I never thought I'd come across a retelling of Frankenstein where I ended up losing interest in the creature, but that's what's happened here. To be clear: it's not because the creature's storyline is uninteresting... although it may have become so by comparison, because the rest of the story is just so good that I end up being a little disappointed whenever it shifts back to the creature. Akai and his parents are so compelling to me - especially the development of the Destroyer - that I'd have been happy if there was nothing else in the issue but them. The creature itself, and the research facility storyline, end up seeming like distractions from that central family.

Necessary distractions, I'm sure, but the emotional heart of this series is firmly placed elsewhere: it's not the creature and his endless daddy issues, it's sweet little Akai.