VON FRANKENSTEIN
So, when the Penny Dreadful NJC was announced, I got psyched, because I thought it would be fun to go a little Elsewords with the challenge and make a Victorian-era Hellboy, or revisit a concept I had for a team of superheroes from that era. Alas, not meant to be. Hellboy and the Victorian heroes will be revisited later.
Instead, I decided to run with the idea of a monster-hunting monster and go with Frankenstein's Monster. I'd never made one in this scale before, and it had been a while since my 1:18 attempt.
Von Frankenstein is almost all Mega Construx:
-MC Call of Duty belt, waist, legs
-MC TMNT Foot Soldier torso
-MC TMNT Don arms
-Head from PVC caveman figurine
-Hands from fodder bin
...He's a real Frankenstein-ing of parts, you could say. [groan]
The torso was the perfect justification for being a packrat with parts, even damaged ones. The chest had been scarred by a blade. Though I thought I'd never find a project to use it, I held onto it. Later I added the incision in the center and the stitches, which are made from shortened sewing pins.
...And now more rambling!
...But we'll call it "Backstory!"
VON FRANKENSTEIN
Long-believed dead, Frankenstein's greatest creation lived in hiding for years; secluding himself in the Doctor's secret laboratory and study, voraciously reading and educating himself... in previous lives, he had been deemed a criminal and malcontent, then a monster. Now that he could decide his own fate, he would lead a peaceful life, devoted to meditation, study, and contemplation. Filled with regret, he vowed not to use violence unless it was to defend himself or those he cared about. Embracing his maker and his fate, he dubbed himself Von Frankenstein.
After decades alone, Von Frankenstein eventually found love, companionship, and friendship. An engaging speaker and entertainer he was invited to a number of parties and social gatherings. Invited at first because of his freakish status (not unlike the poor soul John Merrick), he charmed and dazzled Victorian Europe, then came to rub elbows with promoter PT Barnum. Legend has it that Barnum signed the creature on the night they met, promising "More fame and riches than you or I could ever envision! You'll be a sensation!"
A sensation he was. Speaking about his seemingly many lives, venues were packed night after night.
But he felt empty. His life had gone from pursuit of knowledge and educating to a tabloid sensation. All the papers featured headlines about him or the horrible, mysterious killings and violent acts happening throughout Europe. He could no longer sit idly by.
Leaving fame and fortune behind, Von Frankenstein decided to investigate and put a stop to them once and for all.
Now a world-famous monster hunter, adventurer, and scientist, Von Frankenstein has committed to an immortality of thwarting the forces of evil...
