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Writer George Northy and artist Caitlin Yarsky have teamed up on Prometheus Graft: The Slayings at Death’s End, a four-issue supernatural murder mystery from Oni Press. The source report says the first issue was scheduled for December 9, with the final order cutoff on the day of publication; the year and current availability are not specified in the supplied material.
Writer George Northy and artist Caitlin Yarsky have discussed their four-issue comic series Prometheus Graft: The Slayings at Death’s End, which recasts the Creature from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein as a mystery-solving detective. In a Q&A published by Daily Dead, the creators described the character’s design, the series’ murder-mystery structure and the possibility of a follow-up case. The report said the first issue was scheduled for December 9 from Oni Press; it does not specify the year.
Northy said the idea began with a whodunnit designed to use the conventions of the mystery genre alongside folklore about vampires, werewolves and witches. He came to the Frankenstein connection while considering who should investigate the crimes. Shelley’s Creature, he said, seemed suited to the role because he is intelligent, tortured and a “living puzzle” himself. The series is presented as a supernatural murder mystery rather than a straightforward retelling of the novel.
The comic begins 100 years after the events of Shelley’s novel, according to Northy. He said that gap lets the story skip a new origin story and introduce Prometheus Graft as an established detective. In the interview, he described Graft as having once pursued answers about his own identity, but eventually turning toward helping other people solve mysteries. The events of this story could renew that personal search, Northy said, though he left the outcome open.
Yarsky said she and Northy developed Graft’s look through repeated rounds of character concept art. Their aim was to make him resemble a Victorian gentleman who conveys kindness while seeming existentially unsettled. Yarsky said she used a completely black suit to make his large figure read strongly on the page, sometimes framing him so parts of his body are cut off by the panel. The source report also mentions preview pages and variant covers by Eric Powell, Gabriel Rodríguez and Patricia Martín.
A Detective Built From Frankenstein
The series’ central hook is a shift in how Shelley’s Creature is used: instead of serving only as a figure in a tragedy about creation and responsibility, he becomes the investigator at the center of a genre mystery. That premise connects Gothic horror and detective fiction while drawing on the Creature’s intelligence and complicated history in the novel.
For readers, the format also gives the creators room to pair a continuing lead character with a contained case. The series is planned as four issues, and Northy’s comments suggest that solving the immediate mystery may sit alongside Graft’s unresolved questions about his past. The interview raises the prospect of another case, but does not confirm that a sequel has been approved or scheduled.
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From Shelley’s Creature to Sleuth
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is the source for the central character, but Northy described the comic as a continuation set a century after the novel’s events. He said he wanted readers to encounter Graft with a reputation already established, as is often the case with well-known fictional detectives, rather than spend the opening issues recounting his origins.
Both creators said the novel’s Creature shaped their approach. Northy recalled reading it as a child and finding the character far more intelligent and sympathetic than the version he had encountered in some screen adaptations. Yarsky said she was struck by the Creature’s eloquence and by the novel’s pattern of characters blaming one another. Their comments offer insight into the adaptation’s approach, but the source does not provide a full plot synopsis or detailed information about the comic’s release year, price or distribution.
“The fact that Shelley’s original Creature was brilliant, tortured, and already a living puzzle himself really made it all stitch together.”
— George Northy, writer
Release and Sequel Details
The source identifies December 9 as the planned date for the first issue and says its final order cutoff was the day the Q&A appeared, but it does not give the year. It also does not establish whether the issue released as planned, whether the full four-issue run has since been published, or what formats and markets are available.
Northy discussed the possibility of a future story involving another case for Graft and further exploration of his past. That is a creative possibility, not a confirmed sequel announcement: the interview supplies no sequel title, publication date or publisher confirmation. The supplied material also does not detail the mystery’s suspects, victim or resolution.
The Case Beyond Issue One
The immediate next step described in the source was the first issue’s scheduled December 9 release through Oni Press, with retailers facing a final order cutoff on the interview’s publication day. Readers seeking current availability or a complete release schedule would need more recent publisher or retailer information, since the source does not provide a year or later publication updates.
Northy said a subsequent story could give Prometheus Graft another murder case and continue his search into his own identity. Until Oni Press or the creators announce a follow-up, that remains an idea discussed in the interview rather than a confirmed next installment.
Key Questions
What is Prometheus Graft: The Slayings at Death’s End?
It is a four-issue supernatural murder-mystery comic from Oni Press, written by George Northy and illustrated by Caitlin Yarsky. It features Frankenstein’s Creature as detective Prometheus Graft.
When was the first issue scheduled to come out?
The Daily Dead report says issue one was scheduled for December 9. The supplied material does not specify the year or confirm whether the date was met.
Does the comic retell Frankenstein?
Northy said the story is set 100 years after the events of Shelley’s novel and skips a new origin story. It uses the Creature as an established detective rather than recounting his creation.
Has a sequel been confirmed?
No sequel is confirmed in the source. Northy mentioned plans or interest in another case for Graft, but the interview gives no formal announcement or release details.
Source: dailydead.com
