The Perfectly Monstrous Life of Adam Frankenstein

From the multi-Eisner award-winning creator of Something is Killing the Children and Batgirl’s Tate Brombal comes this brand new series that takes place in the world of the hit GLAAD Media award-nominated series—The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos!

From the mind of James Tynion IV, the New York Times bestselling and multi-Eisner award-winning creator of Something is Killing the Children, comes this terrifying new series spinning out of the hit three-time GLAAD Media award-nominated comics series THE ODDLY PEDESTRIAN LIFE OF CHRISTOPHER CHAOS!

Tate Brombal (Batgirl, BARBALIEN: RED PLANET, House of Slaughter) and Soo Lee (CARMILLA, Maleficent) bring fan-favorite character Adam Frankenstein to life in his own series.

This epic tale is a thrilling adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein for the modern audiences and tells the story of the heartbreaking immortal life of our titular hero, showing his origins under the knives of Victor Frankenstein. Overcoming his horrific creation, Adam Frankenstein is now the protector of all Monsterkind and his immortal mission begins here!

Collects The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos #7–#8 and The Perfectly Monstrous Life of Adam Frankenstein One-Shot.

Tiny Onion Studios and Dark Horse Comics present a line of upcoming creator-owned work from the mind of James Tynion IV across a broad spectrum of his interests, from non-fiction supernatural encounters to high concept coming-of-age monster comics.

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