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Maika fights to cross the wall. Elsewhere, the Warlord makes her move.
32 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 9, 2015
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Marjorie M. Liu
317 books4,321 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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October 18, 2024
(A-) 82% | Very Good
Notes: Read in trade paperback. Collective review for issues #1-6 can be found here: Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening.
Notes: Read in trade paperback. Collective review for issues #1-6 can be found here: Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening.
August 28, 2016
In a alternate weird Asia there is a war going on.
Humans and the Arcanic race are at war.
Arcanic, Beings which seem like human but they are not.....they are animal hybrids. With strange powers.
Our protagonist Maika Halfwolf, finds herself in the middle of all this.
With the story opening with her being sold into slavery with other Arcanic's, we cant expect anything good.
But then she is being transported into a fortress.
And there is where our story begins.
Violence , blood , brutality , emotions and so much more we see as the story continuous .
The artwork , the plot , the script was so good.
I would definitely recommend it to everyone!!!
Humans and the Arcanic race are at war.
Arcanic, Beings which seem like human but they are not.....they are animal hybrids. With strange powers.
Our protagonist Maika Halfwolf, finds herself in the middle of all this.
With the story opening with her being sold into slavery with other Arcanic's, we cant expect anything good.
But then she is being transported into a fortress.
And there is where our story begins.
Violence , blood , brutality , emotions and so much more we see as the story continuous .
The artwork , the plot , the script was so good.
I would definitely recommend it to everyone!!!
July 29, 2016
Oh my god, the ending was a tortute. Don't get me wrong it was a beautiful torture that only made me want to read the next comic of this series.
I still love the protagonist even though my favourite character is the cat. He is very funny and smart.
To quote the poets:
Murder is teribly exhausting
I am in love with this graphic novel
*My thanks to Diamond Book Distributors and Netgalley for the free e-arc*
I still love the protagonist even though my favourite character is the cat. He is very funny and smart.
To quote the poets:
Murder is teribly exhausting
I am in love with this graphic novel
*My thanks to Diamond Book Distributors and Netgalley for the free e-arc*
August 28, 2018
Everything just gets more and more interesting in this series!!! This is by far my most favorite comic book right now. The illustrations are without a doubt, still flamboyant and beautiful as ever. ART DECO COULD NEVER BE PORTRAYED SO BEAUTIFULLY IN GRAPHIC NOVELS LIKE THIS ONE. Plus, there's a lot of new characters; pretty bad-ass villains and hands down for such a strong feminine cast. SRSLY. It's like one of the best things in this one! I'll certainly read the next issue sooner.
December 10, 2015
I can't rate this one quite as high as the first because it's a much more bite-sized chunk of story but if this was a collected part of a volume I am certain it would hold up. What I did love about this issue is that we once more see the expansive nature of this world and the way that there is always an awful lot more going on than first meets the eye. So far we know that humans are against the Arcanic and that a wall divides the two, there have been wars and tragedy for both sides, and there's been heavy losses and burdens for the survivors to bear. One of those survivors is our main character Maika. She's suffering with all sorts of magical and post-traumatic problems which are just barely being hinted at with mysterious dark forms, creatures and panels.
Alongside all of this we have mystery, ancient artefacts and creepy witchy-people who have brutal magical powers. Then there's deformity and Japanese/Chinese-inspired cats with multiple tails, Unicorns, and other oddities which make this just perfect to read and enjoy. It is a fairly bloody series, as you'd expect because it's the aftermath of a war, and the landscape of the world looks set to become much larger than we've so far seen.
Overall this is a really great series and I love reading it and picking it up each month. Definitely already looking forward to next month's issue :) 4.5*s overall for this one!
Alongside all of this we have mystery, ancient artefacts and creepy witchy-people who have brutal magical powers. Then there's deformity and Japanese/Chinese-inspired cats with multiple tails, Unicorns, and other oddities which make this just perfect to read and enjoy. It is a fairly bloody series, as you'd expect because it's the aftermath of a war, and the landscape of the world looks set to become much larger than we've so far seen.
