book, several crucial things have not changed; I still love comics. I love Steve s art and think some of his best stuff he s done is in this book. And I love Frankenstein.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels

Hardcover

First published November 27, 2019

About the author

Lana Wachowski (formerly Laurence "Larry" Wachowski), with her sister Lilly, are American film directors, screenwriters, comic writers and producers.

Reviews

[Dan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Starts strong, but is derailed by some truly out-of-place Cheech & Chong meets Mel Brooks biblical satire. The tone of the book is all over the place...There's the aforementioned biblical strangeness/blasphemy, an old werewolf pulled wholesale from a Garth Ennis comic, a kid who picks a fight with Dick Cheney.....all juxtaposed with the dour Doc Frankenstein himself. just weird, weird stuff. Head-scratching weird, not enjoyable weird. The artwork saves the day, but I can't recommend this.

[Justin Decloux · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am so glad this is finally collected in a beautiful new edition, with 64 extra pages to wrap-up the story, and an incredibly moving introduction by Lana Wachowski.

I hope they make more comics.

[Nana-Margrethe · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved this piece - finishing it left me in a state of baffled wonder, as if emerging from a dark theatre back into the daylight. As I hold the original novel dear, it was thrilling to see Doc Frankensteins story reimagined through the Wild West and beyond! The smaller sections of the story are enjoyable and strong on their own and come together beautifully in the end. The entire piece is wonderfully illustrated and is equal parts entertaining and deeply touching - the latter part of which I surely did not expect going into the reading experience! One of the better stories I have heard in a long, long time.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

Outsider art in the truest sense of the term.

[Antov · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rythme effréné , action débridée et outrance. Tout ça mêlé avec des réflexions philosophiques et existentielles.Seules les Wachowski peuvent réussir ce grand écart.

[Jaysen Huculak · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Can we change our stories or are we trapped by them?” - Lana Wachowski
I had never read Doc Frankenstein and I feel lucky to read it from beginning to end so quickly. The collection starts with a great introduction by Lana Wachowski that outlines the significance of Doc Frankenstein’s creation and continuation reflecting her life’s journey. It frames the story to follow.
The art work and story are over the top, mature and amusingly immature. The mixture is great. I can understand the pain and frustration for those readers who had to wait so long for the conclusion. I found the new books were seamlessly connected and it all flowed well. Really enjoyed it.

[The Spooky Jedi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Art was phenomenal. Story overall was good to decent with random moments not sure why they added them

[Valdemar Lenschow · Rating 5 out of 5]

At the same time ridiculous fun and quite poetic. Doc Frankenstein is violent and insane with a premise, that at first sounds pretty dumb, but which makes a whole lot of sense in the end. It plays on a lot of the themes from the original novel, while telling a story involving faeries, werewolves and catholic extremists. Somehow every plot-point was fun and engaging, and I ended up wanting more.
But that is exactly the right feeling for when your finished with something like this.
This is a little hidden gem, and I am thinking of looking into more stuff made by the artist Steve Skroce, who did a great job on this. The Wachowski sisters I am of course more familiar with, but I definitely liked this more than the Matrix. It might just be more to my taste with it's mix of mythology and sci-fi and its crazy colors than the exiciting, but bleak world of the Matrix.

[Kirsten · Rating 4 out of 5]

My new favourite iteration of Frankenstein by far. While the plot is a unique rollercoaster of violence and important philosophical questions, it is the artistry that steals the show. One of the most beautiful, intricate graphic novels I have ever read.

[Sean · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 really

[Sean Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

I admire the Wachowski's ability to balance philosophy with schlock. Comic books are usually best suited to this and this is a beautiful comic brimming with action and potential. The story is a little rough and castle wolfensteiny, we've sort of seen this stuff before, but a movie adaptation wouldn't be too bad. Come on James McTeague, you know you want to.