...therefore , having bought #6 , my fidth issue of the series , to-day , I am starting a hew one !!!!!!!!!
I read the specific Frankenstein mini-series in Morrison's SEVEN SOLDIERS wehein this Frankie was brought from his Weird Age Phantom Stranger back-up roots into the modern DCU , but not all 20 or so...Did he say in there that he had decided to adopt his " father "'s name/accept what the masses call him to explain him calling himself " Frankenstein " instead of the usual comic-book " We HAVE rad some books , ya know !!!!!!! " custom of calling a big green flat-headed galoot The Monster of Frankenstien or The Shadow of Frankenstein or whatnot ?????????
Oh , and though I had heard of the OMAC crossover and saw a blurb on the cover...I didn't know til' I opened it that this was Part 2?? of a 2-parter starting on Omac !!!!!!!!!!! Ay yi yi .
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Yes, Frankenstein in Seven Soldiers did say that he saw himself as the 'son' of Frankenstein, for good or ill, and therefore took his name. There was much about father/son relationships in the series, except Frankie had learned by then that Melmoth of the Sheeda was more like a true biological father to him, sharing his blood etc.
But the DCnU rendered all that moot anyway. The Shining Knight seems to have a completely different backstory now, and didn't seem to even be the same character.
...Thank you , Figs .
Obviously (??) , I mistyped , in a hurry , above...........
...And , yes (spoiler!) , Figs , the latest issue ends w/q springboard for " Frankie finds out who his , um , ' bilological doners ' are " promised for the next issue...
No Probs. Glad to see someone else read Seven Soldiers too. It really was an exceptional comicbook series. The wholesale rewriting of the DCU recently brought about by the 'Seven Unknown Men' of the DCU (DiDio and Co) makes it all the more relevant now.
I'm going to predict that many, many of the people reading this line right now who haven't yet done so, will read Morrison's Seven Soldiers sooner or later. It's rep will only grow in the years ahead.
I looked for it myself yesterday, but couldn't find it, but lo and behold, the original Frankie thread is now on the front page.