Monstress. Book one

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Monstress. Book one

Title:

Monstress. Book one / Marjorie Liu, writer ; Sana Takeda, artist ; Rus Wooton, lettering & design.

Author/Creator:

Liu, Marjorie M., author.

Publication:

2019.

Format:

graphic novel

Notes:

Maps on endpapers.

"Monstress created by Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda"

"Contains material originally published in single magazine form as Monstress issues #1-18."

Summary:

Maika Halfwolf lives in a world gripped by war--an alternate, matriarchal 1900s Asia brimming with arcane dangers. As she struggles to overcome the trauma of violence and regain knowledge of her past, she becomes inextricably linked to an eldritch monster of tremendous power. This link will transform them both, and place them in the crosshairs of deadly powers both human and otherworldly.

ISBN:

9781534312326 (hardback)

1534312323 (hardback)

Subjects:

Teenage girls -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Psychic ability -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Monsters -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Graphic novels.

Asia -- 20th century -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Horror comics.

Fantasy comics.

Comics (Graphic works).

Other Authors/Creators:

Takeda, Sana, illustrator.

Wooton, Rus, letterer.

Record ID:

SD_ILS:1357940

Available:

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Summary

2018 Eisner Award winner, Best Writer
2018 Eisner Award winner, Best Painter/Multimedia Artist
2018 Eisner Award winner, Best Continuing Series
2018 Eisner Award winner, Best Publication for Teens
2018 Eisner Award winner, Best Cover Artist
2018 Harvey Award winner, Book of the Year
2018 Hugo Award winner, Best Graphic Story
2018 British Fantasy Award winner, Best Comic/Graphic Novel
2018, 2016, 2015 Entertainment Weekly's The Best Comic Books of the Year
2018, Newsweek's Best Comic Books of the Year
2018, The Washington Post's 10 Best Graphic Novels of the Year
2018, Barnes & Noble's Best Books of the Year
2018, YALSA's Great Graphic Novels for Teens
2018, Thrillist's Best Comics & Graphic Novels of the Year
2018, Powell's Best Science-Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Graphic Novels of the Year

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 crosshairs of both human and otherworldly powers.

Creator/writer Marjorie Liu (who made history as the first woman to win an Eisner Award for Best Writer) and creator/artist Sana Takeda present a deluxe, oversized hardcover edition of their beloved breakout comic in MONSTRESS BOOK ONE. Collecting the first 18 issues of the New York Times bestselling series, this massive edition features a striking new cover, as well as special extras, including never-before-seen sketches, script pages, and more for over 500 pages of award-winning content.