Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein Meets Golden Age Of Comics Books In Doc Salem: Monster Hunter Crowdfunding Campaign Already At Almost 250% Over Goal With Over 20 Days Left!

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Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein Meets Golden Age Of Comics Books In Doc Salem: Doc Salem: Monster Hunter Crowdfunding Campaign Already At Almost 250% Over Goal With Over 20 Days Left!

Details of the campaign are on Indiegogo.

      Doc Salem Monster Hunter!

      Most doctors help the sick. But one doctor tried to cure death itself and paid the ultimate price.

      Overview

      Doc Salem is a 52 page full color Graphic Novel that re-imagines the world of Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein.

      Dr. Victor Frankenstein endures the life threatening wounds inflicted by his very own creation. Igor injects him with the elixir of life, which puts him in a state of suspended animation. When he finally awakes many years have passed and times have changed. The world that he knew is long gone and the tables have turned. Monsters have emerged from the shadows and taken over the underworld. Meanwhile, Dr. Victor Frankenstein is a wanted man for his crimes against humanity due to his creation. Victor assumes the guise of Doc Salem to make amends for his transgressions and hunts down rouge monsters that bring death, destruction and turmoil to the world around them.

      Not only do you get the origin of doc Salem but Doc Salem #1 also kicks off the first ever comicsgate crossover. Doc Salem joins Six Gun Gorilla and Doc Alpha in and epic adventure to save or ….ummm ….damn the world!

      This new exciting tail is inspired by Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein and the Golden Age of Comics.

      Created by Preston Asevedo a co-creator of Rockabilly Road Trip, a Valiant Comics cover artist and artist on Antarctic Press’ golden age revival titles (Jungle & Planet comics). Brings you a fresh new look inside the world of Classic Monsters & Lovecraftian mayhem.

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