Overall this is a really great series and I love reading it and picking it up each month. Definitely already looking forward to next month's issue :) 4.5*s overall for this one!
August 25, 2016
A dark and grim story about survival, war, racial conflict, hate and the monsters inside of us (paraphrased from Marjorie Liu's epilogue).
According to the blurb the setting is an alternate Asia. There are hints--dress, hair styles, a two-tailed cat, but it mostly struck me as a fantasy setting.
A war has been fought between the Human Federation and Arcanics. In this scenario the humans seem to be the bad guys and the Arcanians the alien/monstrous/demonic underdogs.
Issue 2: The aftermath of Maika's escape. This part if fairly short and I am not completely sure what goes on or where Maika is headed.
Highly recommended for fans of dark fantasy.
Review of issue 1:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I received this free e-copy from the publisher/author via NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review, thank you!
According to the blurb the setting is an alternate Asia. There are hints--dress, hair styles, a two-tailed cat, but it mostly struck me as a fantasy setting.
A war has been fought between the Human Federation and Arcanics. In this scenario the humans seem to be the bad guys and the Arcanians the alien/monstrous/demonic underdogs.
Issue 2: The aftermath of Maika's escape. This part if fairly short and I am not completely sure what goes on or where Maika is headed.
Highly recommended for fans of dark fantasy.
Review of issue 1:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I received this free e-copy from the publisher/author via NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review, thank you!
October 16, 2018
¿Pero qué está pasando aquí? ¡Cada vez se lía más todo!
September 18, 2016
I would like to thank NetGalley and Image Comics for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Introduction:
After reading the first issue of Marjorie Liu’s breakthrough comic book, “Monstress,” I was clambering for more of this series and I finally got the chance to read the second issue of this series and man was I really blown away by this second issue!
What is this story about?
In this issue, Maika had just escaped from the witches’ stronghold and even though she wanted to go there to find out more about herself and her mother, she leaves the stronghold with even more questions on her mind about her mother and about the nature of her powers. Meanwhile, the Warlord starts making her move and she has her eyes set on capturing Maika for murdering one of the head witches at the stronghold!
What I loved about this story:
Marjorie Liu’s writing: Marjorie Liu’s writing is as beautiful as ever as we actually get to see the repercussions that Maika faces after her stint at the witches’ stronghold. It was interesting seeing Maika feel so much remorse for her actions in transforming into a monster when she attacked Sophia and the other witches and you also get to see how Maika is still struggling with trying to figure out what kind of person she really is due to the nature of her powers. Even though this issue was not as action packed as the first issue, I still really enjoyed the character interactions between the characters, especially between Maika and the cat and the building tension of the Warlord trying to capture Maika. I also enjoyed seeing the two tailed cat and Kippa the fox human child make an appearance in this issue as I wanted to see more development from them and it was great seeing their reactions to Maika becoming a monster in the last issue, especially with Kippa now being afraid of Maika because of the events of the last issue. Maika’s interactions with the two tailed cat was pretty entertaining as well as she is often snarky towards the cat and it reminded me of the relationship between Coraline and the cat in Neil Gaiman’s book “Coraline.”
Sana Takeda’s artwork: Sana Takeda’s artwork is as usual gorgeous to look at, especially of all the exotic clothing worn by each character, especially the Warlord’s clothing being a black dress with jewelry hanging over it that makes her look truly menacing and yet unique in appearance. I also loved the images of the two tailed cat that looks so adorable and creative, especially with its two small tails.
What made me feel uncomfortable about this story:
For anyone who does not like gory violence, there are some scenes of people getting their heads chopped off with blood spraying everywhere and some readers might be a bit unnerved by these images if they do not like seeing gory violence in graphic novels.
Final Thoughts:
Overall, “Monstress Volume One: Awakening Part Two” is another great issue from Marjorie Liu’s intriguing series “Monstress” and I cannot wait to see what happens to Maika and her crew next!
