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Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. (2011-2013) Vol. 1: War of the Monsters (Frankenstein, Agent of SHADE (2011-2013)) Kindle & comiXology

by Jeff Lemire (Author), J.G. Jones (Illustrator), Alberto Ponticelli (Artist) Format: Kindle Edition
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As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics--The New 52 event of September 2011, it's Frankenstein as you've never seen him before, in a dark new series from acclaimed writer Jeff Lemire and artist Alberto Ponticelli!
Frankenstein is part of a network of strange beings who work for an even stranger government organization: The Super Human Advanced Defense Executive, also known as S.H.A.D.E. Leading his new field team, The Creature Commandos, Frankenstein and company must fight against supernatural threats even more strange and dangerous than themselves.
This volume collects issues #1-6 of FRANKENSTEIN, AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E., part of the DC Comics--The New 52 event.
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“All action-adventure, all the time.” – USA Today

"It's wildly entertaining..." – MTV Geek

About the Author

Jeff Lemire is the creator of the acclaimed Essex County Trilogy, the Vertigo graphic novel The Nobody, and is the winner of a Xeric Award and YALSA Alex Award. He is currently the writer for DC Comics' Animal Man, Frankenstein: Agent Of S.H.A.D.E., and Vertigo/DC'sSweet Tooth. He has also previously written the Eisner-nominated Superboy.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B008RCDN48
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ DC (June 26, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 26, 2012
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New York Times Bestselling author Jeff Lemire has built a unique career as both the writer and artist of acclaimed literary graphic novels like Essex County, The Underwater Welder, Sweet Tooth and Trillium and also as one of the most popular writers of mainstream superhero comics with acclaimed runs on such titles as Green Arrow, Animal Man, Justice League and Hawkeye for Marvel and DC Comics.

Current projects include the original graphic novel ROUGHNECK to be published by Simon and Schuster in 2016, as well as the science fiction series DESCENDER with Dustin Nguyen and A.D. with Scott Snyder.

In 2008 and in 2013 Jeff won the Schuster Award for Best Canadian Cartoonist. He has also received The Doug Wright Award for Best Emerging Talent and the American Library Association’s prestigious Alex Award, recognizing books for adults with specific teen appeal. He has also been nominated for 8 Eisner awards, 7 Harvey Awards and 8 Shuster Awards.

In 2010 Essex County became the first graphic novel to be included in the prestigious Canada Reads contest making it to the final five and winning the people’s choice vote as best Canadian novel of the decade.

He lives in Toronto with his wife and son.

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Evan Maggit
5.0 out of 5 stars Masterpiece of Artistry and Coolness! (Read for James Gunn’s DCU)
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2024
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The art in this book is some of the best I’ve seen in comic book history. So many interesting creatures, so much flashy action, and an incredible world being built in such a limited amount of issues! I love all of the characters’ banter, and the backstory behind the character of Nina is engaging. Definitely go check this out!
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Christopher M Moore
5.0 out of 5 stars Helped while I was on the mend
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2024
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Snapped my humerus in half and needed surgery. I didn't want to watch TV the whole time so I decided to catch up on some reading. I live in the middle of no where and there isn't a comic shop anywhere. I was a comic addict before I got married. I guess this means I fell off the wagon. Oh well. Funny and great story. The book arrived quickly and in great condition. It helped while I was on the mend.
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Drew Hoffman
4.0 out of 5 stars A Monster With The Heart Of A Poet
Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2014
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One of the things about DC's New 52 I like best is that they've brought an exciting array of new and previously undeveloped characters to the fore. I bought this one out of curiosity because I liked what I saw of Frankenstein in the Animal Man/Swamp Thing Rotworld cross-over. This book is a very entertaining read and as an introduction it works; Frankenstein emerges as a strong fearful presence but one with depth and an incredible amount of soul. You cannot read this and not find yourself filled with admiration for the character. He is the Hulk with a poet's heart. Anything I have to say critical of this I know will be cleared up in future stories (including a #0 issue I've heard good things about)-- basically, there are so many intriguing supporting players running about that this sometimes reads like a team book when you wish there'd be more focus on the main man who is, to my mind, about to become one of DC's leading lights
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3.0 out of 5 stars Frankenstein Says Hrrrrn...
Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2012
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This volume collects issues 1-7 of the New 52 DCU.

