Thanks to Netgalley and Diamond Book Distributors for providing the ARC in exchange for an honest review.To be honest, I didn't expect to like this one.I'm not really into comics and I never was, but I thought I'm gonna give it a try, because it's only 72 pages and the blurb sounded interesting.The artwork is absolutely beautiful. I think, it took me even more time to look at the drawings than to read the texts in the speech bubbles. But that doesn't mean that the storyline was less interesting....

A dark and grim story about survival, war, racial conflict, hate and the monsters inside of us (paraphrased from Marjorie Liu's epilogue).I love the artwork and the colouring. Together with the story it captivated me from the first page. Page 5:Page 46:Page 68:Maika Halfwolf lets herself be sold as a slave, to infiltrate the city of her enemies, in the search of a woman... Why she searches is not quite clear in the beginning, but there is bloodshed on the way. Present time alternates with an ear...

[Image Comics] FIRST ISSUES: The Good (Full review on the WondrousBooks blog.) Monstress is not exactly usual for comic books as I know them and it’s rather reminiscent of manga. The story itself has some Eastern themes such as a kitsune-like cat with two tails and so on. The characters are on the scale from “weird” to “a sort of cute tiny little cyclops that gets killed pretty fast”.If you want something both magical and sexy, this is for you.But also if you go “Awww” at humanoid fox babies,

Whoa. This has beautiful artwork and a poignant and intense storyline. But at the same time, it's so violent and gruesome that I'm not sure I can continue on with it. I'll see how I feel when Issue 2 comes out.

Absolutely gorgeous artwork with a unique story. This is a great first issue/entry into a new series and it kind of makes me feel dumb for not reading Marjorie M. Liu's books before now.

MOVE OVER RAT QUEENS! Well maybe not too far---iluvu ERMAGAWD! LIU! LIU! I just want to hug her so tight. THERE ARE CUTE PEOPLE-ANIMALS DRAWN IN THIS BOOK...AND TALKING CATS.What i love best?!ALL DIFFERENT SKIN TONES. IT'S A FANTASY WORLD FULL OF REALSTIC-AS-HELL SKIN HUES. OH! DID I MENTION----our main character has a half-arm. LAWD. Who says quality and diversity can't go hand in hand... Don't get me wrong, this book is by no means light-hearted fluff. There is violence and horror, and this

Meet Maika. I still can't fathom what exactly she is but she constantly has this pissed-off expression so she must be angry about something. Though the art is amazing, the colors and designs definitely steampunk with eastern influences, the dialogues didn't thrill me. I'm afraid Saga, Vol. 1 has raised the bar too high for me. But what is it about these cats? I love them, especially the talking ones with two tails.

I received a copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.Things that I love on Monstress:* Artwork: It's absolutely fantastic. With its Asian theme and intricate details. Damn. I can't help admiring it. IT'S JUST BEAUTIFUL.* Heroine: Maika is a one and a half armed Arcanic (from what I understood, half-human, half-monster), with special powers who survived a war between humans and monsters. She is such a badass heroine and she really surprised me.* Plot : It's a very intriguing story w...

What a dark and fascinating world is presented for us in Monstress. It's fictional and yet it's fully fleshed out from the first issue. It's populated by interesting characters of different races and yet none is as intriguing as the main character (she's the one on the cover). It's lavishly illustrated as well that's a delight for the senses.I've had a copy of this for years and I'm kicking myself for waiting this long to crack it open. It's a waste of five years but that can be easily be resolv...

To quote the poets, "we're fucked". Maika, an Arcanic outcast, a survivor of the gruesome war between humans and hybrid Arcanics which killed millions. Hungry for blood and desperate answers she seeks to stealthily destroy everything in her wake to find out more about her mother, her past and the power that grows poisonous within her.Nothing will stop her, not even death. Hence, with her killer one-hand moves and crafty mind she infiltrates Zamara, a city where human witches capture Arcanic

This issue was a phenomenal introduction to this world. It's feisty, it's creepy, it's bloody and it's beautiful and I have to say that I couldn't believe how much I enjoyed this which I picked up on a whim. I hadn't heard anything about this before it was released, in fact the only reason I picked it up was for the stellar cover art, but my goodness I am thrilled that I did because already i have a new favourite series and I am desperate for the next one to come out. This story focuses on a wor...

0.25* I feel kind of bad because other people really like it and I genuinely think it's shit. I can't figure out what's good about this at all. HOW IS THIS GOOD? I'M SO CONFUSED. With other 1 star books I can understand why other people like it, but with this one I have no idea.I was watching a booktube video and this person who pretty much always gives books 4/5 stars gave this 3 and I was like ooh. She said she didn't understand what was happening, but the art was nice. That literally sums thi...

Monstress is beautifully drawn with tremendous detail. The world building is just beginning, yet is quite intriguing. Our main character is Maika who's on a quest both internally and externally. She's fighting the monster inside her, and has gone after witches who are caught in a bloody war. At least that's what I think so far. I'm sure there are many twists and turns to come. The characters are diverse. Some human, some half human, and some monsters. The setting is Asian in feel but an altivers...

There is more hunger in the world than love. Gorgeous Art *_*plenty Violence - kind of psycho and sadistic related than war related.Mysterious Heroine, who can kick ass, (with just one arm)No romance , until now.¿Post-apocaliptic? not sure yet. Though is between post-warSe presenta a Maiko en medio de una subasta de esclavos, y es ... adquirida o más bien requisada por una "bruja", lo cual parece ser el código para seudocientificos realizando horrendos experimentos en seres no considerados hu

I would like to thank NetGalley and Image Comics for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Introduction: Now I will admit that I had never read any of Marjorie Liu’s comic books before, even though most of them were highly praised. So, when I heard that Marjorie Liu was creating a new comic book series called “Monstress” and I had heard a lot of good things about this series, I just had to check this series out! What is this story about? The story starts off

"How does one whom history has made a monster, escape her monstrosity? How does one overcome the monstrousness of others without succumbing to a rising monstrousness within?" If someone would ask me to recommend steampunk. THIS WOULD BE MY IMMEDIATE ANSWER. Graphics wise, Monstress is a detailed work of art highly referencing art deco styles laced in ancient Asian trinkets. It's fcking beautiful. If you're gonna read this, please don't breeze through the panels swiftly, I'd like every

To quote the poets... We're fucked.Wow. The artwork is absolutely gorgeous. Stunning. The storyline is dark and intriguing. The main character is a freaking badass female. The anthropomorphous animals —seriously, I don't know how to call them— are, like, super cute.I cannot wait to read the next issue. I'm completely hooked.

Sana Takeda's artwork is absolutely stunning. It's hard to assess the story from the first issue since it's an introduction and not that long, but I am really curious about Maika's past and her connection to the monster. I'd like to read the collection containing the first six issues that is coming out later this month.Full (But Still Brief) Review: http://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/0...Reread in July 2016.

I wasn't impressed by Monstress. The story is downright confusing until the end of each issue when the reader is given a history lesson (info dump) by a talking cat with multiple tails. Let me attempt a summary of just the beginning (it gets really complicated after that):There's a teen. There's something special about her but we're not sure what. She's purchased by a religious cult with others of her kind. They're shipped to a prison fortress and tortured- for what, who knows? Maika (the girl)

This review was originally posted on The Speculative Herald: http://www.speculativeherald.com/2015...Monstress is absolutely stunning comic with a dark story and artwork that is simply gorgeous. I really can’t stress enough how much I loved all the imagery. 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 comic that you just can’t miss. Even if you are not in...