''Victor LaValle's Destroyer'' or simply ''Destroyer'' is a six-issue
comic book limited series Limited series may refer to:
*Limited series, individual storylines within an anthology series
*Limited series, a particular run of collectables, usually individually numbered
* Limited series (comics), a comics series with a predetermined number ...
written by
Victor LaValle with art from illustrator Dietrich Smith and colorist Joana Lafuente. The series was published by
Boom! Studios from May–October 2017, which was later collected as a
trade paperback Trade paperback may refer to:
* Trade paperback, a higher-quality softcover version of a book
* Trade paperback (comics)
In comics in the United States, a trade paperback (shortened: TPB or trade) is a collection of stories originally published ...
in March 2018. It is a modern sequel to
Mary Shelley's ''
Frankenstein'' that tells the legacy of
Dr. Frankenstein
Victor Frankenstein is a fictional character and the main protagonist and title character in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel, ''Frankenstein, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus''.. He is an Italians, Italian-Swiss scientist (born in Naples, Italy ...
, looking at both his own descendants and
Frankenstein's monster.
''Destroyer'' was well-received and won the 2018
Bram Stoker Award for Best Graphic Novel.
Plot
Reception
The comic series was well received by critics scoring an average rating of 8.3 for the entire series based on 35 critic reviews aggregated by Comic Book Roundup.
Writing for ''
Tor.com'', Alex Brown felt that its commentary on race relations was its strongest element, although the additional topics touched on felt unfocused. Brown praised the creativity of the art making up the book, finding that the art, colors, and lettering all provided their own key contributions to the overall story.
Accolades
''Destroyer'' was awarded the 2018
Bram Stoker Award for
Best Graphic Novel in May 2019.
References
{{Boom! Studios
Boom! Studios limited series