Monstress Vol. 1: Awakening (Monstress, #1)

by Marjorie M. Liu

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Re-read 2019:
Upon re-read, my rating has stayed the same, but I pulled more from the story this time around. I was able to understand more context and immerse myself even further into the story. This volume is very info-dumpy but after reading 3 volumes, and a re-read, I was actually able to understand parts that I honestly didn't get the first go around. Definitely happy that I took the time to pick this series back up!



This was all kinds of epic.

MONSTRESS is a brilliantly told story that kept me completely entranced with art that brought all the creep factors of what I was reading to life. I'm not even remotely sorry at giving this 5 stars. It can have all the stars, every day of the week. I'm completely hooked.

Maika is my kind of hero. She's a product of her world in the best and worst ways, damaged, tragic, and I can't help but root for her and hope for best. Even if it seems pretty futile.

Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda did an incredible job at fleshing out Maika, the other characters, and this world. This volume stands on the shoulders of these two talented individuals as a terrifyingly beautiful piece of storytelling.


There are so many great comics out there, but this one should definitely not be overlooked. With this one volume, MONSTRESS surpassed all my expectations and has easily risen to the top as one of my favorite comics.

It has so much going for it, and I cannot wait to get the second volume and possibly trying to collect these as single issues, because I'm not sure if I can wait to continue this story.