Image Firsts: Monstress

In 2024, Image Comics launched Image Firsts: Monstress, a single-issue reprint designed to introduce new readers to the acclaimed fantasy series by writer Marjorie Liu and artist Sana Takeda. This entry point re-presents the opening chapter of their sprawling, steampunk-infused epic set in an alternate early 20th-century Asia, where a young girl with a monstrous, symbiotic bond navigates a world of ancient gods, arcane science, and political upheaval. As the first in a line of affordable primers, this issue matters for making Takeda's lush, intricate art and Liu's layered storytelling accessible to a wider audience.