Review is also on: Rabbit Ears Book Blog
August 1, 2016
Thanks to Netgalley and Diamond Book Distributors for providing the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This was short. Like really freaking short. Of course, I saw it has only 32 pages, but that wasn't even true, because the last few pages consisted of letters from fans of the first issue. It was still fun to read them. I always love to see some support for the authors. I think this can really inspire them to keep going.
And it was not like nothing happened. Do you know these boring television series where you can easily skip five episodes without missing anything important, because nothing really happened?
These comics are not like that. And it wasn't rushed, either, I really liked the pace.
And instead of writing more, I just leave it there, because I want to read the next issue.
This was short. Like really freaking short. Of course, I saw it has only 32 pages, but that wasn't even true, because the last few pages consisted of letters from fans of the first issue. It was still fun to read them. I always love to see some support for the authors. I think this can really inspire them to keep going.
And it was not like nothing happened. Do you know these boring television series where you can easily skip five episodes without missing anything important, because nothing really happened?
These comics are not like that. And it wasn't rushed, either, I really liked the pace.
And instead of writing more, I just leave it there, because I want to read the next issue.
December 17, 2015
3.5
During the war you thought surviving would be enough.
But surviving is the easy part
--rtc--
During the war you thought surviving would be enough.
But surviving is the easy part
--rtc--
March 6, 2023
3.5 ⭐️
December 19, 2015
Ok, so the Arcanics are not aliens, and I'm still not sure what they are or how they came to be.
This was an extremely short read. I still don't understand much. It seems Maiko is somehow possessed?...
I just love the drawings. They are so beautiful.
This was an extremely short read. I still don't understand much. It seems Maiko is somehow possessed?...
I just love the drawings. They are so beautiful.
January 25, 2020
Pues... continuamos sabiendo muy poco.
Un puñado escaso de páginas (30) una protagonista que no es lo que parece (con un lado oscuro e incontrolable), un gato que tiene pinta de bocazas, y el trío de la inquisición (veremos cuanto duran y si las despachan más pronto que tarde).
En fin, 3 estrellas sobre 5 porque me gusta el dibujo pero no me termina de enganchar.
Un puñado escaso de páginas (30) una protagonista que no es lo que parece (con un lado oscuro e incontrolable), un gato que tiene pinta de bocazas, y el trío de la inquisición (veremos cuanto duran y si las despachan más pronto que tarde).
En fin, 3 estrellas sobre 5 porque me gusta el dibujo pero no me termina de enganchar.
July 15, 2016
I received this book from Netgalley for my honest review.
See my reviews for the whole series (until part 6): https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
See my reviews for the whole series (until part 6): https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
November 24, 2017
I know almost nothing about myself. I don't know who I am.
July 26, 2016
This review covers Monstress #1-#6
Monstress #1 by Marjorie Liu is what a good comic should be. Ambitious, riveting; a collusion of art and storytelling that melds so seamlessly that you would believe it to be the work of a single individual and not a team. Add to that, the simple truth that Marjorie M. Liu is a comic book writing Goddess whose past works on Wolverine, X-Men and NYX cement her resume. With Monstress she raises the bar where few comic book stories will dare to follow.
Monstress is high fantasy. Witches and sorcerers and Gods both dead and alive. There is horror and there is death and there is even worse...much worse. Set in an alternate Asia, in a matriarchal society, it takes place during a great war between the Arcanics and the Cumea. The Arcanics are creatures of magic who can pass as human. The Cumea are an order of sorceresses who must consume the Arcanics to maintain their power.
The main character of the book is Maika, a young woman who is Arcanic, whose mother was murdered by the Cumea. She sets out to learn about her mother and her people and more so, about herself. In book one, the first step on the journey is to be taken prisoner inside the home of noblewoman who experiments on Arcanic children much in the way that Josef Mengele experimented upon prisoners in concentration camps during the Holocaust. Maika must break free and find the lady of the House. The Lady Yvette Lo Lim, who betrayed Moriko Halfwolf; Maika's mother.
