![]() "Grimly enlivens the prose while retaining its power to both frighten and engage sympathy for the monster-creator Victor Frankenstein. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Hardcover. It is the first fully illustrated version to use the original 1818 text and is destined to capture the imagination of those new to the story as well as those who know it well.īeautifully terrifying and terrifyingly beautiful, this is Frankenstein as you've never seen it before. From the bones and flesh of the original, he has cut and stitched Mary Shelley's text to his own artwork, creating something entirely new: a stunningly original remix both classic and contemporary, sinister and seductive, heartstopping and heartbreaking. Gris Grimly, another student of unhallowed arts and master of gothic horror, has long considered Frankenstein to be one of his chief inspirations. It has inspired generations of writers, artists, and filmmakers, and has borne countless adaptations-in print, on the stage, and on the screen. A tale of science and morality, of love and loss, of hope and despair, the account of Victor Frankenstein's terrifying experiments into the very nature of life and death still echoes two hundred years after its original composition-an enduring reminder of man's ability to create and his ability to destroy. Thus did Mary Shelley describe the vision that inspired her to compose Frankenstein on a trip to Geneva in the summer of 1816. ![]() I saw the hideous phantasm of a man stretched out, and then, on the working of some powerful engine, show signs of life, and stir with an uneasy, half vital motion. I saw the pale student of unhallowed arts kneeling beside the thing he had put together. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. From the bones and flesh of the original, he has cut and stitched Mary Shelley's text to his own artwork, creating something entirely new: a stunningly original remix, both classic and contemporary, sinister and seductive, heart-stopping and heartbreaking. New York Times bestselling illustrator Gris Grimly has long considered Frankenstein to be one of his chief inspirations. The first fully illustrated version to use the original 1818 text, this handsome volume is destined to capture the imagination of those new to the story as well as those who know it well. Gris Grimly's Frankenstein is a twisted, fresh, and utterly original full-length, full-color graphic-novel adaptation of Mary Shelley's original text, brought to life by acclaimed illustrator Gris Grimly. This is a richly morose nightmare of a book, a primer for young readers on the pleasures and dangers of decadent languidness."- New York Times Book Review
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