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First Illustrated Edition of Frankenstein
The first illustrated edition of Frankenstein was published by Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley in London in 1831, thirteen years after the novel was first published. The publishers commissioned Theodor Von Host, a protege of Henry Fuseli, to create…
Tags: creature, first illustration
Victor Frankenstein Movie
In 2015, 20th Century Fox released this movie that is loosely based off of Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein. Starring two big name actors James McAvoy and Daniel Radcliffe, the movie displays more about the relationship between Victor and his…
Tags: 2015, 21st century, adaptation, contemporary, film, popular culture
Frankenstein Lesson Plans
Lesson plans reflect on how Mary Shelley's Frankenstein has evolved over the past twenty years. Through the comparison of lesson plans from two different decades, it becomes evident that society plays a role in the overall meaning that teachers want…
Frankenstein Comic 1952
The Frankenstein comic series, by Dick Briefer, started in 1945 and lasted up until 1954. Briefer’s first adaptation of Frankenstein was a single “horror” comic that started in 1940 and was a close retelling of Mary Shelley’s novel. Once the series…
Tags: comic, Mary Shelley, popular culture, print, twentieth century
Experimental Animals (A Reality Fiction)
This novel by Thalia Field explores the life, career, and marriage of Claude Bernard, an esteemed - and somewhat notorious - vivisectionist of the 19th century, whose experiments on animals offered a great deal to science and earned the ire of animal…
Tags: Claude Bernard, science and ethics
Scooby-Doo and the Frankenstein Monster
Similar to the plot of many Scooby-Doo books, Scooby-Doo! and the Frankenstein Monster tells the story of Scooby and the gang who are trying to find the Frankenstein creature because he stole a valuable piece of jewelry. Frankenstein’s creature…
Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein
This movie addresses the question that people have been asking for centuries. What would the monster be like if someone had taken him in and raised him? By using popular cartoon characters, Universal Cartoon studios has succeeded in showing kids a…
Frankenstein's Image
Lynd Ward, the illustrator of this particular image, was an American wood carver and writer. He focused on wordless novels and used wood engravings to illustrate them. His black and white wood carvings were an excellent addition to the first ever…
Tags: artwork, creature, illustration, Mary Shelley, novel, twentieth century
Marvel Comics' Creation of Frankenstein
Frankenstein's Monster first appeared as part of an Atlas Comics publication in September of 1953, and made his official debut in Marvel Comics after the purchase of Atlas Comics in August of 1969. Within the comics, the Monster’s background is the…