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by Jeff Lemire (Author), Alberto Ponticelli (Illustrator), Grant Morrison (Author)
It's Frankenstein as you've never seen him before!
One of the titles named as inspiration in James Gunn's "Gods and Monsters" chapter--Creature Commandos will inspire the upcoming TV series! Spinning out DC's New 52, Frankenstein works with a government organization: The Superman Human Advanced Defense Executive (S.H.A.D.E.). With these team the world's most famous monster protects humanity from Supernatural Threats. Frankenstein is part of a network of strange beings who work for an even stranger government organization: The Super Human Advanced Defense Executive! But can he protect the world from threats even more horrifying than himself? And since he's vilified for who and what he is, will he even want to take on this mission? Book one of this two-volume collection reprints the entire SEVEN SOLDIERS: FRANKENSTEIN limited series plus FRANKENSTEIN, AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E. #1-7.Author Biography
Award-winning Canadian cartoonist Jeff Lemire is the creator of the acclaimed monthly comic book series Sweet Tooth published by DC/Vertigo and the award-winning graphic novel Essex County published by Top Shelf. He also writes Animal Man, Frankenstein Agent of S.H.A.D.E., and Superboy for DC Comics. In 2008 Jeff won the Shuster Award for Best Canadian Cartoonist and the Doug Wright Award for Best Emerging Talent. He also won the American Library Association's prestigious Alex Award, recognizing books for adults with specific teen appeal. In 2010 Essex County was named as one of the five Essential Canadian Novels of the Decade. In 2013 Lemire published the graphic novel The Underwater Welder. He currently lives and works in Toronto with his wife and son.