Book #1 of Montress is a triple sized issue with artwork by Sana Takeda and with the strong storytelling of Marjorie M. Liu, will easily have readers reaching for more. It has been called an intricate story of war, slavery and racism. It is this and more. It is about the lust for power and the fear of the unknown. It is about revenge and redemption and how the lines in between can become blurred. It is about the darkness within all of us and the decision to either embrace it or run from it.
Here is where I cheat and say that I have already read books #2 through #6 which bring the storyline of Awakening to its conclusion. I will not write a separate review for each one, I won't even tell you what comes next. The truth is that if you pick up book #1, you will pick up #2, then #3, then #4, then #5 and then #6. The only question is how will you pass the time between getting them. Just get them all at once and then wait to see what comes next!
Monstress is one of those books that transcends its genre without even trying to. Reading Monstress reminded me of the first time I sat down and watched Princess Mononoke. Or the first time I watched Akira, understood very little but knew I was watching something great. Something with vision. Something that demanded that I give it my attention and respect. It is Castle in the Sky and Nausicaä.
Monstress by Marjorie M. Liu is a Hayao Miyazaki film in still life.
READING PROGRESS
Monstress #1 by Marjorie Liu is what a good comic should be. Ambitious, riveting; a collusion of art and storytelling that melds so seamlessly that you would believe it to be the work of a single individual and not a team. Add to that, the simple truth that Marjorie M. Liu is a comic book writing Goddess whose past works on Wolverine, X-Men and NYX cement her resume. With Monstress she raises the bar where few comic book stories will dare to follow.
Monstress is high fantasy. Witches and sorcerers and Gods both dead and alive. There is horror and there is death and there is even worse...much worse. Set in an alternate Asia, in a matriarchal society, it takes place during a great war between the Arcanics and the Cumea. The Arcanics are creatures of magic who can pass as human. The Cumea are an order of sorceresses who must consume the Arcanics to maintain their power.
The main character of the book is Maika, a young woman who is Arcanic, whose mother was murdered by the Cumea. She sets out to learn about her mother and her people and more so, about herself. In book one, the first step on the journey is to be taken prisoner inside the home of noblewoman who experiments on Arcanic children much in the way that Josef Mengele experimented upon prisoners in concentration camps during the Holocaust. Maika must break free and find the lady of the House. The Lady Yvette Lo Lim, who betrayed Moriko Halfwolf; Maika's mother.
Book #1 of Montress is a triple sized issue with artwork by Sana Takeda and with the strong storytelling of Marjorie M. Liu, will easily have readers reaching for more. It has been called an intricate story of war, slavery and racism. It is this and more. It is about the lust for power and the fear of the unknown. It is about revenge and redemption and how the lines in between can become blurred. It is about the darkness within all of us and the decision to either embrace it or run from it.
Here is where I cheat and say that I have already read books #2 through #6 which bring the storyline of Awakening to its conclusion. I will not write a separate review for each one, I won't even tell you what comes next. The truth is that if you pick up book #1, you will pick up #2, then #3, then #4, then #5 and then #6. The only question is how will you pass the time between getting them. Just get them all at once and then wait to see what comes next!
Monstress is one of those books that transcends its genre without even trying to. Reading Monstress reminded me of the first time I sat down and watched Princess Mononoke. Or the first time I watched Akira, understood very little but knew I was watching something great. Something with vision. Something that demanded that I give it my attention and respect. It is Castle in the Sky and Nausicaä.
Monstress by Marjorie M. Liu is a Hayao Miyazaki film in still life.
READING PROGRESS
August 1, 2016
"During the war, I thought surviving would be enough. But surviving is the easy part."
The second issue of Monstress gets into some more backstory regarding the civil war that is raging, including information regarding what is called the Zamora Massacre.
