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"For page after gorgeous page, Monstress engulfs the reader in layers of masterfully drawn figures, textures and details." —NPR Creator/writer Marjorie Liu and creator/artist Sana Takeda present a deluxe, oversized hardcover edition of their beloved breakout comic in MONSTRESS BOOK THREE.Humans and hybrid Arcanics are at war once again, but battles of the heart and soul are the most dangerous of all. Caught in the calculating grip of the Dusk Court, Maika and Zinn uncover painful secrets of the past while Tuya fights to preserve her future -- and young Kippa represents the only hope for the present. MONSTRESS, BOOK THREE takes readers beyond the Known World to remote islands and an even more remote planet as our heroes finally find answers to some of their greatest mysteries. Collecting volumes 7-9 (issues #36-54) of the Eisner, Hugo, Harvey & British Fantasy Award-winning series by MARJORIE LIU and SANA TAKEDA, this deluxe, oversized hardcover brimming with more than 500 pages of art deco beauty and steampunk horror will make an elegant addition to any fan's shelf.

The tenth volume of the multiple Eisner, Harvey, Hugo, and British Fantasy Award-winning series.The Defiled, a group of Monstra long confined to the prison planet Golga, have slipped through a rift between worlds and possessed anyone who has ever held the Mask of the Shaman-Empress--including Maika, Kippa, and Maika's father, the Lord Doctor. Without Zinn at her side, Maika will need to partner with the most unlikely of allies to fight this invasion--or risk losing everything and everyone she loves. Collects MONSTRESS #55-60 AWARDS FOR MONSTRESS 2018 Eisner Award winner, Best Writer2018 Eisner Award winner, Best Painter/Multimedia Artist2018 Eisner Award winner, Best Continuing Series2018 Eisner Award winner, Best Publication for Teens2018 Eisner Award winner, Best Cover Artist2018 Harvey Award winner, Book of the Year2018 Hugo Award winner, Best Graphic Story2018 British Fantasy Award winner, Best Comic/Graphic Novel2018, 2016, 2015 Entertainment Weekly's The Best Comic Books of the Year2018, Newsweek's Best Comic Books of the Year2018, The Washington Post's 10 Best Graphic Novels of the Year2018, Barnes & Noble's Best Books of the Year2018, YALSA's Great Graphic Novels for Teens2018, Thrillist's Best Comics & Graphic Novels of the Year

The ninth volume of the multiple Eisner, Harvey, Hugo, and British Fantasy Award-winning series.Can loyalty and love transcend a history of betrayal and blood? Maika, Kippa, and Ren return to their own world to discover a full year has passed in their absence—and Zinn is back in the clutches of Maika’s father, the megalomaniacal Lord Doctor. From the relative safety of the pirate-controlled Spice Islands, Maika and her friends must regroup, recover, and find a way stop the Lord Doctor’s murderous rampage before he destroys the Known World. Collects issues #49-54. AWARDS FOR MONSTRESS 2018 Eisner Award winner, Best Writer2018 Eisner Award winner, Best Painter/Multimedia Artist2018 Eisner Award winner, Best Continuing Series2018 Eisner Award winner, Best Publication for Teens2018 Eisner Award winner, Best Cover Artist2018 Harvey Award winner, Book of the Year2018 Hugo Award winner, Best Graphic Story2018 British Fantasy Award winner, Best Comic/Graphic Novel2018, 2016, 2015 Entertainment Weekly's The Best Comic Books of the Year2018, Newsweek's Best Comic Books of the Year2018, The Washington Post's 10 Best Graphic Novels of the Year2018, Barnes & Noble's Best Books of the Year2018, YALSA's Great Graphic Novels for Teens2018, Thrillist's Best Comics & Graphic Novels of the Year2018, Powell's Best Science-Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Graphic Novels of the Year

“World-building on a scale rare in mainstream comics.” —The Hollywood Reporter Collecting the first 18 issues of the New York Times bestselling series, this massive edition features a striking new cover, as well as special extras, including never-before-seen sketches, script pages, and more for over 500 pages of award-winning content.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. 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. Select praise for Monstress: "Liu's accomplishment is impressive. She's created characters who feel larger than life, but whose motivations and values are almost always obscure.” —NPR “If you want big, beautiful, terrifying, violent magic, Monstress is your next favorite comic.” —Cosmopolitan “…as ambitious as George R.R. Martin or J.R.R. Tolkien…” —The Los Angeles Review of Books "Takeda’s visuals recall realistic, gritty manga such as Lone Wolf and Cub, with magic and monsters to rival those of Hayao Miyazaki’s films.” —Publishers Weekly "Intricate and detailed, with a definite manga influence, Takeda's artwork creates a lush and dangerous world for Liu's equally dangerous characters. The work is infused with feminist themes; almost all of the characters are strong—and deadly—women.” —School Library Journal “Filled to the brim with awesome.” —Kirkus Reviews "Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda take eastern and western comics storytelling traditions and styles, and create something wholly their own and remarkable: a beautifully told story of magic and fear, inhumanity and exploitation, of what it means to be human and the monsters we all carry inside us. Also, some of the best cats in comics. A delight." —Neil Gaiman “World-building on a scale rare in mainstream comics.” —The Hollywood Reporter "Feels like a battle cry." —Vox.com

