Mark Spears Monsters #5
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeMark Spears Monsters #5 represents a pivotal storytelling moment in this Keenspot indie horror series — it is the issue that delivers the Bride of Frankenstein's most consequential scene to date, as Igor reshapes her iconic look in a sequence that recontextualizes her as a bold, active presence rather than a passive creation. The issue also escalates the werewolf threat against the group of kids, tightening the multi-threaded 1980s-set narrative that has distinguished the series as a rare solo-creator achievement in modern horror comics. Coming directly on the heels of the series' Free Comic Book Day #0 issue, #5 marks the beginning of a new phase of audience expansion for the Mark Spears Monsters universe.
In "Chapter 5 - Werewolf!", Mark Spears delivers a pulse-pounding escalation in his ongoing horror saga, with Slayer tracking down Jekell—only to force the long-suppressed Hyde into the open. As the three boys flee through the night, they stumble upon a terrifying new threat: the Werewolf and its victim, leading to a desperate scramble for safety in a water tower. With Slayer closing in and the mansion’s dark secrets unfolding, the stakes rise in this standalone chapter of a larger, monstrous mystery. The story is written and illustrated by Mark Spears, with lettering by Micah Meyers and inks and colors by Spears as well, and the cover is also by Spears, capturing the chaos in bold, dynamic lines.
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Mark Spears launched the Monsters comic series with Keenspot Entertainment in September 2024, adapting original monster characters he had previously developed across two trading card sets. The series is a solo enterprise — Spears writes, draws, and covers every issue — and grew out of his profile as a cover artist on mainstream titles including Spawn, Action Comics, and Power Rangers. Issue #5 shipped in May 2025 as part of the bimonthly ongoing, arriving immediately after the dedicated Free Comic Book Day #0 issue broadened the readership, and its Cover D variant was polybagged with an exclusive Monsters trading card, directly echoing the trading card origins of the property.
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- Written, drawn, and covered entirely by Mark Spears — a sole-creator horror series published by Keenspot Entertainment.
- The series is adapted from two prior Mark Spears Monsters trading card sets; issue #5 continues the ongoing comic universe those cards established.
- Issue #5 shipped in May 2025, the fifth chapter of the 'All That Remains' story arc, following a Free Comic Book Day #0 issue that introduced new readers to the series.
- The Bride of Frankenstein receives a key character moment in this issue — Igor gives her a new haircut, marking a significant visual and narrative evolution for the character within the Spears Monsters continuity.
- The werewolf (identified in later prequel material as Clint Abbott) menaces the group of kids at a gas station in a climactic sequence, raising the stakes of the series' youth-adventure subplot.
- Characters appearing in issue #5 include: Slayer, Bride of Frankenstein, Crowley, Igor, the Werewolf, Clint Abbott (cameo), Joe Skorzeny, and Bryan Macintosh (listed as 'Mac'), among others.
- Cover variants for issue #5 include homages to Amazing Spider-Man #313, New Mutants #98, and Batman #217 (1:25 incentive), as well as holofoil flip, metal, and shop-exclusive covers — continuing the series' pattern of aggressive variant programming.
- Mark Spears Monsters Vol. 1, collecting issues #1–4, was released in December 2025 in both softcover and hardcover editions, establishing the series as a collected-edition property.
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