Gris Grimly’s Frankenstein

A Graphic Novel

By Mary Shelley, Gris Grimly

“Grimly enlivens the prose while retaining its power to both frighten and engage sympathy for the monster-creator Victor Frankenstein. This is a richly morose nightmare of a book, a primer for young readers on the pleasures and dangers of decadent languidness.”—New York Times Book Review

Gris Grimly’s Frankenstein is a twisted, fresh, and utterly original full-length, full-color graphic-novel adaptation of Mary Shelley’s original text, brought to life by acclaimed illustrator Gris Grimly. The first fully illustrated version to use the original 1818 text, this handsome volume is destined to capture the imagination of those new to the story as well as those who know it well.

New York Times bestselling illustrator Gris Grimly has long considered Frankenstein to be one of his chief inspirations. From the bones and flesh of the original, he has cut and stitched Mary Shelley’s text to his own artwork, creating something entirely new: a stunningly original remix, both classic and contemporary, sinister and seductive, heart-stopping and heartbreaking.

ISBN: 9780061862977
Imprint: Clarion Books
On Sale: Aug 27, 2013
List price: $33.5
No of pages: 208
Trim Size: 6.950 in (w) x 10.450 in (h) x 0.800 in (d)
BISAC 1: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror
BISAC 2: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Classics *
BISAC 3: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy
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Mary Shelley

Biography

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was born on August 30, 1797, into a life of personal tragedy. In 1816, she married the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, and that summer traveled with him and a host of other Romantic intellectuals to Geneva. Her greatest achievement was piecing together one of the most terrifying and renowned stories of all time: Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. Shelley said she conceived of Frankenstein in “a waking dream.” This vision was simply of a student kneeling before a corpse brought to life. Yet this tale of a mad creator and his abomination has inspired a multitude of storytellers and artists. She died on February 1, 1851.

Gris Grimly

Biography

Gris Grimly is a children’s book illustrator who moonlights in painting and filmmaking. Some of his best-known works include Gris Grimly’s Frankenstein, Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Madness and Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Death and Dementia, and Neil Gaiman’s bestselling picture book The Dangerous Alphabet. He lives in Los Angeles.

"Grimly enlivens the prose while retaining its power to both frighten and engage sympathy for the monster-creator Victor Frankenstein. This is a richly morose nightmare of a book, a primer for young readers on the pleasures and dangers of decadent languidness."—New York Times Book Review

Gris Grimly's Frankenstein is a twisted, fresh, and utterly original full-length, full-color graphic-novel adaptation of Mary Shelley's original text, brought to life by acclaimed illustrator Gris Grimly. The first fully illustrated version to use the original 1818 text, this handsome volume is destined to capture the imagination of those new to the story as well as those who know it well.

New York Times bestselling illustrator Gris Grimly has long considered Frankenstein to be one of his chief inspirations. From the bones and flesh of the original, he has cut and stitched Mary Shelley's text to his own artwork, creating something entirely new: a stunningly original remix, both classic and contemporary, sinister and seductive, heart-stopping and heartbreaking.

ISBN: 9780061862977
Imprint: Clarion Books
On Sale: Aug 27, 2013
List price: $33.5
No of pages: 208
Trim Size: 6.950 in (w) x 10.450 in (h) x 0.800 in (d)
BISAC 1: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror
BISAC 2: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Classics *
BISAC 3: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Fantasy
BISAC 4:
BISAC 5:
BISAC 6:

Mary Shelley

Biography

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was born on August 30, 1797, into a life of personal tragedy. In 1816, she married the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, and that summer traveled with him and a host of other Romantic intellectuals to Geneva. Her greatest achievement was piecing together one of the most terrifying and renowned stories of all time: Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. Shelley said she conceived of Frankenstein in “a waking dream.” This vision was simply of a student kneeling before a corpse brought to life. Yet this tale of a mad creator and his abomination has inspired a multitude of storytellers and artists. She died on February 1, 1851.

Gris Grimly

Biography

Gris Grimly is a children’s book illustrator who moonlights in painting and filmmaking. Some of his best-known works include Gris Grimly’s Frankenstein, Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Madness and Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Death and Dementia, and Neil Gaiman’s bestselling picture book The Dangerous Alphabet. He lives in Los Angeles.