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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN num: 9781419640179
ISBN number: 1419640178
Label: Idea Men Productions
Manufacturer: Idea Men Productions
Page Count: 248
Printing Date: July 25, 2006
Publishing house: Idea Men Productions
Release Date: July 25, 2006
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The early 1950s were the Golden Age of horror comics. One of the most legendary titles of the era was Dick Briefer’s MONSTER OF FRANKENSTEIN, the very first continuing series to feature a creature of darkness in a starring role. Veteran comics pro Briefer pulled out all the stops to create a truly great version of the Frankenstein Monster. Now, over a half-century later, these timeless, hard-hitting tales are collected for the very first time in a big bonanza volume to delight monster lovers and comics fans alike. Combining bold visual flair and inventiveness with impressive storytelling abilities, Dick Briefer here claims his rightful place with such great writer/artists as Chester Gould (DICK TRACY) and Jack Cole (PLASTIC MAN).
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I had read a couple of Dick Briefer's humorous stories of Frankenstein in different anthologies(there's one in Art Out of Time)and enjoyed them.
They in no way prepared me for this version which is a straight on horror comic. Briefer manages to give the monster a sympathetic personality without softening him and comes up with some very clever plots. The one where the monster is frozen in ice and put on a publicity tour is great.
The art is shot from issues of the comic and could have been sharpened a little-but who cares when the drawings are so alive. I had no idea Briefer was this good.
The only reason I'm not giving it five stars? The cover where someone did a crummy job of coloring one of the drawings in Photoshop. Too much modeling has ruined comic coloring-look at Hellboy to see how a comic should be colored. Alright, I'm done ranting. If you like horror comics order this-it's a forgotten classic.
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Dick Briefer is an under-appreciated genius and this is some of his best work. My only gripe is that it's not in color.
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How many men and monsters must Frankenstein crush, kill, or destroy before the he can find peace? Well, in Briefer's landmark golden age horror comic, a whole hell-of-a lot! Get this book and you will see the monster cut a blood path into the annals of horror comic history.
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If you combined the scripting talents of Stan Lee with the visionary artistic abilities of Jack Cole you would have Dick Briefer. So why have you never heard of him? Briefer had the great misfortune of working for comic companies that went belly-up in the late fifties. If only Dick, and his famous rendition of the Frankenstein Monster, made their way to the offices of DC or Marvel Comics instead of an advertising agency, silver age comics would have been vastly improved.
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Briefer's golden age, super-vicious reboot of Mary Shelley's mangled and maligned creation is hands down the best adaptation of Frankenstein for the four colour format. If you thought EC comics were the pinnacle of 1950s horror comics, I implore you to purchase this collection and see if Dick Briefer's superb artwork and story plotting might change your mind.
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