The monster lives! A stunning collaboration between the premier horror artist in comics history and the co-creator of modern classic 30 Days of Night!Inspired by Mary Shelley's immortal gothic horror tale,
Frankenstein Alive, Alive brings new life to the Promethean monster, courtesy of Steve Niles (
30 Days of Night) and Bernie Wrightson (
Frankenstein, Swamp Thing). Victor Frankenstein's cobbled together creature continues his adventures, embarking on a journey to discover his own humanity. Collecting the four-issue series along with an extended gallery section of never-before-seen layouts and pencils by Wrightson, all scanned from the original art. Additional art is supplied in the final chapter by Kelley Jones (at Wrightson's request), who stepped in to complete the series upon the comic book legend's untimely passing.
Steve Niles is a comic book author and novelist, known for works such as
30 Days of Night;
Criminal Macabre;
Simon Dark;
Frankenstein Alive, Alive;
Mystery Society; and
Batman: Gotham County Line. He is credited among other contemporary writers with bringing horror comics back to prominence.
Bernie Wrightson (1948-2017) was an American artist known for his horror illustrations and comic books. He received training in art from reading comics, particularly those of EC, as well as through a correspondence course from the Famous Artists School. His first professional comic work appeared in
House of Mystery #179 in 1968. He went on to work on a variety of mystery and anthology titles for both DC and its principal rival, Marvel. In 1971, with writer Len Wein, Wrightson co-created the muck creature Swamp Thing for DC. He also co-created Destiny, later to become famous in the work of Neil Gaiman. He worked on
Spider-man,
Batman, and
The Punisher, and provided painted covers for the DC comics
Nevermore and
Toe Tags, among many others. Later works include
Frankenstein Alive, Alive;
Dead She Said;
The Ghoul; and
Doc Macabre (IDW Publishing); all co-created with horror author Steve Niles.
