Monstress Vol. 1: Awakening
Written by: Marjorie Liu Art by: Sana Takeda
Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Ages 17+
Publisher: Image Comics Release Year: 2016 Length: 208 pages
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.
"Remarkable: a beautifully told story of magic and fear.""
— Neil Gaiman
"Gaudy beauty and extravagant horror twine around each other, as elegant as their subjects’ sinuous hair and garments..."
— NPR
