Monstress #33

Monstress (Single Issues)

by Marjorie M. Liu (Writer), Sana Takeda (Illustrator), Rus Wooton (Letterer)

Reunited with family and old friends turned enemies—will Maika still choose to stand alone or join the wolves?

Genres: Comics, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Steampunk, Adult, Horror, Comix

30 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 21, 2021

About the author

New 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.

Reviews

[Jayson · Rating 4 out of 5]

(A-) 83% | Very Good
Notes: Read in trade paperback. Collective review for issues #31-35 and other included stories can be found here: Monstress, Volume 6: The Vow.

[SMLauri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sufriendo estoy con esta historia!!

[Mitticus · Rating 3 out of 5]

Y bue el reencuentro no fue tan dramatico como esperaba, los ancianos encerraron a zinn y le hicieron algo relacionado con un niño. esta claro que la reina lobo y zinn se detestan.



maika habla con su tia y trata de relacionarse con ella con memorias de los perros (que acaso los perros no son espias o algo?) y le dice TODA la verdad , que ella destruyo constantine con zinn.



,






mientras tanto, ravenna es atacada por un arma que tarjo la bruja contra las naves y dejan caer la enfermedad de la locura entre los arcanics, que zinn dice es extraida de una de sus sisters-brothers.

[Colin Post · Rating 4 out of 5]

This issue had a little bit of everything that makes this book great: monster mythos, political intrigue, and absurd battles.

The issue also featured some tense, close-up dialogue between interesting pairs — Lady Lo Lim and Anuwat, Maika and Warlord…and then Zinn dressed up in some royal garb to talk with the Wolf Queen was the topper.

[Vyshakh Aravindan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Emotional gut-punch. Maika is haunted—not just by literal spirits, but by memories and guilt. This issue does a brilliant job of showing her exhaustion and vulnerability without making her weak. We also begin to see Zinn’s motivations more clearly, and it’s terrifying. The world feels heavy here, the kind of chapter that leaves a lump in your throat.

[M. Ashraf · Rating 3 out of 5]

Monstress
Issue#33
Volume#06
The Vow
Marjorie M. Liu

It has been a while since I picked this series
So here we are
The artwork is just amazing!
Th best thing in the series!
Great fantasy
Maika and Zinn are getting along
The series got comfortable with the R rated
Very good volume!

[Anastasia]

FINALLY some answers.

[Tim Nowotny · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a family

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75

[Mousmi · Rating 5 out of 5]

My Rating: 5 Stars

[Vincent Stoessel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This title is back in form

[Andy Hickman · Rating 3 out of 5]

#33 – “Bye, Mister Monster! Enjoy your book!” – Kippa. “.. what a peculiar .. child..!!” – Zinh (Monster)

[Julio Bonilla · Rating 3 out of 5]

We were hungry.

[Andy Hickman · Rating 3 out of 5]

#33 – “Bye, Mister Monster! Enjoy your book!” – Kippa. “.. what a peculiar .. child..!!” – Zinh (Monster)

[Cats W. Bats, Esq. · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5

<3