In cooperation with Karloff Enterprises, Legendary Comics, and Rocketship Entertainment announced the Frankenstein and Dracula Double Bill Kickstarter launch today. The new graphic novel is Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Starring Boris Karloff, a faithful adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic horror novel featuring an all-new original design of actor Boris Karloff reimagined as Frankenstein’s creature and produced with the cooperation of Sara Karloff, the late actor’s only child. In addition, With the cooperation of Lugosi LLC, 2020’s Rondo Awards winning Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Starring Bela Lugosi graphic novel will be re-offered as a one-time-only 2-book set Kickstarter tier for this special double bill. The campaign can be backed HERE.
Sara Karloff is an executive consultant on the project. The book reunites some of the creative team behind Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Starring Bela Lugosi: Artists and designers Kerry Gammill (Power Man and Iron Fist) and El Garing (Lost in Space, Science of Ghosts). “The faithful adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula starring the likeness of Bela Lugosi was so well received, the natural next step was to team with Sara Karloff and Karloff Enterprises to bring an all-new vision of the creature to life featuring the iconic face of actor Boris Karloff,” said Robert Napton, Senior Vice President, Comics at Legendary Entertainment.
“My introduction to Legendary Comics was their fantastic work on the Dracula graphic novel. When they approached me to do one with my father as a new version of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, I thought it couldn’t happen soon enough, said Sara Karloff of Karloff Enterprises.
The Kickstarter will run for one month, concluding on April 1, 2023.