Dark Horse Comics and Tiny Onion present The Perfectly Monstrous Life of Adam Frankenstein, a one-shot that expands on the origin story of Adam Frankenstein. Written by Tate Brombal (Everything Dead & Dying, House of Slaughter), illustrated by Soo Lee (Carmilla, Kingdom of Earth), colored by Patricio Delpeche (TexArcanum, The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos Halloween Special), and lettered by Aditya Bidikar (Dawnrunner, Blue Book), this 56-page one-shot will be released in August 2026. It will also feature cover art by David Talaski, Filipe Andrade, and Fernando Blanco and an eight-page “Monsters in Love” short story by Mark Bouchard, Naomi Franq, Héctor Barros and Aditya Bidikar as a flip-book with a special cover illustration by Kendra Wells.
About The Perfectly Monstrous Life of Adam Frankenstein:
The Perfectly Monstrous Life of Adam Frankenstein reveals the origins of Adam’s horrific creation under the knives of Victor Frankenstein. This epic tale thrillingly adapts Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein for the Chaos Universe and finally answers readers’ questions about the heartbreaking early life of Christopher Chaos’s mentor. Adam Frankenstein must become a protector for all Monsterkind . . . His immortal mission begins here!
“Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is one of my favorite novels, so to have this opportunity to adapt her groundbreaking story with our own Christopher Chaos twist is monumental for me,” said Brombal. “This is one of the most personal comics I've ever written and to do it alongside Soo, Patricio, Aditya, and the entire Tiny Onion crew just feels incredible. It's tragic, surprising, and full of heart. This Frankenstein is familiar but unlike any adaptation you've seen before."
The Perfectly Monstrous Life of Adam Frankenstein one-shot arrives in comic shops on August 26, 2026. It is now available for preorder from your local comic shop for $7.99.
This one-shot will also be collected in a paperback edition alongside The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos #7 and #8, which features another side story about Adam Frankenstein. The book, The Perfectly Monstrous Life of Adam Frankenstein (184 pages, 6.625 × 10.1875”), is now available for preorder for $24.99 and will be available in comic shops and bookstores on December 15, 2026.
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Praise for The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos:
"The first issue is a perfect setup for a horror comic that struggles with the loneliness of feeling like an outsider."—Fangoria
"Full of detail, life, death, and, at times, whimsy. It’s a book about growing up, taking chances, love, loss, mortality, and morality.”—The Convention Collective
"Simply put, this is the type of book that will remind you why you check out new monthly comics. The idea is clever and odd, the execution equally so, and the visuals fantastic, with clean and polished linework complemented perfectly by the letters and colors."—Comics Beat
"The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos #1 stands tall as an engaging opening to a story rife with whimsy and charm. It contains enough narrative richness within its moments of open table setting to act as both an excellent standalone tale, as well as the first chapter in an expectedly great series."—Comic Watch
"The weird mixture of horror, science fiction, and coming-of-age drama somehow works together beautifully. The horror elements are genuinely scary, the science-fiction elements are interesting and thought provoking, and the coming-of-age drama is touching and relatable."—Capes & Tights
