Monstress #34

Monstress (Single Issues)

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

In a battle between wolves, who will win?

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

32 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 26, 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.

[Jason Lewis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sheeeeeeeeeeeee…Mississippi shit’cheyeah!

[SMLauri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ahora sí que sí! Empieza lo bueno, estoy alucinando con esta historia.

[Shannon · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Myles Likes Tacos and Rice · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sh!^ got real in this one. Think thats that fastest I've read a Monstress issue. Every page is beautiful.

here is a more well written (spoilerfied) review of this issue https://www.comicsthegathering.com/re...

and I echo this statement "It feels like the story, 34 issues in, is only just starting to kick off now. It’s gone up a gear and the wait for next months issue will be excruciating. "

If you haven't been following this series you won't know whats going on, so not a good entry point.

Go back to issue 1, take your time, enjoy the art. Things are confusing at first, but the art is epic, and then at some point (issues 10s, 20s) you'll be hooked

[Mitticus · Rating 4 out of 5]

woa!



some great moments of undertanding and acceptance...






but I would have let her fall or at least rip out her nonexistent heart or something as a snack


y qué cosa hay en el cubo?

[Vyshakh Aravindan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kippa! This long-awaited return is a burst of light in an otherwise grim arc. Her resilience and hope contrast Maika’s inner darkness. The reunion is heartfelt but brief—this issue reminds us that peace is temporary in this world. There’s also a growing unease in the background: the sense that the endgame is building, and no one is safe.

[Cat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yet Another Amazing Issue

Just one plot twist after another. I love it! Just so long as Kippa lives that is. But what is the Wolf Queen hiding? What is in that mysterious box the Cumea have discovered? I can't wait to find out!

[Phoenix · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 rounded up. I feel like this will feel less disjointed when I can re-read this series in its entirety. I sometimes wish that it was coming to an end soon so that I could start re-reading in earnest.

[Colin Post · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is Sana Takeda’s issue, from cover to cover. It’s chaotic and messy, then tranquil and sanguine, then grotesque and surreal, then frenetic and weird. It almost doesn’t gel amidst the energy of the fight that takes up the bulk of the issue, but then it does and it does.

[M. Ashraf · Rating 3 out of 5]

Monstress
Issue#34
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!

[Tim Nowotny · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great movement in Zinn‘s relationship with its host. I‘m so much looking forward how this will play out (and what repercussions this battle will have)

[Alexandre · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome story , just enough words to move along and keep you wanting more. The art is amazing throughout and overall it kinda remind me of the lore in Elder's Scroll . It feels epic and grandiose .

[Kurage · Rating 4 out of 5]

!!!!!

[Mousmi · Rating 5 out of 5]

My Rating: 5 Stars.

[Andy Hickman · Rating 3 out of 5]

#34 – “.. Finally.. this .. is the face.. I remember.. Your hate is the truest .. thing about .. you..!!” – Zinh to Maika’s grandmother wolf when going crazy angry from the poison.

[Julio Bonilla · Rating 5 out of 5]

You’re safe. Don’t be afraid…

[Dakota Bedeski · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super form!!!!! They used the mask's power, but it corrupted them, like it did the inquisitors. It took the power of love(a little fox) to safe them, and everyone else.

[Andy Hickman · Rating 3 out of 5]

#34 – “.. Finally.. this .. is the face.. I remember.. Your hate is the truest .. thing about .. you..!!” – Zinh to Maika’s grandmother wolf when going crazy angry from the poison.

[Amelie · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

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

5/5

I'm slowly going through the remaining comics because I never want this to end.