Monstress
Volume 1: Awakening
by Marjorie M. Liu
Illustrations by Sana Takeda
Published by Image Comics
on July 13, 2016
Genre: Adult, Graphic Novel, Fantasy, Horror
Length: 192 pages
Ages: 16+
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Literary Awards:
Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Graphic Novels & Comics (2016)
Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Nominee for Best New Series & Best Writer (2016)
British Fantasy Award for Best Comic/Graphic Novel (2017)
Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story (2017)
Synopsis:
Set in an alternate matriarchal 1900's Asia, in a richly imagined world of art deco-inflected 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.
My Thoughts:
This is fantastically dark and gruesome!
Maika, a teenage girl with only one arm, is sold as a slave along with a group of others and taken to a 'witch-nun' that does odd experiments on them. Maika is pretending to be merely human but she has a big secret... and a plan.
The artwork in this graphic novel is amazing! There's so much patterned, scrolling detail in the clothing, and the characters all have fantastically drawn hair that flows beautifully. There's also a ton of detail, depth, and expression in the faces, which sometimes border on horrific.
There's some really dark material in this, with slaves that are used as 'parts' or even food, which made me feel like it's partly horror. Otherwise, it's mainly fantasy, with some arcane or dark magic and an endgame that I definitely want in on! I'm looking forward to reading more from this graphic series!
A special thanks to Image Comics for providing this graphic novel for free on Kindle for Free Comic Book Day!
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