Author: Majorie M. Liu
Artist: Sana Takeda
Series/Standalone: Monstress Series (Volume 1)
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Graphic Novel
Pages: 202
Publisher: Image Comics
Year Published: 2016
Format: Paperback Copy (Library)
"Set in an alternate matriarchal 1900's Asia, in a richly imagined world of art deco-inflected steam punk, 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 and make them the target of both human and otherworldly powers."
My Rating: 3.5/5
This is such a different graphic novel than the previous ones I've been reading (I'm currently rereading Giant Days, very different energy). The art in this graphic novel is absolutely stunning and I loved admiring the thoughtfulness to details. That being said the world is extremely confusing. It takes most of the book to catch an idea of what is going on, or what has happened in the world. It was helpful that there are little filler pages about the world and how it got to the point of how it looks now. I am planning to continue the series, I'm curious to say the least about where the plot is going.
Thanks for reading,
Sidny
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