Kult Creations - HELGA FRANKENSTEIN: BOOK IV HERE BE MONSTERS
W: John A. Short
A: Gabrielle Noble
44pp
Full colour
US comic size
£7.00 UK -see link below for offers etc
https://helgafrankenstein.blogspot.com/
The fourth self-contained comic strip book adventure of HELGA FRANKENSTEIN is out now!
PLUS... The four issue set is also available to buy just incase you need the full story! Also to your right!
This time in the lost European land of Golgothica... Someone recognises where Helga's face has been stolen from and they aren't happy! This time Helga finds herself up against, witches, trolls and cursed werewolves in a fight for her life... and love!
For me this series is a comic book version of Tudor Gates' The Karnstein Trilogy for Hammer Horror (The Vampire Lovers, Lust for a Vampire and The Twins of Evil). You never expect a new Helga Frankenstein book -it just turns up to delight you with a new plot twist.
In this instance, after a rooftop chase and escape, part of Helga is recognised by...uh..that "parts" former father. That leads to the father asking some awkward questions of a witch and once he has the answer things take a turn for the worst for Helga. Question: if you are made up of various previously un-associated body parts can things really get worse?
The answer is, of course: yes. Helga's (or part of her) love interest is involved and, yes, I know how "yucky that can sound but you can blame John Short as well as your own dirty mind. My mind is pure?
And do not think for one minute that if Helga finds a solution to the current threat that everything will be wonderful. Remember the father (see, not as bad as when you have to write "the mother" -Americans have totally ruined the innocence of that word for us) well he decides that keeping his hands clean (remember this is set well before social distancing and personal hygiene so it never mattered ?) is not going to be an option. So I am guessing there may be a fifth Helga Frankenstein in the works?
The story and script are just dandy as you might expect with Short. Also there is a growing cast so that keeps things rolling along smoothly.
The art? Well, any excuse to see more good Noble art in full colour is good enough for me. Design and layout as well as the colour work is excellent. For me if I enjoy it then it is more than acceptable and I know there are a lot of people out there following Noble's artwork and that type of encouragement means a lot to a creator.
Obviously a book I recommend.
As mentioned, this is the fourth book in the series and if you want to buy all four then visit the link above and treat yourself!
Posted by Terry Hooper-Scharf