Marjorie Liu masterfully lays out the storyline of Maika, the protagonist, with mystery and strength. We learn that Maika doesn't really know much of her past, so we will all be discovering it alongside her, and it is part of Maika's journey during the war. So much suspicion revolves around the identity and characterization of Maika—what is she? Does she have powers beyond a normal Arcana? What is her conflict? Who is she?
The conflict in this book is real. I'm interested to learn more about the background of slaves in this war and the destruction it has wrecked on its people. It's clear that magic and the supernatural will play a large part in this fantasy world, including the concept of witches. Knowing that witches have such a strong connotation with female desire and repulsion throughout human history, I am very curious to see how Liu will unpack this theme. The women encompass almost all of the characters in this comic, which is making a very interesting layout for a war scheme, as most if not all war throughout history has been perpetrated by men. I'm very impressed by the human levels of pain, strength, and sheer determination Liu has already given her characters, though, and I'm looking forward to following them throughout what is I hope a long series!
The art is again absolutely stunning. The intricacy of the art is grotesque yet magical, which conveys the true nature of human conflict. I also recommend this issue. It measures up to the first and leaves even more mystery to unpack about the world, its war, and its participants and victims.
Thank you to Netgalley and Image Comics for this copy in exchange for an honest review.
The second issue of Monstress gets into some more backstory regarding the civil war that is raging, including information regarding what is called the Zamora Massacre.
Marjorie Liu masterfully lays out the storyline of Maika, the protagonist, with mystery and strength. We learn that Maika doesn't really know much of her past, so we will all be discovering it alongside her, and it is part of Maika's journey during the war. So much suspicion revolves around the identity and characterization of Maika—what is she? Does she have powers beyond a normal Arcana? What is her conflict? Who is she?
The conflict in this book is real. I'm interested to learn more about the background of slaves in this war and the destruction it has wrecked on its people. It's clear that magic and the supernatural will play a large part in this fantasy world, including the concept of witches. Knowing that witches have such a strong connotation with female desire and repulsion throughout human history, I am very curious to see how Liu will unpack this theme. The women encompass almost all of the characters in this comic, which is making a very interesting layout for a war scheme, as most if not all war throughout history has been perpetrated by men. I'm very impressed by the human levels of pain, strength, and sheer determination Liu has already given her characters, though, and I'm looking forward to following them throughout what is I hope a long series!
The art is again absolutely stunning. The intricacy of the art is grotesque yet magical, which conveys the true nature of human conflict. I also recommend this issue. It measures up to the first and leaves even more mystery to unpack about the world, its war, and its participants and victims.
Thank you to Netgalley and Image Comics for this copy in exchange for an honest review.
August 11, 2016
"During the war I thought surviving would be enough. But surviving is the easy part."
"...the casual bigotry of fools..."
Oh my...
We could have guessed that Maika was no saint but this issue leaves no doubt to that now.
The artwork remains sublime. The story is much shorter and doesn't have a lot of action.
Thank you to the publisher for the free copy of this comic in exchange for my honest review.
On to #3!
"...the casual bigotry of fools..."
Oh my...
We could have guessed that Maika was no saint but this issue leaves no doubt to that now.
The artwork remains sublime. The story is much shorter and doesn't have a lot of action.
Thank you to the publisher for the free copy of this comic in exchange for my honest review.
On to #3!
June 30, 2016
The worldbuilding is amazing and the character design is so cool, i like how different all these women and their attire are, some might have the typical dress with the cleavage or it might cover their body completely, etc. also you can see all of them have different purposes that adds intrigue to the story.
Too bad it wasn't as long as the first issue, nevertheless a good one too.
Too bad it wasn't as long as the first issue, nevertheless a good one too.
September 5, 2016
For the review of Issues 1-6, check out my blog Pages of Wonderland
Short filler. Nothing much happened. Again, the art is better than the writing. This installment started off pretty well, but got wordy and boring at the end.
