I recently got to read an adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein from Manga Classics and Udon Entertainment. It was very well done and told a version of the story that I realized I had never heard before!

M. Chandler who adapted the story, chose the original 1818 version of Frankenstein stating that “Shelley’s vision for the story would never be clearer than it was then.” (Digital page 331 of 336)

Narratively, this story is told by our characters telling the story to each other. Our story jumps from being told by Victor Frankenstein, Captain Walton, and the Creature himself. Through the artwork, Linus Liu is able to differentiate what you’re seeing enough so that it’s never really confusing to which narrative you’re hearing at any given moment.

I liked the design for the Creature that Liu chose. As a monster pieced together from various corpses, he was deformed and grotesque to be effective and still be able to draw your pity at times.

The story also really makes me want to read this original story in book form one day. These classic horror/monster stories are a lot of fun.

I really enjoyed this adaptation, and it honestly makes me want to check out another one from them. Perusing their website, I think I would be interested in definitely checking out the Dracula adaptation. Then, maybe either some other classic books or Shakespeare would be a fun time.

Thank you to NetGalley and Udon Entertainment for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.

You can pick up the book here.