I must have been introduced to Frankenstein at a very early age. I
cannot remember a time when this movie wasn’t in my mental wheelhouse. And what
a film to have on one of your earliest movie experience paving stones. Frankenstein is the story of a human
creating a sentient
being. It’s a look at how heedless scientific advancement without forethought
can bring horror into the world for both the creator and the created. It’s a
mirror of the human condition where people can be seen as gentle, but are
usually ugly creatures, afraid and superstitious, blindly lashing out at what
is not understood. Mankind is as gruesome as the creature, and not nearly so
innocent. I wanted to convey that thought in this strip while also portraying a
few of the elements so attractive to me as a child. And which remain attractive
to me to this day. What truly horrifies me is when I hear that
there are people walking the planet who have not seen Frankenstein. This movie is a must-see for anybody. It is in my top
ten movies of all time.
