Screwed #1

Screwed follows a young woman who awakens in a hospital covered in scars as if she had been taken apart and put back together again; her mind as fragmented as her body. As she tries to piece together what’s happened to her, she will find many enemies are after her but she’ll also find a valuable ally in FBI Agent Erin Scott.

The entourage of monsters in Zenescope’s arsenal is already impressive enough, but lucky for us, it’s still growing.  This time we get to see the classic nuts and bolts tale of Frankenstein’s monster get a totally new incarnation in Screwed.  Thanks to the creative minds of Tyler Kirkham and Keith Thomas, this feature creature is nothing like you’ve seen before.

Over the years we’ve seen plenty retellings of our favorite Hollywood monsters, but this book brings a whole new spark to the story we know (I couldn’t help the pun, don’t hate ).  Not only is our front man a front woman this time, but it’s set in a completely modern, and very urban setting.  Right off the bat, we’re thrown right into the chaos that this poor soul finds herself surrounded by and the pace never slows down.  Starting on a strong foundation in just this first issue, I can only imagine what’s bound to hit next.

With such intensity throughout the whole issue, the art has to keep up or chance losing that energy the story has.  It begs for just the right type of backdrop and in-your-face action sequences to set the tone, and David Miller gives us what we deserve.  With the dark and grit necessary in some places, and the brightness that leaps off the page in others, he provides a great visual layout for us.

Most of us can’t help but love our monster stories, but Screwed gives us new reason to love the monster Mary Shelley first gave us.  I’m pretty much sold on this with how well it’s starting off, and long time Zenescope fans can look forward to another great series.  This is one I’d say has a lot of promise already and should be on your grab list.

For more information on Screwed or other Zenescope titles, check out Zenescope.

Geek-o-Rama received a copy of this book for the purpose of this review. All thoughts, comments and opinions are those of the individual reviewer.