Doc Frankenstein

Doc Frankenstein
Cover of Doc Frankenstein 1 (November 2004). Art by Steve Skroce.
Publication information
Publisher	Burlyman Entertainment
Schedule	Irregular
Format	Ongoing series
Publication date	November 2004 – present
Number of issues	6
Creative team
Writer(s)	Wachowski Brothers
Artist(s)	Steve Skroce
Inker(s)	Jason Keith
Letterer(s)	Comicraft
Creator(s)	Geof Darrow Steve Skroce

Doc Frankenstein is an American comic book series created by Geof Darrow and Steve Skroce,^[1] written by the Wachowski Brothers (Andy and Larry, better known for their work on The Matrix series), drawn by Steve Skroce, and published by Burlyman Entertainment. The first issue was published in late 2004 and six issues have been released as of March 2010 (the last issue being cover dated December 2007).

Plot summary

The comic tells the story of Frankenstein's monster, who survived the events of Mary Shelley's novel and adopted his creator's name as his own (and earned doctoral degrees as well). Doc Frankenstein has since been involved in world history (flashbacks show him as a gunslinger in the Wild West, a soldier in World War II, a supporter of the teaching of evolution in 1925's Scopes Trial, and a supporter of Roe v. Wade in 1972). However, the extremely liberal viewpoints he espouses has made him a target of fundamentalists, who have sought to kill him over the years without success.

Awards

Doc Frankenstein was nominated for the 2005 "Best New Series" Eisner Award.^[2]

Notes

1. ^ Brady, Matt (September 18, 2004). "Skroce and the Monster: Steve Skroce on Doc Frankenstein". Newsarama. http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?threadid=18150. Retrieved April 7, 2010. 
2. ^ 2005 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the Comic Book Awards Almanac

References

• Doc Frankenstein at the Grand Comics Database
• Doc Frankenstein at the Comic Book DB

External links

• Doc Frankenstein at Burlyman Entertainment