Monstress Compendium One
(Vol. 1-8)
$152.83
- Paperback
1408 pages
- Release Date
7 October 2025
Summary
“World-building on a scale rare in mainstream comics.” —The Hollywood Reporter
The richly imagined world of MONSTRESS is an alternate matriarchal 1900s Asia, with an art deco-infused steampunk aesthetic that’s brimming with arcane dangers. Within it, a teenage girl struggles to overcome the trauma of war, a task that’s made all the more difficult by her mysterious psychic link to an eldritch monster of tremendous power—a connection that will transform them both, and place them in the …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781534328334 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1534328335 |
| Author: | Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda |
| Publisher: | Image Comics |
| Imprint: | Image Comics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 1408 |
| Release Date: | 7 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 2.74kg |
| Dimensions: | 71mm x 263mm x 171mm |
| Series: | Monstress |
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Critics Review
“For page after gorgeous page, Monstress engulfs the reader in layers of masterfully drawn figures, textures and details.” * NPR *
“Something entirely different” * Hypable *
“Feels like a battle cry.” * Vox *
“This is stuff that demands to be explained and dares you to turn the page.” * The Rainbow Hub *
“Intricate and detailed, with a definite manga influence, Takeda’s artwork creates a lush and dangerous world for Liu’s equally dangerous characters.” * School Library Journal *
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POWELL’S, Best Science-Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Graphic Novels of 2018
THE WASHINGTON POST, 10 Best Graphic Novels of 2018
NEWSWEEK, 2018 Best Comic Books of the Year
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, 2018, 2016, 2015 Best Comic Books of the Year
POWELL’S, Best Science-Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Graphic Novels of 2018
THE WASHINGTON POST, 10 Best Graphic Novels of 2018
About The Author
Marjorie Liu
Marjorie Liu is an attorney and New York Times bestselling author of over nineteen novels. She is the co-creator of the Eisner-nominated series Monstress published by Image Comics. Her comic book work includes X-23, Black Widow, Dark Wolverine, and Astonishing X-Men, for which she was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for outstanding media images of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. She currently teaches a course on comic book writing at MIT.
Sana Takeda is based in Japan and is best known in the United States for working with Marjorie Liu, most recently on their hit fantasy series Monstress.
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