In volume eight of the multiple Eisner, Harvey, Hugo, and British Fantasy Award-winning series, the truth about the death of Maika’s mother has been revealed, and Maika has come undone. As her allies scramble to save her soul, they find themselves in the unlikeliest of places—the beautiful and brutal prison planet where the Monstra have long been locked away. This visit to the site of Zinn’s worst nightmares might just hold the key to Maika’s survival—and to the long-buried origins of the Known World. In the series that NPR called, “remarkable,” join Maika as she realizes the only way forward is to return to the past. Collects MONSTRESS #42-48.

Set in an alternate matriarchal 1900 ''s Asia, in a richly imagined world of art deco-inflected steampunk, 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. Entertainment Weekly praised MONSTRESS as one of "Image Comics " most imaginative and daring new series and dubbed it the "Best New Original Series " in their year-end Best Comics of 2015î list. Collects MONSTRESS #1-6

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 and Corvin make their way through a warped and lethal land in search of Kippa, who is faced with her own terrible monsters. But when Maika comes face-to-face with a stranger from her deep past, startling truths are uncovered, and at the center of it all lurks a dangerous conspiracy that threatens the Known World. Maika is finally close to getting all the answers she ever wanted, but at what price? With war on the horizon a war no one wants to stop whose side will Maika choose? Collects MONSTRESS #19-24

The next volume in the bestselling Eisner, Hugo, Harvey and British Fantasy Award-winning series by MARJORIE LIU and SANA TAKEDA!The long-dreaded war between the Federation and Arcanics is about to explode. Maika must choose her next steps: will she help her friends, or strike out on her own? Collects MONSTRESS #25-30

War has engulfed the Known World, and Maika Halfwolf is at its epicenter. As she and her friends grapple with the consequences of their actions, long-buried secrets and long-awaited reunions threaten to change everything. Join MARJORIE LIU and SANA TAKEDA in the newest volume of this Eisner, Hugo, Harvey, and British Fantasy Award-winning series.Plus, learn about the happier childhood days of Kippa and Maika in MONSTRESS: TALK-STORIES 1 and 2!Collects MONSTRESS: TALK-STORIES #1-2 and MONSTRESS #31-35

War between humans and the hybrid Arcanics is poised to explode 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 the secrets of her past—and to understand Zinn, the eldritch monster that lives beneath her skin. But to find those answers, she''ll have to figure out who she can trust—and who is poised to betray her. Collecting volumes 4-6 of the Eisner, Hugo, Harvey, and British Fantasy Award-winning series by MARJORIE LIU & SANA TAKEDA, MONSTRESS, BOOK TWO is a deluxe oversized hardcover brimming with more than 500 pages of art deco beauty and steampunk horror that will make an elegant addition to any fan’s shelf. Collects MONSTRESS #19-35 & MONSTRESS: TALK-STORIES #1-2

“World-building on a scale rare in mainstream comics.” —The Hollywood ReporterThe 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 Writer2018 Eisner Award winner, Best Painter/Multimedia Artist2018 Eisner Award winner, Best Continuing Series2018 Eisner Award winner, Best Publication for Teens2018 Eisner Award winner, Best Cover Artist2018 Harvey Award winner, Book of the Year2018 Hugo Award winner, Best Graphic Story2018 British Fantasy Award winner, Best Comic/Graphic Novel2018, 2016, 2015 Entertainment Weekly's The Best Comic Books of the Year2018, Newsweek's Best Comic Books of the Year2018, The Washington Post's 10 Best Graphic Novels of the Year2018, Barnes & Noble's Best Books of the Year2018, YALSA's Great Graphic Novels for Teens2018, Thrillist's Best Comics & Graphic Novels of the Year2018, Powell's Best Science-Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Graphic Novels of the Year

The multiple Eisner, Harvey, Hugo, and British Fantasy Award-winning fantasy series continues in the eleventh volume!In the aftermath of a cataclysmic battle, the Lord Doctor is presumed dead. In his absence, alliances turn upside down as competing factions scramble for power, and questions of inheritance take a central role on the political stage. Maika Halfwolf, facing a new foe in the mysterious Priestess of the Blood Court, will have to choose her allies carefully if she--and the Known World--hope to survive. Collects MONSTRESS: SHADOWTALK #1 and MONSTRESS #61-65. AWARDS FOR MONSTRESS 2018 Eisner Award winner, Best Writer2018 Eisner Award winner, Best Painter/Multimedia Artist2018 Eisner Award winner, Best Continuing Series2018 Eisner Award winner, Best Publication for Teens2018 Eisner Award winner, Best Cover Artist2018 Harvey Award winner, Book of the Year2018 Hugo Award winner, Best Graphic Story2018 British Fantasy Award winner, Best Comic/Graphic Novel2018, 2016, 2015 Entertainment Weekly's The Best Comic Books of the Year2018, Newsweek's Best Comic Books of the Year2018, The Washington Post's 10 Best Graphic Novels of the Year2018, Barnes & Noble's Best Books of the Year2018, YALSA's Great Graphic Novels for Teens2018, Thrillist's Best Comics & Graphic Novels of the Year

