(W) Marjorie Liu (A/CA) Sana Takeda “World-building on a scale rare in mainstream comics.” —The Hollywood Reporter The richly imagined world of** MONSTRESS **is an alternate 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 symbiotic 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 eight 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.

(W) Marjorie Liu (A/CA) Sana Takeda 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

(W) Marjorie Liu (A/CA) Sana Takeda 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 to stop the Lord Doctor?s murderous rampage before he destroys the Known World. Collects MONSTRESS #49-54