I don't want to say too much more about the plot but there is a lot going on in this graphic novel. Maika ends up captured by the Cumaea but what originally looks like a trap may well have been her goal all along when she turns the situation to her advantage. There are a third group involved in the war, the Cumaea, who are allied with the humans but have magical abilities and they have been using the war as an excuse to carry out all kinds of experiments on the Arcanics. Maika is an Arcanic who looks human, she is missing an arm and has been branded with a magical marking but she plans to use her looks to infiltrate her enemy and get her revenge. Humans seem to be jealous and scared of the Arcanics so they set out to do what humans do best and destroy their perceived enemies. The Arcanics are a race with access to magic, some who can pass for human and others who look more like animals or are a cross between the two. Maika is a young girl caught in the crossfire of the ongoing war between humans and Arcanics. There are pages I could happily stare at all day long and this is definitely a book I'd be happy to reread because you spot new things every time you look at it. Monstress is a dark fantasy comic with a steampunk feel to it and the artwork is absolutely stunning. Visit Marjorie M Liu's website or Sana Takeda's website for more information In the face of oppression and terrible danger, Maika is both hunter and hunted, searching for answers about her mysterious past as those who seek to use her remain just one step behind.and all the while, the monster within begins to awaken. Set in an alternate world of art deco beauty and steampunk horror, MONSTRESS tells the epic story of Maika Halfwolf, a teenage survivors of a cataclysmic war between humans and their hated enemies, the Arcanics.
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