The truth about the death of Maika’s mother has been revealed, and Maika has come undone. As her allies scramble to save her soul, they find themselves in the unlikeliest of places—the beautiful and brutal prison planet where the Monstra have long been locked away. This visit to the site of Zinn’s worst nightmares might just hold the key to Maika’s survival—and to the long-buried origins of the Known World.Collects MONSTRESS #42-47

Die Welt der jungen Maika wird bedroht, als sie psychisch mit einem Monster von unglaublicher Macht verbunden wird. So gerät sie mitten in einen Krieg zwischen magischen Kreaturen und einem Orden von Zauberinnen, die die Kreaturen jagen und als Quelle ihrer Kräfte benutzen.Jugendstil-Steampunk trifft auf Manga in dieser brandneuen epischen Fantasy-Serie von X-Men- und Black Widow-Autorin Marjorie Liu und der japanischen Zeichnerin Sana Takeda (Venom, X-23). Liu wurde für Monstress für den Eisner-Award "Beste Autorin" nominiert.

Nach den traumatischen Ereignissen des ersten Bandes befinden sich die Arkane Maika, das kleine Fuchsjunge Kippa und die Katze Ren auf der Reise ins sagenumwobene Thyria, um dort mehr uüber Maikas Mutter und deren Vergangenheit herauszufinden. Dabei stößt die ungleiche Reisegruppe nicht nur auf eine neue, schreckliche Gefahr, sondern wird auch von einer alten Freundin verfolgt … die absolut nicht das ist, was sie immer zu sein schien. Die Geschichte um Maika Halbwolf, die sowohl ein dunkles Geheimnis, als auch ein übermächtiges Monster in sich trägt findet im furiosen zweiten Band zum Erfolgshit des letzten Jahres seine Fortsetzung. Star des Comics ist das wunderschöne Artwork von Sana Takeda und die faszinierende neue Fantasy-Welt aus der Feder von Marjorie Liu.

Die entbehrungsvolle Suche des arkanen Halbbluts Maika Halbwolf nach der Wahrheit über ihre Existenz und ihre Vergangenheit geht weiter.Die machthungrigen Hexnonnen der Cumaea sowie andere, noch dunklere Mächte sind ihr dabei stets dicht auf den Fersen. Zum Glück hat sie Unterstützung in Form des Fuchsjungen Kippa und der zwielichtigen Nekromanten-Katze Ren. Kann Maika ihnen wirklich vertrauen? Und wie lange wird sie sich dem altertümlichen Gottmonster, das in ihr schlummert, noch widersetzen können?Antworten auf diese Fragen (wenn auch nicht auf alle) gibt''s im neuen Band des Fantasy-Epos vom preisgekrönten Duo Marjorie Liu und Sana Takeda.

Der langerwartete vierte Band des Eisner- und Hugo-Award GewinnersMaika hat eine große Bedrohung abgewendet – und dafür einen hohen Preis bezahlt. Nun sind sie und Corvin auf der Suche nach dem Fuchsjungen Kippa, das sich verloren in einem tödlichen Land mit seinen eigenen Dämonen konfrontiert sieht. Und je mehr Maika in die Suche nach ihrer eigenen mysteriösen Vergangenheit eintaucht, desto größer wird auch die Gefahr für diejenigen, die ihr nahestehen. Die Kraft des Monsters, das unter ihrer Haut lebt, wächst weiter an …

Das Feuer des Krieges und Verschwörungen der GötterDer lang befürchtete Krieg zwischen der Föderation und den Arkanen steht kurz vor der Eskalation. Geheime Friedensverhandlungen sind in Gefahr, während die alten Götter sich verschwören. Maika ist nun gezwungen, ihre nächsten Schritte mit Bedacht zu wählen: wird sie ihren Freunden hilfreich zur Seite stehen oder sich ganz allein ins Gefecht stürzen?Wer kann den entscheidenden Krieg zwischen der Föderation und den Arkanen gewinnen ... und auf welcher Seite Maika nun wirklich? Der nächste wunderschöne Band der mit dem Eisner, Hugo, Harvey sowie British Fantasy Award ausgezeichneten Comicserie MONSTRESS von Marjorie Liu und der Ausnahmekünstlerin Sana Takeda.

Thousands of years ago, the court of the Shaman-Empress was a tangle of palace intrigue. Maika and Zinn find themselves caught in that web as they sink deeper into Zinn’s lost memories...if that’s truly what they are.

END OF STORY ARC The fate of two worlds hangs in the balance as Maika, Zinn, and their companions search for a way home without provoking two factions of imprisoned Monstra into all-out war.