"""Liu's accomplishment is impressive. She's created characters who feel larger than life, but whose motivations and values are almost always obscure.” -NPR ""Monstress mixes steampunk and fantasy in the best way."" -Complex ""Feels like a battle cry."" -Vox.com ""In the center of this world is Maika, a girl who lost her mother and most of her left arm and is on a quest for answers or vengeance, whichever comes first. She's defensive, quick to anger, and not entirely convinced of her own sanity. In other words, she's a fictional woman imbued with all the faults and flaws of a real one."" -New York magazine/Vulture “World-building on a scale rare in mainstream comics.” -The Hollywood Reporter “Filled to the brim with awesome.” -Kirkus Reviews"