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Monstress Compendium One: (Vol. 1-8)

by Marjorie Liu

War, power, and an uncanny bond in an alternate Asia

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Awards & Recognition

  • Author recognition

    2018 Eisner Award winner for Best Writer

    2018 Best Writer winner; described as the first woman to win an Eisner Award for Best Writer.

  • Series recognition

    2018 Eisner Award winner for Best Continuing Series

    2018 Best Continuing Series winner.

AlbakiReads Editorial

War, power, and an uncanny bond in an alternate Asia

Set in an alternate, matriarchal Asia of the 1900s, Monstress combines steampunk and art deco elements with arcane dangers. Its central conflict connects a teenage girl grappling with the trauma of war to a powerful eldritch monster through a mysterious psychic link. Human and otherworldly forces put pressure on that bond, which is described as transformative for both. This paperback compendium gathers the series’ first eight volumes, offering a substantial single-volume entry into its blend of postwar trauma, supernatural connection, and competing powers.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in science-fiction and steampunk graphic novels with an alternate-history setting.
  • Those seeking a collected edition that brings together the first eight volumes of a series.
  • Readers interested in stories involving war’s aftermath, supernatural bonds, and power struggles.

Themes

War and traumaPsychic connectionHuman and otherworldly powerAlternate historySteampunk

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Book overview

"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 crosshairs of both human and otherworldly powers.

A perfect entry-point for new readers, Monstress Compendium One collects the first 8 volumes of the New York Times bestselling series in one massive paperback compendium from creator/writer Marjorie Liu (who made history as the first woman to win an Eisner Award for Best Writer) and creator/artist Sana Takeda.

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
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