Monstress 4

A teenage girl struggles to overcome the trauma of war in an alternate, matriarchal 1900s Asia that's brimming with arcane dangers. This task is 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. This massive edition features a striking new cover and includes never-before-seen sketches, script pages, and more for over 500 pages of award-winning content. Collects MONSTRESS #1-18

Maika's world becomes even more dangerous.

A Hugo and British Fantasy Award-winning seriesÑand current Eisner Award nominee for Best Continuing Series, and Best Publication for Teens, with Marjorie Liu nominated for Best Writer and Sana Takeda nominated for Best Painter and Best Cover Artist! Maika has spent most of her life learning how to fight, but how will she fare when the only way to save her lifeÉ is to make friends? Collects MONSTRESS #13-18

A betrayed Maika hovers near death, and Kippa must navigate the intricate politics of the Dusk Court on her own.

Astonishing X-Men and Black Widow writer MARJORIE LIU returns to comics with artist SANA TAKEDA (X-23) for an all-new ONGOING SERIES! Steampunk meets Kaiju in this original fantasy epic for mature readers, as young Maika risks everything to control her psychic link with a monster of tremendous power, placing her in the center of a devastating war between human and otherworldly forces. The adventure begins in a spectacular TRIPLE-SIZED FIRST ISSUE, with SIXTY-SIX pages of story and no ads.

The Eisner-nominated MONSTRESS is back! Maika, Kippa, and Ren journey to Thyria in search of answers to her past...and discover a terrible new threat. Collects MONSTRESS #7-12.

War between humans and the hybrid Arcanics is poised toexplode across the Known World, but the wounds of the last war have yet to heal.Maika Halfwolf, a hardened Arcanic survivor, is on a mission to discover thesecrets of her past -- and to understand Zinn, the eldritch monster that livesbeneath her skin. But to find those answers, she'll have to figure out who shecan trust -- and who is poised to betray her. Collecting volumes 4-6 of the Eisner, Hugo,Harvey & British Fantasy Award-winning series by MARJORIE LIU and SANATAKEDA, MONSTRESS, BOOK TWO is a deluxe, oversized hardcover brimming with morethan 500 pages of art deco beauty and steampunk horror that will make an elegantaddition to any fan's shelf. CollectsMONSTRESS #19-35 and MONSTRESS: TALK-STORIES #1-2.

"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"--Back cover.