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
Full Product Details
Author: Marjorie Liu ,
Sana Takeda
Publisher: Image Comics
Imprint: Image Comics
Dimensions:
Width: 16.80cm
, Height: 6.60cm
, Length: 25.90cm
Weight: 2.722kg
ISBN: 9781534328334
ISBN 10: 1534328335
Pages: 1408
Publication Date: 07 October 2025
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
""Feels like a battle cry.""-- ""Vox"" ""For page after gorgeous page, Monstress engulfs the reader in layers of masterfully drawn figures, textures and details.""-- ""NPR"" ""Intricate and detailed, with a definite manga influence, Takeda's artwork creates a lush and dangerous world for Liu's equally dangerous characters.""-- ""School Library Journal"" ""Something entirely different""-- ""Hypable"" ""This is stuff that demands to be explained and dares you to turn the page.""-- ""The Rainbow Hub""
Author Information
Marjorie Liu is an attorney and New York Times bestselling author of over nineteen novels. She is the co-creator of the Eisner-nominated series MONSTRESS published by Image Comics. Her comic book work includes X-23, Black Widow, Dark Wolverine, and Astonishing X-Men, for which she was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for outstanding media images of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. She currently teaches a course on comic book writing at MIT. Sana Takeda is based in Japan and is best known in the United States for working with Marjorie Liu, most recently on their hit fantasy series MONSTRESS.
