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Monstress (Single Issues)
Monstress #47
END OF STORY ARC
The fate of two worlds hangs in the balance as Maika, Zinn, and their companions search for a way home without provoking two factions of imprisoned Monstra into all-out war.
The fate of two worlds hangs in the balance as Maika, Zinn, and their companions search for a way home without provoking two factions of imprisoned Monstra into all-out war.
32 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 30, 2023
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About the author
Marjorie M. Liu
320 books4,315 followersNew York Times bestselling and award-winning writer Marjorie Liu is best known for her fiction and comic books. She teaches comic book writing at MIT, and she leads a class on Popular Fiction at the Voices of Our Nation (VONA) workshop.
Ms. Liu is a highly celebrated comic book writer. Her extensive work with Marvel includes the bestselling Dark Wolverine series, NYX: No Way Home, X-23, and Black Widow: The Name of the Rose. She received national media attention for Astonishing X-Men, which featured the gay wedding of X-Man Northstar and was subsequently nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for outstanding media images of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Ms. Liu also wrote the story for the animated film, Avengers Confidential: Black Widow and Punisher, which was produced by Marvel, Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) Inc., and Madhouse Inc.
Her newest work is MONSTRESS, an original, creator-owned comic book series with Japanese artist (and X-23 collaborator) Sana Takeda. Published by Image in Fall 2015, MONSTRESS is set in an alternate, matriarchal 1920’s Asia and follows a girl’s struggle to survive the trauma of war. With a cast of girls and monsters and set against a richly imagined aesthetic of art deco-inflected steam punk, MONSTRESS #1 debuted to critical praise. The Hollywood Reporter remarked that the longer than typical first issue was “world-building on a scale rare in mainstream comics.”
Ms. Liu is also the author of more than 19 novels, most notably the urban fantasy series, Hunter Kiss, and the paranormal romance series, Dirk & Steele. Her novels have also been bestsellers on USA Today, which described Liu “as imaginative as she is prolific.” Her critically praised fiction has twice received the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award, for THE MORTAL BONE (Hunter Kiss #6), and TIGER EYE (Dirk & Steele #1). TIGER EYE was the basis for a bestselling paranormal romance video game called Tiger Eye: Curse of the Riddle Box.
Liu has appeared on MSNBC, CNN, MTV, and been profiled in the Wall Street Journal.com, Hollywood Reporter, and USA Today. She is a frequent lecturer and guest speaker, appearing on panels at San Diego Comic Con, the Tokyo Literary Festival, the New York Times Public Lecture series, Geeks Out; and the Asian American Writers Workshop. Her work has been published internationally, including Germany, France, Japan, Poland, and the United Kingdom.
Ms. Liu was born in Philadelphia, and has lived in numerous cities in the Midwest and Beijing. Prior to writing full-time, she was a lawyer. She currently resides in Boston.
Ms. Liu is a highly celebrated comic book writer. Her extensive work with Marvel includes the bestselling Dark Wolverine series, NYX: No Way Home, X-23, and Black Widow: The Name of the Rose. She received national media attention for Astonishing X-Men, which featured the gay wedding of X-Man Northstar and was subsequently nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for outstanding media images of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Ms. Liu also wrote the story for the animated film, Avengers Confidential: Black Widow and Punisher, which was produced by Marvel, Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) Inc., and Madhouse Inc.
Her newest work is MONSTRESS, an original, creator-owned comic book series with Japanese artist (and X-23 collaborator) Sana Takeda. Published by Image in Fall 2015, MONSTRESS is set in an alternate, matriarchal 1920’s Asia and follows a girl’s struggle to survive the trauma of war. With a cast of girls and monsters and set against a richly imagined aesthetic of art deco-inflected steam punk, MONSTRESS #1 debuted to critical praise. The Hollywood Reporter remarked that the longer than typical first issue was “world-building on a scale rare in mainstream comics.”
