Doll & Creature

by Rick Remender, Mike Manley

Religion in any form has been outlawed and blase hedonism is the norm, in the skewed future of DOLL AND CREATURE. Unleashed into this society of wretched self-absorption is a horrible new drug, Grey Matter, which physically transforms its users into monsters called "Hydes." With the government unable or unwilling to deal with this threat to its populace, a wealthy Priest/General, himself a veteran of the wars that caused religion to be outlawed, contracts a brilliant scientist to create a prototype "Frankenstein" to deal with the Hyde epidemic. This creature, named Gristle, is formed with only one instinct: to hunt down and mercilessly kill the Hydes and rid society of them. In a midnight raid against the Hydes, Gristle encounters Doll, a curvaceous beauty branded ugly by the curiously inverted standards of the time. Although able to drive off the maurading horde and save Gristle's "life," Doll is blinded during the Hyde attack. In gratitude, Gristle adapts some Hyde-detection equipment and is able to partially restore Doll's sight. Together, two outcasts forced into each others lives by chance, DOLL AND CREATURE is a story of a pair of misfits united against a world who fears them and what they represent.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels

104 pages, Paperback

First published January 21, 2003

About the author

Rick Remender is an American comic book writer and artist who resides in Los Angeles, California. He is the writer/co-creator of many independent comic books like Black Science, Deadly Class, LOW, Fear Agent and Seven to Eternity. Previously, he wrote The Punisher, Uncanny X-Force, Captain America and Uncanny Avengers for Marvel Comics.

Reviews

[Villain E · Rating 3 out of 5]

In a future where goth culture is the mainstream, people are taking a drug called gray matter even though they know it will eventually turn them into monsters called Hydes. Gristle, the guy on the cover, hunts Hydes. Doll, the lady on the cover, goes to a party wrapped up like a mummy and gets caught up in Gristle's fight.

It's fun, quirky, over the top, with good art, and just a little cheescakey.

[Matt · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some familiar themes of Remender's other works show up here, but I found it a little boring. A love triangle starts but is ignored and the rest of the story is predictable.