Once again, he’s hunted, and again he’s looking for a place to go to ground. Through a series of events, “the monster” has found his way to Mexico. This story brings the creation of Victor Frankenstein back into the light. But this time, we aren’t being introduced to another of Mignola’s creations… we’re continuing the story started by a young Ms. Mike Mignola gave us monsters, and we love him for it. The universe enveloped the dark corners, the twisted figures seen from the corner of your eye. He began this world when he introduced us to a fella named Hellboy. Mike Mignola opens up another corner of his wide, wide world. The Frankenstein creature is alone, abandoned, and wandering underground, where he will discover other strange creatures-and dark secrets to the universe. Hellboy’s creator takes on history’s greatest monster! With Mignola’s background in writing about monsters, creating Hellboy and B.P.R.D., this should be an interesting take on Shelley’s character.Frankenstein Underground #1 (Dark Horse – Mignola / Stenbeck This newest iteration of the monster shows the appeal and staying power of a classic horror character in modern society. The Frankenstein monster has appeared in both DC and Marvel comics, as well as other publishers. The Frankenstein monster was first introduced into popular culture with the publication of Mary Shelley’s novel in 1818 and Mignola’s version is not the first in the comic book genre.

It’s an odd one, but ultimately will add an important new wrinkle to the Hellboy/B.P.R.D. At the same time I’m throwing the monster into an entirely new environment, so I think the result will be something new. “I’m trying to do something that’s true to the origin Mary Shelley created for the creature but also captures a bit of the feel that Boris Karloff brought to the role in the classic Universal films. In a statement including in Dark Horse’s press release, Mignola states his intentions for the series: According to, the Frankenstein monster “discovers both other monsters and the dark secrets to the universe.” Mignola will provide the cover art for the series, which will consist of five issues chronicling the Frankenstein monster’s adventure underground.

On October 2, Dark Horse revealed that it is publishing “Frankenstein Underground” from Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and artist Ben Stenbeck.

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