Jul, 2016 for those unfamiliar with the tale of monstress, the humans and their ancient hybrid descendants, the arcanics, have been at war and were dropped into the aftermath. The story was immediately gripping, the world building spoton, and the art beyond gorgeous. Monstress physique and musculature were greatly augmented due to a gene bomb. Today marks the debut of a new image comics series from writer marjorie liu and artist sana takeda, exploring what it means for women to be monstress. Steampunk meets kaiju in this original fantasy epic for mature readers, as young maika risks everything to control her psychic link with a monster of tremendous power, placing her in the center of a devastating war. Will be interesting to see how the story grows from here. Today, we round up the best comics of the past 10 years. Good, evil and long black tentacles make a monstress.
So when her father tells her shes too sentimental, thatll tell you a lot about the kind of person he is. Aug 18, 2015 astonishing xmen and black widow writer marjorie liu returns to comics with artist sana takeda x23 for an allnew ongoing series. Marjorie liu and sana takeda have created something vibrant. Monstress by writer marjorie liu and artist sana takeda, an epic fantasy work about a teenage girl with a monstrous demonic power, was named book of the year at the 30th annual harvey awards, held. Not only for the title character a teenager who literally has a monster living inside. This is a tribute to maika halfwolf from the amazing comic book monstress. Its blending the two in the right way without favoring one over the other in an unbalanced way. Set in an alternate matriarchal 1900s asia, in a richly imagined world of art decoinflected steampunk, monstress tells the story of a teenage girl who is struggling to survive the trauma of war, and who shares a mysterious psychic link with a monster of tremendous power, a connection that will transform them both. Sana takeda is an illustrator and comic book artist who was born in niigata, and now resides in tokyo, japan.
Monstress, a new comic book series from image comics which launches this week, is all about hidden depths. Monstress is absolutely stunning comic with a dark story and artwork that is simply gorgeous. Monstress comic read monstress comic online in high quality. Set in an alternate matriarchal 1900s asia, in a richly imagi. Listed below are individual issues, which should be available at your local comic book store. I took the stage at image expo to discuss my new creatorowned title, monstress, which im working on with sana takeda who is brilliant and kicking ass. She was a member of the legion of superheroes in the 30th century. Aug 16, 2017 dark days, the prelude to dc comics batmancentric event dark nights. Monstress makes that metaphor literal and shows the struggle of one young woman trying to make her demons serve her angels. Although she began her career as a novelist, marjorie liu, who teaches comic book writing at mit, says monstressimage comics, cocreated with artist sana takeda, could only be a comic. The comic has a steampunk aesthetic but the world is just as infused with magical and spiritual elements as technological ones.
Monstress is a gorgeous comic book about racism, war and. Expendable income is tighter than it used to be and comic book prices keep going up. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. Monstress is the first issue in a comic book series about magic, slavery, revenge, and the darkness within.
Sana takeda as it sums up both the book and my feelings toward it rather well. At age 20 she started out as a 3d cgi designer for sega, a japanese video game company, and became a freelance artist when she was 25. Monstress is off to a powerful start with a gritty presentation, an intriguing background world, and a compelling main character. With an expansive scope to match its oversized page count, monstress is a whole lot of epic fantasy to take in. Monstress, written by marjorie liu and illustrated by. Steampunk meets kaiju in this original fantasy epic for mature readers, as young maika risks everything to control her psychic link with a monster of tremendous power, placing her in the center of a devastating war between human and otherworldly. Good, evil and long black tentacles make a monstress gaudy beauty and extravagant horror twine around each other in marjorie lius new graphic novel monstress. Set in a fictionalized asia circa 1900 where powerful monsters walk the earth, just out of reach from humans who would enslave them, monstress blends dark fantasy with incredibly real human experiences. Monstress is a comicbook series where incredibly messedup things happen. Kippa had to be in the book, because kippa was alive. Monstress has been a highly acclaimed comic book series since its debut, and it is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards in the fields of graphic art. In help, a man recruits his nephew to fight the beatles for being rude to imelda marcos. Steampunk meets kaiju in this original fantasy epic for mature readers, as young maika risks everything to control her psychic link with a monster of tremendous power, placing her in the center of a devastating war between human and otherworldly forces. Tolkien for its high fantasy concepts and heavy worldbuilding.
Ive long been wanting to get my geeky little hands on this comic book and with good reason. I was totally a book reader first i didnt have access to comics until i went to college and there was a comic book store down the street. She is still an artist, and has worked on titles such as x23 and ms. I gave an extensive interview at newsarama, so check that out but in short, its a privilege and honor to be creating this book with her at image, where we can finally stretch our wings. On the trade paperback side, images monstress, volume 2 is the top seller. Marjorie liu and sana takedas world building is excellent and immersive. A heroine with superstrength from the planet xanthu with a heart as big as her frame. Comic book writer marjorie liu on how rejection shaped her. Mar 21, 2018 maika sets out to fix the lethal mistake she made in pontus, while kippa begins her own perilous journey. In monstress, readers are transported into the early 1900s, where immense leviathans roam the earth. I will readily admit to being a complete novice when it comes to comics, having read pretty much just saga and locke and key, but even as a novice i feel secure in saying that this is one. Steampunk meets kaiju in this original fantasy epic for mature readers, as young maika risks everything to control her psychic link with a monster of tremendous. I really cant stress enough how much i loved all the imagery. Set in an alternate matriarchal 1900s asia, in a richly imagined world of art decoinflected steampunk, monstress tells the story of a teenage girl who is struggling to survive the trauma of war, and who shares a mysterious psychic link with a monster of tremendous power, a.
