First and second issues of new dark fantasy series from Liu and Takeda fast-tracked for third and second printings
New York Times bestselling author Marjorie Liu (Astonishing X-Men, Black Widow) and artist Sana Takeda (X-23, Ms. Marvel)
launched their new fantasy adventure to early critical acclaim and have
taken the comics industry by storm. Image Comics is pleased to announce
that issues #1 and #2 are being fast-tracked for third and second
printings, respectively, to keep up with the high customer demand.
Vox.com calls MONSTRESS “a world that is as heinous as it is dazzling” while The Hollywood Reporter says it is “full of hidden depths.” The Onion’s A.V. Club
calls attention to a “sense of in-between-ness—the book neither
traditionally Western nor manga, paced like a novel but drawn like a
comic—[that] makes for an incredibly intriguing read.”
Steampunk
meets Kaiju in MONSTRESS, an original fantasy epic for mature readers.
Young Maika risks everything to control her psychic link with a monster
of tremendous power, placing her in the center of a devastating war
between human and otherworldly forces. “Watching a series like Monstress
come to life is one of the best parts of publishing comics,” said Eric
Stephenson, Publisher at Image Comics. “Marjorie and Sana are both
amazing talents and everyone here is so excited that all their hard work
is resulting such a warm response from fans around the world.”
MONSTRESS
#1 and #2 remain available for purchase across all digital platforms,
including the Image Comics website (imagecomics.com), the official Image
Comics iOS app, Comixology’s website (comixology.com), iOS, Android,
and Google Play.
MONSTRESS
#1, third printing (Diamond Code NOV158340) and MONSTRESS #2, second
printing (Diamond Code NOV158341) will arrive in stores on Wednesday,
January 27th. Final order cutoff deadline for comics retailers is Monday, January 4th.
MONSTRESS #3 (Diamond Code NOV150620) hits stores on Wednesday, January 20th.
ABOUT MARJORIE LIUNew York Times bestselling and award-winning writer Marjorie Liu is best known for her fiction and comic books. She teaches comic book writing at MIT, and she leads a class on Popular Fiction at the Voices of Our Nation (VONA) workshop.
Ms. Liu is a highly celebrated comic book writer. Her extensive work with Marvel includes the bestselling Dark Wolverine series, NYX: No Way Home, X-23, and Black Widow: The Name of the Rose. She received national media attention for Astonishing X-Men, which featured the gay wedding of X-Man Northstar and was subsequently nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for outstanding media images of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Ms. Liu also wrote the story for the animated film, Avengers Confidential: Black Widow and Punisher, which was produced by Marvel, Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) Inc., and Madhouse Inc.
Her newest work is MONSTRESS, an original, creator-owned comic book series with Japanese artist (and X-23 collaborator) Sana Takeda. Published by Image in Fall 2015, MONSTRESS is set in an alternate, matriarchal 1920’s Asia and follows a girl’s struggle to survive the trauma of war. With a cast of girls and monsters and set against a richly imagined aesthetic of art deco-inflected steampunk, MONSTRESS #1 debuted to critical praise. The Hollywood Reporter remarked that the longer than typical first issue was “world-building on a scale rare in mainstream comics.”
Ms. Liu is also the author of more than 19 novels, most notably the urban fantasy series, Hunter Kiss, and the paranormal romance series, Dirk & Steele. Her novels have also been bestsellers on USA Today, which described Liu “as imaginative as she is prolific.” Her critically praised fiction has twice received the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award, for THE MORTAL BONE (Hunter Kiss #6), and TIGER EYE (Dirk & Steele #1). TIGER EYE was the basis for a bestselling paranormal romance video game called Tiger Eye: Curse of the Riddle Box.
Liu has appeared on MSNBC, CNN, MTV, and been profiled in the Wall Street Journal.com, Hollywood Reporter, and USA Today. She is a frequent lecturer and guest speaker, appearing on panels at San Diego Comic Con, the Tokyo Literary Festival, the New York Times Public Lecture series, Geeks Out; and the Asian American Writers Workshop. Her work has been published internationally, including Germany, France, Japan, Poland, and the United Kingdom.
Ms. Liu was born in Philadelphia, and has lived in numerous cities in the Midwest and Beijing. Prior to writing full-time, she was a lawyer. She currently resides in Boston.
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