Frankenstein: Twentieth Century

The message behind the 1952 Frankenstein Comic.

Briefer, Dick. “Frankenstein #18.” Comic Vine, comicvine.gamespot.com/frankenstein-18-v3-1/4000-178623/.

A look at how the book, Frankenstein has reached younger audiences in the 90s. [Click the image for more information]

“Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein.” IMDb.com

Victor Frankenstein fearing the monster he created, illustrated by Lynd Ward, reflecting his wood carving drawings that he was famous for at the time.

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The SNES video game based on the 1994 movie.

A brief look at Frankenstein's Monster as reimagined by Marvel Comics! This comic cover features a breif fight between the Monster and Spiderman.

The Memoirs of Elizabeth Frankenstein is a retelling in Elizabeth's point of view. This erotic feminsit piece shows the power of the women who were placed in the background of Shelley's novel, and puts a new twist on the classic tale.

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In 1931, James Whales film, Frankenstein, was releasaed to the public. The film generated great public interest through poster advertisement.

Throughout the twentieth century, the story of Frankenstein has been reimagined and adapted to several different mediums. From an original film that radically changed the portrayal of Frankenstein's Monster, to the creation of a video game involving characters from Mary Shelley's novel, the 1900's were a century of exploration and modification of Shelley's original work.