Review - Madame Frankenstein #3Review by Paul Fiander
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This has to be one of my favourite covers of all time, it’s the same image I enthused over at the end of the issue but with the addition of a splash of colour it looks even better. Joelle Jones and Nick Filardi have managed to create an image that is haunting and seductive at the same time. The two opposing views are obviously created from the “monster” Gail and her past incarnation as Courtney but the addition of the mirror and the way the reflection works push the imagery right into your face. It marks the opening of the best issue of Madame Frankenstein to date and the one where my fears are finally put to rest. I will not spell my fears out here as it may spoil your read wait until the next issue which we will review just before its release.
The story in this issue focuses more on Vincent and Henry in the past then it does on Gail in her present form. The two men’s relationship is strained to say the least and from the last issue we began to get the picture of why this is true. They are brothers in name only actually Vincent was Henry’s father’s ward after Vincent had lost his father in the war. The reason the general took him in was due to the fact that the dead man was his driver who died while working for him. The whole resentment issue seems to steam from the idea of class but there is also something else that when you read the issue you will discover. The way Jamie S. Rich is drawing in themes from science to class is an intriguing part of the series. It mirrors the complexity of Mary Shelley’s original work albeit in a shortened form. Thankfully for the modern storyteller a picture is able to tell a thousand words and he is supported in this fact by the art from Megan Leven. The art has the same level of depth and detail that we have seen in the previous issues. The expressive nature of the characters is put at the centre of most panels and helps make this story feel like the character study it really is. Madame Frankenstein is a story that deserves your attention it is well crafted and has a human focus that other stories sometimes fail to deliver. Issue Rating; 4.5/5 |
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First Issue and another take on a literary classic
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