Frankenstein Agent of Shade #14

They fight yet another giant beast. Place bets now! Will they kill it by stabbing it in the eye or exploding out of its stomach?

I gave the last issue of Frankenstein a +1 rating but I couldn't even remember what was happening in this comic. Even after reading the commentary, I just had a vague, nagging memory about Dr. Victor Frankenstein's Soulgrinder being the weapon The Red and The Green need to fight The Rot. But the parts are supposedly scattered all over the world. I don't see how Frankenstein is going to have time to find all of these parts before this Rotworld crossover is over. Maybe it's composed of only two pieces.

Turns out it's three pieces. And Velcoro and Frank find one in the first few pages after eviscerating a gigantic bull and pulling the pieces from its stomach. I have the feeling Matt Kindt got roped into this Rotworld crossover and was told specifically what he needed to make Frankenstein do. They probably said to have Frank get the Soulgrinder to Alec and Buddy by the end of Frank's issues. However he did that was probably up to Matt. And since he wasn't planning on writing this story anyway, he decided to make Frank go on a quest. A really boring quest. Super boring.

SO BORING.

Underneath the Golden Gate Bridge, they encounter the giant Rat King Thing from the cover. This may be the most realistic part of this comic book yet. Frankenstein distracts it while Velcoro gets the kill.

And who took "exploding out of its stomach"? Collect your winnings!

Come on, comic book writers! Whenever a giant creature is being battled, it seems you have all decided there are only two ways to kill it. I'm still waiting for a surprise battle against a giant monster! Frank and Velcoro have one more gigantic beast to kill. Perhaps Kindt will think up something cool and unusual for the last battle.

Velcoro and Frank need to fly a small plane to their next stop because the last creature is on Easter Island.

Correction: the last creature IS Easter Island. And Velcoro is a Jaws fan.

Velcoro gets bitten in half by this creature while Frank lies in a hole in the ground because he refuses to wear a parachute when he jumps out of a plane. When he climbs to the top of it, he discovers he and Monster Island aren't alone.

What is this? Robot Amazon Easter Monster Island?

Frankenstein Agent of Shade #14 Ranking: No change. Overall, this issue was just a disappointing addition to the Rotworld storyline. A mundane quest to battle boss creatures. At least one of the giant creatures being killed in a cliche way. Golden robot women. No, wait. That last one was one of the highlights! But they only appeared at the end of the comic, so there wasn't enough of them. Velcoro getting bitten in half was nice and since he's a vampire, he's probably lying in the creatures digestive juices cursing his ass off. Or back on. A mediocre filler issue that I'll probably forget about by Issue #15.