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Monstress by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda is Image Comics ' secret weapon , still buy the farm strong a full decade later .
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The multiple * inhale * Eisner , Harvey , Ringo , and Hugo * exhale * Award - winning seriesMonstressbyMarjorie LiuandSana Takedaremains one of Image ’s most darling serial publication and is still going warm 10 years later — could it be Image ’s orphic artillery as the series heads into its milepost day of remembrance this year?With its blend of steampunk and kaiju factor , set in a richly detailed parallel world inspired by early twentieth - century East Asia , Monstresshas long been a bookstore market ducky , with the non - comic workshop likes of Amazon , Waterstones , Borders etc and has racked up nearly a million in gross sales strictly in that channel alone , mirror the stark difference in risible store / bookshop sales for the likes ofRaina Telgemeier’sSmile ..
grace with all fashion of awards and vital acclaim and credit for helping Liu discontinue the glass roof as the first woman author to win the Best Writing Eisner Award , the serial is one of Image ’s crown jewel and , we ’re separate , an upper " YA / Adult crossover " claim for the book mart . Monstressis often seen outselling other powerhouses and rank up alongsideSaga , Invincible , andThe Walking Deadin the sought after and cut - pharynx volume market sales chart . That ’s something notable when Image is competing for turf against large - scale publishers like the real big two , Penguin Random House and Scholastic , as well as Abrams and the ever - prevalent manga library .
So nowMonstresswill head up into its milepost 10th day of remembrance this twelvemonth and kick off a new story spark with the release of outlet # 55 next calendar month , and I ’m severalise we ’ll be ensure a Brobdingnagian rollout of ostentation to pit the series ' importance for the publisher . Keep in intellect that any on-going series that pass the 50 - issue benchmark nowadays is for certain something to keep . A rarefied razz , if you will , our little bird at Image tells us . So , with that in mind , could there be something more on the apparent horizon for this tentpole series from Image Comics ? A big presence at San Diego Comic - Con 2025 ? Monstress spin - offs ? A Monstress motion picture to be announced ? More from Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda ? ?
MONSTRESS # 55 ( MR)IMAGE COMICSDEC240522(W ) Marjorie M. Liu ( A / CA ) Sana TakedaNew Story Arc . Return to the world of Monstress in this oversised issue ! The Defiled have breached the walls of their prison house - and possessed anyone who has ever held the Mask of the Shaman - Empress . In desperation , Maika and Kippa will postulate to partner with the most improbable of allies - or risk turn a loss everything . In Shops : Feb 26 , 2025 SRP : $ 3.99
MONSTRESS # 56 ( MR)IMAGE COMICSJAN250585(W ) Marjorie M. Liu ( A / CA ) Sana TakedaIn times of desperation , is the enemy of your enemy truly your friend ? Maika may need to find out the solution , as she and her keen foes share the burden of monstrous self-control - and peril drop off their mind and body forever . In Shops : Mar 26 , 2025SRP : $ 3.99
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