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cainofdreaming (cainofdreaming) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-05-10 23:19:00

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creator: andrew paul wachowski, creator: geof darrow, creator: laurence wachowski, creator: steve skroce, publisher: burlyman entertainment, title: doc frankenstein

It's alive!
You know how animal lovers, poets, and such go on about the love between a boy and his dog?

Doc Frankenstein, of Burlyman comics, is another retelling of the whole Monster story. Focusing on the stuff after the original book, and science/religion/myth angle, but, as you could guess from the cut text, that's not what this post is about. It's about the latest Frankenstein, Vickie, and her quite unique pet.

I'm a sucker for touching death scenes.

And resurrections, on occasion.

This last part included just because I love the hats.

First three scans from issue #3, fourth from #4, fifth from #5 and sixth from #6.

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	dorksidefiker 2009-05-10 04:02 pm UTC (link)
	Oh gods. Dodo... in a hat. I think this just might be one of the best things ever. Why am I not reading this book? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	cainofdreaming 2009-05-10 04:18 pm UTC (link)
	That might be because it's been on indefinite hold from January 2008. Someone kick Wachowskis' butts, please, and have them re-launch this already. Also, well, the main story might not be for everyone if they're uncomfortable with blasphemy. Yahweh gets a kind of bad rap in it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	midnightvoyager.livejournal.com 2009-05-10 04:54 pm UTC (link)
	What DOESN'T Yahweh get a bad rap in? It's a Frankendodo in a hat. I am greatly pleased. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	uadlika 2009-05-10 04:08 pm UTC (link)
	Not, gonna lie, originally read it as "a girl and her dildo" But this was adorable, and DODO IN A HOLMES HAT! (Reply to this)

	greenmask 2009-05-10 04:40 pm UTC (link)
	Dead as a dodo! :'[! And then alive as one again. Phew! (Reply to this)

	midnightvoyager.livejournal.com 2009-05-10 04:50 pm UTC (link)
	...omg. I NEED THIS. IT HAS A FRANKENDODO. (Reply to this)

	leikomgwtfbbq 2009-05-10 05:04 pm UTC (link)
	The deerstalker hats are adorable, but I like the way that Einstein is doing his sneaking about. He looks so... covert, like. I don't even know. But that's what makes it totally priceless, I think. Also, I've never even read this before, but Einstein's death made me wibble a bit. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	merseybeatler 2009-05-10 05:08 pm UTC (link)
	In the back of my mind, I was wibbling, but mainly I was trying to figure out how Einstein is able to fly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	leikomgwtfbbq 2009-05-10 05:44 pm UTC (link)
	I have long since stopped bothering thinking at all about physics or biology or science in general and how they relate to comic-book science. :P (Reply to this) (Parent)

	neuhallidae 2009-05-10 05:10 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, God. Even though I already knew he comes back, I tear up at the death scene every single time. (Reply to this)

	foxhack 2009-05-10 05:23 pm UTC (link)
	Not to take away from the awesomeness and sandess of that death scene,but seriously, what the hell did she rebuild him FROM? I mean, you know, he went boom! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	cainofdreaming 2009-05-10 05:28 pm UTC (link)
	She's a Frankenstein. That single feather you can see in the final panel of scan #3 is plenty. You know, there's whole DNA, brain backups, stuff, but in this instance I don't really think specifics are needed. She's a Frankenstein. That's pretty much synonymous with science beyond mortal ken, especially in the area of reanimation. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	foxhack 2009-05-11 12:24 am UTC (link)
	I don't think genetic memory works that way. :p (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mechanicaljewel 2009-05-11 01:11 pm UTC (link)
	Faulty science? In my comic books? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	seriousfic 2009-05-10 06:05 pm UTC (link)
	My God, this writing reads like it was done by someone who learned the English language by reading DailyKos comments. (Reply to this)

	rustedone 2009-05-10 06:18 pm UTC (link)
	That death scene got manly tears from me and this is my first exposure to the comic. And seriously, Frankendodo. That alone has sold me on this comic. I needs it naow! (Reply to this)

	bebopbeats 2009-05-10 11:26 pm UTC (link)
	D'awwwww. We totally neds a Pets Are Awesome week. (Reply to this)

psychop_rex
2009-05-11 03:35 am UTC (link)

All right, first off - that death scene is AWESOME, as is the resurrection. The love between a pet and its owner is one seldom examined these days, which is a shame, as it is a deep and profound one. One look at a puppy's joyous exultations and tail-waggings when its owner returns home after an absence will tell you that there is genuine love there. Not simply ingrained obedience as a result of training - love, as pure in its way as that of a child for its parent. And that is why Einstein sacrificing himself out of sheer love for his mistress is terrific stuff. I didn't exactly get choked up, but I think I sniffled a bit.
And secondly - a Frankensteinian Dodo sneaking down a hallway wearing a Sherlock Holmes hat. A FRANKENSTEINIAN DODO SNEAKING DOWN A HALLWAY WEARING A SHERLOCK HOLMES HAT. This is proof that the gods love us and want us to be happy, and if someone doesn't make that into an icon, I will be severely disappointed.

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mechanicaljewel
2009-05-11 01:16 pm UTC (link)

WACHOWSKIS-- YOU TWO NEED TO STOP WHATEVER MOVIENESS YOU HAVE GOING ON AND CRANK OUT AT LEAST SIX MORE ISSUES OF THIS. (Or at least put out a trade so I can give it to people)

Doc Frankenstein was the book that pushed me into a comic book store for the first time. I was a huge Matrix geek and needed everything they put their hands on. Five years on, I am still here, eagerly awaiting each issue. Crazy shit like this is why I stuck with comics. Come back, you bastards >:(

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