There were lots of comic books published this past decade even when you leave. This has my vote for the best first issue of 2015 by far. Its a world of magic, dark sorcery, sorted lineage, and all manner of monsters that are born only from the blackest of shadows. Set in a fantasy world modelled after 1900s asia with magical, steampunk, and ancient egyptian elements, the time is during a truce between the federation of man humans and the arcanic empire hybrid offspring of the. He has taught screenwriting, media studies, creative. Were talking child slavery, lynchings and cannibalism. Monstress is a 2012 collection of stories by lysley tenorio. Aug 02, 2016 good, evil and long black tentacles make a monstress gaudy beauty and extravagant horror twine around each other in marjorie lius new graphic novel monstress. I gave an extensive interview at newsarama, so check that out but in short, its a privilege and honor to be creating this book with her at image, where we can finally stretch our. The series has earned many awards, including five eisner. So when her father tells her shes too sentimental, thatll tell.
A mixture of science fiction, fantasy and steampunk. Greg wright has created comics for several anthologies, and he cocreated the comic book series last monster standing with survivors erik reichenbach. Liu, who teaches comic book writing at mit, says monstressimage comics, cocreated with artist sana takeda, could only be a comic. Dark days, the prelude to dc comics batmancentric event dark nights. Second volume in the series of paperbacks that collects issues of the comic monstress. In other words, its not a place youd care to visit if it were real, but safely guarded by the pages of a comic book, i think youll be just fine. Below are julys topselling comics, according to diamond. It isnt totally comprehensive, but it includes just about.
Monstress comic combines elements of mangaanime, steampunk, fantasy, and horror. Her new, khundlike stature gave her superstrength, endurance, and a fair measure of invulnerability. Steampunk meets kaiju in this original fantasy epic for mature readers, as young maika risks everything to control her psychic link with a monster of tremendous power. The crystal of the blue elves, focuses on the blue.
Monstress is an ongoing epic fantasy comics series written by marjorie liu and drawn by sana takeda, published since 2015 by the american publisher image comics. Comics is a market in transition publishers weekly. Its bestknown series include spawn, savage dragon, witchblade, the darkness, invincible, and the walking dead. Browse issues from the comic book series, monstress, from image comics. Monstress is an ongoing fantasy comic series created by writer marjorie liu and artist sana takeda, published by image comics since 2015. The dazzling new comic monstress explores why we fear. Trade editions in paperback and hardcover, which collect these issues into a single bound format, are also listed in the following section. Dark days, monstress top july 2017 comic sales diverse. But as sleek as this comic book is, its the savagery in its bones that makes it sing. Astonishing xmen and black widow writer marjorie liu returns to comics with artist sana takeda x23 for an allnew ongoing series. Her comic book work includes x23, black widow, dark wolverine, and astonishing xmen, for which she was nominated for a glaad media award for outstanding media images of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. You wont have a hope of getting into this if youve not read book one.
Jan 12, 2015 i took the stage at image expo to discuss my new creatorowned title, monstress, which im working on with sana takeda who is brilliant and kicking ass. This was just one of many anecdotes that combined to paint image comics monstress as. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Image comics is a united states comic book publisher founded in 1992 by highprofile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish creatorowned properties. Monstress is an epic fantasy comics series written by marjorie liu and drawn by sana takeda, published since 2015 by the american publisher image comics. Our fantastically drawn protagonist, maika, is the centrepiece of the story, something is inside her, some call it a monstra, others an old god, but no one, even our hero. Monstress is a gorgeous comic book about racism, war and slavery. Jul, 2016 set in an alternate matriarchal 1900s asia, in a richly imagined world of art decoinflected steampunk, monstress tells the story of a teenage girl who is struggling to survive the trauma of war, and who shares a mysterious psychic link with a monster of tremendous power, a connection that will transform them both. This contains issues seven to twelve of the series. Monstress is a fantastic realization of world building in comics while also telling the story of the characters themselves.
Set in a fantasy world modelled after 1900s asia with magical. Maika has survived war and slavery with the help of a monster that lives inside her. Lenny because image comicss stories are all creatorowned, the series will. Monstress named book of the year at 2018 harvey awards. Thank the poets its also got a magical, twotailed talking. Nov 04, 2015 astonishing xmen and black widow writer marjorie liu returns to comics with artist sana takeda x23 for an allnew ongoing series. Now readers both new and old can celebrate the first eighteen issues of this amazing series with a gorgeous omnibusstyle book. Throughout the weekend, fans flocked to their booth to meet liu and have. If youve been reading this series youll know maika is surly, cynical, and pragmatic to a fault. Metal, is the topselling singleissue comic for july 2017.
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