{"product_id":"monstress-book-one-9781534312326","title":"Monstress Book One","description":"\u003cb\u003e2018 Eisner Award winner, Best Writer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2018 Eisner Award winner, Best Painter\/Multimedia Artist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2018 Eisner Award winner, Best Continuing Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2018 Eisner Award winner, Best Publication for Teens\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2018 Eisner Award winner, Best Cover Artist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2018 Harvey Award winner, Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2018 Hugo Award winner, Best Graphic Story\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2018 British Fantasy Award winner, Best Comic\/Graphic Novel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2018, 2016, 2015 Entertainment Weekly's The Best Comic Books of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2018, \u003ci\u003eNewsweek's\u003c\/i\u003e Best Comic Books of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2018, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post's\u003c\/i\u003e 10 Best Graphic Novels of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2018, Barnes \u0026amp; Noble's Best Books of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2018, YALSA's Great Graphic Novels for Teens\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2018, \u003ci\u003eThrillist's\u003c\/i\u003e Best Comics \u0026amp; Graphic Novels of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2018, Powell's Best Science-Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Graphic Novels of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCreator\/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. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarjorie 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSana 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Image Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50611471221010,"sku":"9781534312326","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_88c2faa1-1036-4120-a9e6-05291fb949c0.jpg?v=1732362329","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/monstress-book-one-9781534312326","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}