Blazing Blade of Frankenstein #3 is a comic written by Clay Adams with art by Mick Beyers and colors by Julio Rojas. Maggie and Adam face many hardships as they sail across the sea. This is a fantasy tale with classic sci-fi elements and a swashbuckling vibe. The leading lady for this comic is Maggie, she is an empress on the run with a kingdom in shambles and she is very determined to make things right. With her is Adam Frankenstein, he is a man created by human hands who finds himself caught up in the politics and prophecy of a different world. There are plenty of other creatures here, some supernatural some anthropomorphic. The story begins with a look at the aftermath of Maggie and Adam’s visit to the Fish King before shifting to their present experience on the ship “Demeter”. This takes place in a fantasy world with all kinds of myths and magic. The action is full of gore and is dripping with blood. The pacing is steady with a desperate tone and theme. The intensity rises and falls but the majority of the time it is high. The dialogue is proper English and aggressive with narration that fills in the gaps and gets very poetic. No word-heavy pages here. This is an issue that gives us interesting developments, startling revelations, and plenty of action while setting up the next installment.
The art here is detailed and smooth with a slight cartoony look. The color range here is decent but due to the story direction the main colors are red and blue. The source of scenery is the deep blue sea which goes from calm to choppy a few times with the weather to match. The primary location is this ship “Demeter” which looks like the average vessel and it will go through a lot. The backgrounds usually fit the scene and with the multi-colored sky playing a big part. The expression level here is high as the looks the characters give do as much work as their words. The emotions are all over the place as the situations dredge up fear and anger with underlying sadness. The faces have a good amount of detail and are slightly animated which make the expressions come across clear. The creatures here tend to come from famous literature like Frankenstein and Lovecraftian genres. The violence here is gory from the beginning and doesn’t let up with beheadings, slicing, stabbing, and bashing. The action scenes get lengthy and have a good flow with stacked panels and larger shots.
“Is this worth reading?”
Yes.
“Would I like this?”
If you like fantasy tales that pull from classic literature and that stars a woman and Frankenstein with violence and deep lore while taking place on the high seas then this is for you.
“What would this comic’s film rating be?”
R. Gore, blood, violence.
“Could I get a quote from the comic?”
“We’re not afraid to use force if necessary. Right, Adam?”
Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/900595556/blazing-blade-of-frankenstein-1-3/description
Indiegogo Link: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/blazing-blade-of-frankenstein-1-3#/
***IN-DEPTH COMIC STATS BELOW***
Probably Contains Spoilers
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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 32
Violent Pages: 18, for 56% of the comic
Sexy Pages: 0, for 0% of the comic
**The levels below aren’t necessarily maintained throughout the whole comic, but they were definitely reached**
Violence Level – 4
“Wasn’t no tussling at all.”
“Sometimes you gotta hit somebody.”
“I’m getting charged with how many counts of assault?”
“This was a tournament arc.”
“All my life I had to fight.”
Gore Level – 5
“The only thing leaking out your face is tears.”
“Looks like somebody spilled some ketchup.”
“Might need to soak that up with a bath towel.”
“That isn’t supposed to be outside the body.”
“This is a slaughterhouse.”
Death Level – 4
“And everybody lived happily ever after.”
“We might have gone to a couple funerals.”
“It just LOOKS like a serial killer was here.”
“Yeah this was a tragedy.”
“Think Gettysburg.”
Porn Level – 1
“Everybody kept their clothes on.”
“I guess it was too hot for a bra.”
“Sometimes you got to let everything air out.”
“This is like late night Cinemax in the early 2000’s.”
“Oh. This is porn.”
