frankenstein, victor (fictitious character)

A graphic novel adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel about a young medical student who creates a living being from corpses and suffers violent consequences for his actions; also includes biographical data on Mary Shelley and a timeline of scientific discoveries spanning 1747-1834.

Contains essays that examine bioethical issues related to Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein," and describe the life and accomplishments of Mary Shelley, as well as her actual knowledge of science, her inspiration for the character of Victor Frankenstein, and other related topics.

Giselle and Ingrid are the twin daughters of Doctor Victor Frankenstein, but they are very different people, and when they inherit his castle in the Orkney Islands, Giselle dreams of holding parties and inviting society--but Ingrid is fascinated by her father's forbidden experiments.

Presents a graphic novel adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic story of Dr. Victor Frankenstein, whose medical experiments created a horrible monster.

An adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel in which Victor Frankenstein has discovered the secret of generating life from lifeless matter, and has created a being by using this terrible power.

Examines how the experiments of four scientists--Luigi Galvani, Giovanni Aldini, Andrew Ure, and Konrad Dippel--inspired Mary Shelly's Frankenstein.

Frankenstein: Dr. Frankenstein creates a true monster from dead human parts, but it gets out of control and into trouble. Bride of Frankenstein: Dr. Frankenstein agrees to help create a new creature, a woman, to be the companion of the monster. Son of Frankenstein: Wolf Frankenstein, the doctor's son, returns with his wife to claim his inheritance. Ghost of Frankenstein: Ygor resurrects Frankenstein's monster and brings him to the original doctor's son, Ludiwg, for help. House of Frankenstein: Dracula, the Wolf Man and the Frankenstein monster exact revenge up on their many enemies.

In 1931, the quintessential movie version of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein hit theaters. It starred Boris Karloff as the monster and spawned a whole series of sequels. Since then, Frankenstein’s monster has become a terrifying icon in popular culture, especially around Halloween. Readers learn the original story of Frankenstein and how the book’s content connected to the science of the day. Haunting images of the monster and movie stills from Frankenstein and other films engage readers’ imaginations as accessible language allows even reluctant readers to find out more about this modern monster.

A monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator. In graphic novel format.

Searching in Los Angeles for the descendant of the man whose right eye was used to create his dad, J.D. discovers that the man, Sam Hammer, is a detective on the trail of a werewolf, and finds himself arrested at the request of Frankenstein's daughter.