Short filler. Nothing much happened. Again, the art is better than the writing. This installment started off pretty well, but got wordy and boring at the end.
February 10, 2019
The art work continues to be amazing as it was in the last issue. Monstress #1 honestly had left me a little bit confused through the story but I feel it flowing a little better this time around. The story has me interested with what happens next especially now that the protagonist seems to have a deeper back story and internal battle, figuratively and literally, going on. I will be definitely keep reading on.
December 15, 2017
A new and fantastic graphic novel series! The art and myths in this series are both stunning and addicting. I will definitely be continuing on with this series and devouring all that the stories and gorgeous art from each and everyone of Marjorie M. Liu's Monstress volumes.
June 30, 2025
Things get intense. Maikas hidden power is revealed and its terrifying .The horror elements come alive here
February 20, 2016
“During the war I thought surviving would be enough. But surviving is the easy part.”
I'm so addicted. I can't wait for the next one and Littlen Fox has a name, Kippa. What an epic adventure and its full of gory deaths and so much blood and witchcraft. It's really good.
I'm so addicted. I can't wait for the next one and Littlen Fox has a name, Kippa. What an epic adventure and its full of gory deaths and so much blood and witchcraft. It's really good.
October 4, 2016
I read this immediately after the first volume. Again the artwork is amazing. I wish we had been given more of the story. Now to wait for my sister to get volume 3. :) A family that reads together stays together.
October 15, 2020
The Inquisitrixes are among the coolest villains in any comic I have seen. Smooth, sassy and beyond dangerous. Their nonchalant competence would be enough to frighten any male chauvinist with low self esteem. They're kinda like a bunch of Darth Vaders. Not enough women characters have costumes this badass. More of this please!
That said-
What i remember most about this issue is the corpse of that one kid. Reminded me of how Iris ate people in Gamera 3. 😳...shit's terrifying.
That said-
What i remember most about this issue is the corpse of that one kid. Reminded me of how Iris ate people in Gamera 3. 😳...shit's terrifying.
January 10, 2025
This is less horrific than the first in the series, but the overarching sense of menace is still there. I have to admit that I'm a bit confused as to the structure of the Inquisition witches and how the various characters there fit together, but maybe that will become clearer over time. As it is, this feels like an issue more concerned with world-building than plot. I've more questions than answers, but the art, especially, is so compelling that I'm not about to stop reading.
May 19, 2017
Not as impactful as episode 1 and a bit too exposition heavy, which seldom works well in comic format.
I think this would work better as a novel, or the writer chose the wrong starting point. We have no background or explanation in the action and dialogue, and instead are given blocks of exposition text.
Never a good choice.
I think this would work better as a novel, or the writer chose the wrong starting point. We have no background or explanation in the action and dialogue, and instead are given blocks of exposition text.
Never a good choice.
September 3, 2019
Maintaining my thumbs up!
There's so much going on here, and the book doesn't treat the reader like a child, which is great, but also a lofty build up that my cynical heart tells me will fail at connecting together (again, having a big, fluffy tail would do me good). I'll keep going for sure.
There's so much going on here, and the book doesn't treat the reader like a child, which is great, but also a lofty build up that my cynical heart tells me will fail at connecting together (again, having a big, fluffy tail would do me good). I'll keep going for sure.
February 18, 2025
Monstress
Issue#02
Volume#01
Marjorie M. Liu
The artwork is beautiful!
Great start to the series
I am intrigued, great protagonist! world building seems o.k. not that original though
The mystery, the daemon, the mask, the chosen one are good
Really like the baby fox and cat as the sidekicks
But most importantly it looks very very good! the artwork is amazing!
Issue#02
Volume#01
Marjorie M. Liu
The artwork is beautiful!
Great start to the series
I am intrigued, great protagonist! world building seems o.k. not that original though
The mystery, the daemon, the mask, the chosen one are good
Really like the baby fox and cat as the sidekicks
But most importantly it looks very very good! the artwork is amazing!
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