Monstress (comics)

Monstress
Publication information
Publisher	Image Comics
Format	Ongoing series
Genre	Epic Fantasy
Publication date	November 2015 to present
No. of issues	12
Main character(s)	Maika Halfwolf Kippa
Creative team
Written by	Marjorie Liu
Artist(s)	Sana Takeda

Monstress is an epic fantasy comics series written by Marjorie Liu and drawn by Sana Takeda, published since 2015 by the American publisher Image Comics.

The series is set in a matriarchal "alternate Asia" riven by war between the Arcanics, magical creatures who sometimes can pass for human, and the Cumaea, an order of sorceresses who consume Arcanics to fuel their power. The main character, Maika Halfwolf, is an Arcanic who is set on learning more about, and avenging, her dead mother. According to Liu, among the series's themes are the inner strength required to withstand constant dehumanization, as well as the power of friendship among women.

The first, triple-sized issue of Monstress received critical praise. Writing for Kotaku, Evan Narcisse called it "a gorgeous comic book about racism, war and slavery", noting the intricate detail of Takeda's manga-inspired art. In the A.V. Club, Caitlin Rosberg described the leading characters, all women, as "deeply flawed and showing layers of nuanced characterization that you don’t often see in comic books", and appreciated the series's "sense of in-between-ness—(...) neither traditionally Western nor manga, paced like a novel but drawn like a comic".

Monstress has earned multiple Eisner Award nominations in both 2016 and 2017. It was announced in August 2017, Monstress won the Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story.

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