Manga Classics Frankenstein
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Description
Obsessed with natural philosophy, the young Victor Frankenstein succeeds in
creating life from its basic elements - and abandons the newborn monstrosity in
terror when he cannot bear to look at it. The rejected creature vanishes, and
Victor attempts to forget what he has done... But the monster survives. It
learns. Deprived of everything, fated to forever be alone, it has nothing left
but revenge.
Manga Classics (R) presents a frightening new manga
adaptation of Mary Shelly's famous tale of creation and destruction!
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creating life from its basic elements - and abandons the newborn monstrosity in
terror when he cannot bear to look at it. The rejected creature vanishes, and
Victor attempts to forget what he has done... But the monster survives. It
learns. Deprived of everything, fated to forever be alone, it has nothing left
but revenge.
Manga Classics (R) presents a frightening new manga
adaptation of Mary Shelly's famous tale of creation and destruction!
show more
Product details
- Paperback | 324 pages
- 152 x 208 x 41mm | 363g
- 10 Nov 2020
- Manga Classics Inc.
- United States
- English
- 1947808168
- 9781947808164
- 650,735
Review quote
KIRKUS -- Aboard a North Pole expedition ship, a gaunt
Victor Frankenstein recounts the events that led him to the Arctic in this
adaptation of the original 1818 version of Mary Shelley's classic. As a youth,
Frankenstein had an interest in natural philosophy, which led him to pursue
scientific studies at the University of Ingolstadt. His mastery of the
curriculum progressed swiftly, and his thirst for knowledge turned toward the
arcane-specifically, to the origin of life, which Frankenstein discovered after
nights of grisly research and a moment of electrifying inspiration. He applied
his discovery to the construction of a massive being, and on one fateful
evening, he brought the being to life. What follows is a struggle between
creator and creation, each presented as villain and victim and alike in
wretchedness. Illustrator Liu vividly depicts Frankenstein's and the creature's
emotions, capturing the force of their rage and horror. Frankenstein's eyes are
especially expressive, giving greater impact to the scenes in which his face is
partially obscured. Visual details are concentrated on the foreground, with
panel backgrounds frequently blank, filled by a gradient, or likely sketched.
This serves to draw readers' attention to the characters, though the simplicity
of the background art also detracts from scenes meant to highlight the sublimity
of nature. Characters are depicted as White. A solid addition to the Manga
Classics series of literary adaptations. (cast of characters, how to read manga,
character design sketchbook, artist's note, adaptor's note) (Graphic novel.
13-18)
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Victor Frankenstein recounts the events that led him to the Arctic in this
adaptation of the original 1818 version of Mary Shelley's classic. As a youth,
Frankenstein had an interest in natural philosophy, which led him to pursue
scientific studies at the University of Ingolstadt. His mastery of the
curriculum progressed swiftly, and his thirst for knowledge turned toward the
arcane-specifically, to the origin of life, which Frankenstein discovered after
nights of grisly research and a moment of electrifying inspiration. He applied
his discovery to the construction of a massive being, and on one fateful
evening, he brought the being to life. What follows is a struggle between
creator and creation, each presented as villain and victim and alike in
wretchedness. Illustrator Liu vividly depicts Frankenstein's and the creature's
emotions, capturing the force of their rage and horror. Frankenstein's eyes are
especially expressive, giving greater impact to the scenes in which his face is
partially obscured. Visual details are concentrated on the foreground, with
panel backgrounds frequently blank, filled by a gradient, or likely sketched.
This serves to draw readers' attention to the characters, though the simplicity
of the background art also detracts from scenes meant to highlight the sublimity
of nature. Characters are depicted as White. A solid addition to the Manga
Classics series of literary adaptations. (cast of characters, how to read manga,
character design sketchbook, artist's note, adaptor's note) (Graphic novel.
13-18)
show more
