Comments on: 31 Days of Seven Soldiers, Day 24 - Frankenstein #2 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/25/31-days-of-seven-soldiers-day-24-frankenstein-2/ Comic Book Resources Presents... Comics Should Be Good! Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:27:44 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: comixkid2099 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/25/31-days-of-seven-soldiers-day-24-frankenstein-2/comment-page-1/#comment-30733 comixkid2099 Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:54:15 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/25/31-days-of-seven-soldiers-day-24-frankenstein-2/#comment-30733 you mentioned that the sheeda are possibly capable of destroying other planets besides earth. I am not familiar with the current origin of the Martian Manhunter, but, is it possible that mars was decimated by the sheeda all those years ago? Is it possible? you mentioned that the sheeda are possibly capable of destroying other planets besides earth. I am not familiar with the current origin of the Martian Manhunter, but, is it possible that mars was decimated by the sheeda all those years ago? Is it possible?

]]> By: Matt Lazorwitz http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/25/31-days-of-seven-soldiers-day-24-frankenstein-2/comment-page-1/#comment-27966 Matt Lazorwitz Wed, 27 Dec 2006 16:45:06 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/25/31-days-of-seven-soldiers-day-24-frankenstein-2/#comment-27966 <i> Melmoth (with the axe still sticking out of his back) tells Frankenstein he’s his real father, if you want to get technical, and Frankenstein decides this is a good enough reason to feed Melmoth to the horses. Which, as he puts it, is kind of icky, because once Melmoth goes through their systems, he’ll still be conscious, even though he’ll be horse dung. Charming. Melmoth’s last words remind him that he could have saved mankind from Gloriana, but now there will be a curse on Frankenstein for what he’s done</i> I think Morrison is playing with an additional legendary trope here. The slaying of a father by his son is one of the oldest myths, and always carries with it a heavy curse. There is something very Oedipal here, and maybe that is an additional element of the curse that Frankenstein must face. Melmoth (with the axe still sticking out of his back) tells Frankenstein he’s his real father, if you want to get technical, and Frankenstein decides this is a good enough reason to feed Melmoth to the horses. Which, as he puts it, is kind of icky, because once Melmoth goes through their systems, he’ll still be conscious, even though he’ll be horse dung. Charming. Melmoth’s last words remind him that he could have saved mankind from Gloriana, but now there will be a curse on Frankenstein for what he’s done

I think Morrison is playing with an additional legendary trope here. The slaying of a father by his son is one of the oldest myths, and always carries with it a heavy curse. There is something very Oedipal here, and maybe that is an additional element of the curse that Frankenstein must face.

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