Dean Koontz's Frankenstein, Volume 1: Prodigal Son
by:
Chuck Dixon (author)
Brett Booth (author)
In the nineteenth century, Dr. Victor Frankenstein brought his notorious creation to life, but a horrible turn of events forced him to abandon it and slip away from the public eye. Two centuries later, a serial killer is on the loose in New Orleans, gruesomely salvaging body parts from each of...
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In the nineteenth century, Dr. Victor Frankenstein brought his notorious creation to life, but a horrible turn of events forced him to abandon it and slip away from the public eye. Two centuries later, a serial killer is on the loose in New Orleans, gruesomely salvaging body parts from each of his victims, as if trying to assemble a perfect human being. Detective Carson O’Connor is cool, cynical, and every bit as tough as she looks. Her partner, Michael Maddison, would back her up all the way to Hell itself–and that just may be where their new case leads. For as they investigate the strange killings, O’Connor and Madison find themselves drawn into a weird underworld of deception and secrets where a man named Victor Helios has created an entire race of perfectly engineered people who are meant to take humankind’s place one day. But something is happening to some of Helios’s creations, and it may be that this bizarre serial killer is the least of the detectives’ worries.From the masterly pen of New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz–and featuring an adaptation by legendary comic book writer Chuck Dixon and gorgeous illustrations by acclaimed artist Brett Booth–Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein: Prodigal Son is a story filled with fast-paced action, gripping horror, and thrilling adventure.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780345506405 (0345506405)
Publish date: February 3rd 2009
Publisher: Del Rey Books
Pages no: 144
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Paranormal,
Science Fiction,
Urban Fantasy,
Mystery,
Thriller,
Horror,
Sequential Art,
Graphic Novels,
Comics,
Suspense
This isn't a bad take on a modern day Frankenstein. There were just a bunch of disparate storylines that never came together for me, so I felt that it was a bit disjointed throughout. It doesn't help that there's no real resolution to any of the storylines, so I didn't have at least that consola...
A spate of gruesome murders in new Orleans have the police running around trying to catch them.A letter from a friend brings Deucalion, the original Frankenstein's monster to the town.The police and Deucalion soon find each other, and he has to try and convince of the truth behind his creation.Good ...
A spate of gruesome murders in new Orleans have the police running around trying to catch them.A letter from a friend brings Deucalion, the original Frankenstein's monster to the town.The police and Deucalion soon find each other, and he has to try and convince of the truth behind his creation.Good ...
Got this for $4 at a Garden Ridge store today. :) Awesome.
I had heard of the book (the novel this is based on), but I did not give it much thought, figuring it was just another Frankenstein remake or such. I picked up the graphic novel on a whim, and I am glad I did. This is not just a remake, but a very thoughtful look at the classic in a new way. It is f...