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Monstress: Volume 1
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Monstress: Volume 1

Marjorie Liu, Sana Taneka (iilus.)
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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.

Monstress is an Eisner Award-winning series, a 2018 Harvey Award winner, a 2018 Hugo Award winner, a 2018 British Fantasy Award winner. It was listed among Entertainment Weekly’s The Best Comic Books of the Year, Newsweek’s Best Comic Books of the Year, 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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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Image Comics
Country
United States
Date
26 July 2016
Pages
192
ISBN
9781632157096

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.

Monstress is an Eisner Award-winning series, a 2018 Harvey Award winner, a 2018 Hugo Award winner, a 2018 British Fantasy Award winner. It was listed among Entertainment Weekly’s The Best Comic Books of the Year, Newsweek’s Best Comic Books of the Year, 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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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Image Comics
Country
United States
Date
26 July 2016
Pages
192
ISBN
9781632157096

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