Ms. Liu is also the author of more than 19 novels, most notably the urban fantasy series, Hunter Kiss, and the paranormal romance series, Dirk & Steele. Her novels have also been bestsellers on USA Today, which described Liu “as imaginative as she is prolific.” Her critically praised fiction has twice received the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award, for THE MORTAL BONE (Hunter Kiss #6), and TIGER EYE (Dirk & Steele #1). TIGER EYE was the basis for a bestselling paranormal romance video game called Tiger Eye: Curse of the Riddle Box.
Liu has appeared on MSNBC, CNN, MTV, and been profiled in the Wall Street Journal.com, Hollywood Reporter, and USA Today. She is a frequent lecturer and guest speaker, appearing on panels at San Diego Comic Con, the Tokyo Literary Festival, the New York Times Public Lecture series, Geeks Out; and the Asian American Writers Workshop. Her work has been published internationally, including Germany, France, Japan, Poland, and the United Kingdom.
Ms. Liu was born in Philadelphia, and has lived in numerous cities in the Midwest and Beijing. Prior to writing full-time, she was a lawyer. She currently resides in Boston.
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November 23, 2024
(B+) 77% | Good
Notes: Read in trade paperback. Collective review for issues #42-48 can be found here: Monstress, Volume 8: Inferno.
Notes: Read in trade paperback. Collective review for issues #42-48 can be found here: Monstress, Volume 8: Inferno.
September 17, 2023
The only unsurprising constant in my life is how utterly horrible I know Monstress will be every month, just a complete mess that mandates the author apologise to any trees felled to print this garbage. I am continually amazed that Sana Takeda attaches her gorgeous art to this bullshittery. The absolute worst thing I have read by Image Comics... Well, onwards to the next one. Thanks, OCPD. 🫠
September 19, 2023
Finally!
A little light at the end of a long, dark tunnel. Not only is the story starting to make more and more sense, things are finally looking up for Maika and her posse.
I that this is a dark fantasy, that a certain amount of terrible things are kind of necessary to make this particular story work. It was obvious from the first issue that the journey that Maika & those around was going to lead to some dark and terrible places. That's why we came along for the ride. Nonetheless, an unrelenting spate of awfulness can make for grim and exhausting reading. If nothing good ever happens, why keep reading. So I'm glad Maika, Zinn, Kippa, and Ren are finally getting it together, and actually making plans instead of simply acting and reacting to places and events. Now, can we please get back to the "real world" ? Some rather important events are taking place there.
A little light at the end of a long, dark tunnel. Not only is the story starting to make more and more sense, things are finally looking up for Maika and her posse.
I that this is a dark fantasy, that a certain amount of terrible things are kind of necessary to make this particular story work. It was obvious from the first issue that the journey that Maika & those around was going to lead to some dark and terrible places. That's why we came along for the ride. Nonetheless, an unrelenting spate of awfulness can make for grim and exhausting reading. If nothing good ever happens, why keep reading. So I'm glad Maika, Zinn, Kippa, and Ren are finally getting it together, and actually making plans instead of simply acting and reacting to places and events. Now, can we please get back to the "real world" ? Some rather important events are taking place there.
July 4, 2025
A heavy, dialogue-driven issue that pulls together some of the series' deeper mythological threads. We get ancient lore, hidden truths about the gods, and hints at what Zinn truly is—and what Maika may become. The tone is unsettling. There are moments where Maika seems less like herself and more like a vessel. The weight of destiny presses down harder. There’s a beautifully rendered dream/memory sequence that lingers like an echo after you turn the page.
December 7, 2024
#47 - "For what is curiosity but a question that never ends?" - Professor Tam Tam
I assume ‘inferno’ correlates with Dante’s depiction of trapped in hell. Epic series, but this volume just gets bogged down in this otherworldly dream- state prison of the old gods.
I assume ‘inferno’ correlates with Dante’s depiction of trapped in hell. Epic series, but this volume just gets bogged down in this otherworldly dream- state prison of the old gods.
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