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☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeVictor LaValle's Destroyer is a collected graphic novel from Boom! Studios that reimagines Mary Shelley's Frankenstein in a modern context, exploring themes of race, grief, and vengeance. The story follows a scientist who, after her son is killed by police, uses advanced technology to resurrect him, with tragic consequences. LaValle's narrative, paired with art by Dietrich Smith, offers a socially charged and horror-infused take on the classic tale.
"Chapter One" of Victor LaValle's Destroyer introduces a haunting, emotionally charged story where Akai, a young boy bound to a powerful machine, confronts the Monster after it kills Josephine and Pliers. Written by Victor LaValle and illustrated by Dietrich Smith, with colors by Joana Lafuente and letters by Jim Campbell, the issue unfolds with a quiet intensity, building toward a devastating revelation: Akai discovers his mother’s consciousness lives within his programming. The cover, by Micaela Dawn, captures the weight of that moment in a single, striking image.
Frankenstein's Monster moves through the borderlands, hunted and alone, as the past he can't escape begins to catch up. When agents Byron and Shelley invade Dr. Baker's lab, they awaken something far older—and far more dangerous—than they bargained for.
In a tense, shadowed confrontation, Frankenstein's Monster pursues The Director, unswayed by a clone of Victor Frankenstein designed to deceive him. Meanwhile, Pliers crosses paths with Akai Baker in a moment charged with unspoken history, as the past and present collide in the crumbling remnants of a forgotten experiment.
In "Chapter Six," Akai Baker is thrust into a nightmare when the Monster he’s been trying to outrun finally claims Josephine Baker and Pliers. After a desperate act of survival, Akai discovers his mother’s consciousness lives on in his programming, forcing him to confront a legacy of vengeance he never asked for—while clinging to the fragile hope of being just a child.
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