When monstrous threats arise, S.H.A.D.E. (Super Human Advanced Defense Executive) is there. Headed by Farther Time, who needs to inhabit a different body every decade to continue his immortality and is now in the form of a young Asian girl, the agency has the state of the art technology, top notch "mad" scientists, such as Professor Ray Palmer (sorry, not as The Atom), who has perfected the art of shrinking technology, the Creature Commandos, a group of former human volunteers turned into a lineup of early 20th century horror movie icons, and the featured icon of the title, Frankenstein! There are special orders not to awaken Frankenstein until a major threat arises. Well, a planet of monsters is coming through a portal in a lake of small town. Time to wake the big fella up!

Jeff Lemire is one of the best writers in comics of the past couple of years. This may be his most disappointing title to date. It's a step down for him but still a huge leap up in comparison to other writers of today. Lemire has made a name for himself with wonderful character and story development over in "Animal Man" and "Sweet Tooth". Even his three issue mini for the World of Flashpoint: "Frankenstein and the Creatures of the Unknown" had my hopes raised very high that this would be an excellent story. It is just pretty good at best.

Lemire suffers from a heavy cast of characters. That may not be his fault, DC might of shoved this group on him, but the burden of such a large cast leaves them void of any emotional attachment. He does, however, almost give each character their own little personality quirk. Father Time is insane and has questionable motives. Griffith (Wolfman) is loyal and respectful to the legend Frankenstein. Velcoro (Vampire) is the wiseguy of the team. Mazursky (Fish Creature) is the not field tested scientist who is emotionally motivated for this line of work due to traumatic past events. Frankenstein is a swift brutal warrior of vengeance who will die in the fight for human kind. I do not understand Frankenstein's motives for having such passion and courage. It is is never explained or even touched on. The fact that this book dives into the middle of a world already fully in motion is now a trademark of all of DC's relaunched books, and it has worked for other titles as they have given just enough info to get a better understanding of the world and the characters and provide some mystery to touch on later down the line, but here a slower approach would have been appreciated. It would have worked better with some buildup of the characters and this organization and introducing the large cast in a more spread out time frame.

The art is probably the worst of the New 52 trades I have seen. Alberto Ponticelli mashes a bunch of squiggly lines on top of each other that make a incoherent mess. Very sloppy. When Frankenstein and the Creature Commandos are fighting monsters in the first four chapters it is hard to tell who's who or what's an arm or a tentacle. He does improve with each chapter with almost becoming a different artist in chapter 7 with having a cleaner look. I had to double check the credits to make sure it wasn't someone else.

The covers are beautiful by the always reliable J.G. Jones. The cover to this volume is the least impressive but the other six are stunning funny tributes to covers of old monster movies from the early 20th century.

Not at all a bad book, but just kinda mediocre as Lemire works an interesting story just burdened with a large cast lacking explanation as to their motives and unpleasing art by Ponticelli. But the last chapters show improvement on both ends and this is a fun monster bash in the likes of Hellboy, so I'd be willing to give the next volume a shot.
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James J. Kelly
5.0 out of 5 stars Great product
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2024
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Jeff Lemire is the man
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R. Lovus Dillon
2.0 out of 5 stars Cool concept, but...
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2012
I picked this up because I'm a major fan of what Jeff Lemire's been doing with the Animal Man relaunch and was extremely excited going into this TPB. I was disappointed by what we got with this trade, to say the least. Often times a book takes a number of issues before it really hits its stride thematically and structurally, so some of what I have to say could potentially be written off to that (because this is a book that, by all rights, should be much better than it is, but this is only the first seven issues of the series and it might get better).

With all that in mind, I felt as if I was missing something the entire time I was reading this book. The story, paradoxically, feels like it needs to be fleshed out further, yet at the same time I felt like I was reading a wall of constant exposition. Again, since the series is just now starting out, relationships need to be developed and backstories shared, but this book feels oddly barren and sterile, and lacks the heart and emotion that Lemire brings to Animal Man.

Finally, though I hate to be "that guy" - this idea, this story, this concept has been done FAR better by Hellboy and BPRD. This book is almost EXACTLY the same: a team of supernatural beings solving supernatural mysteries and occasionally being funny. The thing is, this book tries to be funny, but fails, whereas Hellboy and BPRD ARE funny. The similarities are ridiculous: the mermaid girl is an EXACT copy of Abe Sapien from BPRD (she looks exactly like him, she's the "smart one" of the group and she's far more brains than brawn); Frankenstein is the grumpy, powerful straight man/leader of the group, and the (ex-)Bride of Frankenstein is the love interest with a rocky history (a la Liz Sherman). Honestly, you'd be better off reading BPRD because, unlike this collection, it is absolutely vibrant and pulsing with life, humor, heart, and intelligence. This title seems to be treading water.

I cannot stress enough that a lot of this could be written off due to Lemire slowly getting a grasp on the characters and the series itself - new books struggle in the beginning sometimes. Furthermore, this book IS interesting and has massive potential - however, based on this collection, I have to say that the recycled characters, stories that feel rushed and exposition-heavy make this one something to pass up.
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Gwmclintock
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2013
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Great introduction to Frankenstein though it is sad to know that it doesn't last long. Art is good overall but if fy in spots.
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Eric C Bowen
5.0 out of 5 stars Love Frankenstein
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2020
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Like it alot
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Mirjam J.
4.0 out of 5 stars Frankenstein TPB
Reviewed in Germany on March 2, 2014
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Habe das tpb eigentlich nur erstanden, weil es im Warehouse für knapp 7€ zu haben war. Ich habe es nicht bereut.
Frankenstein gehört ja zu den "Dark"-Reihen der New52 und gefällt mir so ganz gut.
Der Zeichenstil ist etwas anders, als die gerade Linien bei beispielsweise Green Lantern, anders, aber gut.

Man bekommt eine Erklärung was SHADE eigentlich ist und Frankenstein erhält sein neues Team. Es gibt insgesamt 3 Arcs, welche aber schön ineinander übergehen und es den Lesefluss keinesfalls stört.

Einsteigerfreundlich!
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Engstrom Mikael
5.0 out of 5 stars Great fun!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 20, 2012
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A great pulp yarn. V e r y entertaining. Great writing and excellent art! I have to respectfully disagree with the previous reviewer; this is really accomplished art. I'd guess a trained artist, that did not just learn from reading comics. Highly recommended!!!
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Nicola Mansfield
3.0 out of 5 stars It could have been better than it was
Reviewed in Canada on July 26, 2015
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So-so. It could have been better than it was. I've met all the major characters before in my New 52 reading but am not really familiar with any of them except Ray Palmer. I like Jeff Lemire as an author, but the writing is actually pretty dumb for the first story which takes up most of this book. Towards the end of that arc I started to get into the S.H.A.D.E. team and then the plot and writing was much better for the second arc. Has a lot of little tie-ins and references to the whole DC 52 universe that made it fun. The ending is a cliffhanger that makes you want to read some more and I've got the others so will continue on.
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Scott Taylor
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 29, 2014
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A very excellent DC book. Highly recommended.
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Etienne Domingue
3.0 out of 5 stars Throw the switch, Igor.
Reviewed in Canada on December 2, 2012
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I purchased this first volume of  Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E.  in anticipation of Rotworld (a crossover event with Animal Man and Swamp Thing).

Though it brings together a colourful cast of classic monster tropes, this book does not invite the same kind of reflection as other recent works by Jeff Lemire. It features some fairly epic battle sequences, however -- if that is something you look for in comics, you will be well served by this series.

Fans of  Seven Soldiers of Victory  will be glad to see their favourite abomination back in action. People who expect more substance out of their graphic novels should likely opt for the aforementioned  Animal Man  or  Swamp Thing .
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