Advance Review: Monstress #1

Story By: Marjorie Liu/ Art By: Sana Takeda / Image Comics No Major Spoilers Ahead. But some very slight ones as this is a Advanced Review. Monstress #1, Oh I have been waiting. I have been waiting for you.   But in all seriousness, I’ve been so hyped for this book ever since I first saw Image Comics drop a tweet about it some time ago. Why? I just may be a Marjorie Liu stan because she’s credited in writing some of my favorite mutants who also just happen to be children of Wolverine. Yes. X-23 aka Laura Kinney (Christ, I know she’s basically a clone, let’s focus here) and Daken, (Akihiro) aka the Dark Wolverine (otherwise known as “The Emo Wolverine” as fellow BNP member Oz calls him). She’s written and co-wrote some great material for Marvel so I know she’s legit. Also, is it true that her origin story / break into writing comics was…writing X-Men fanficton?! So I know Marjorie Liu. I also know of Sana Takeda. I’m less familiar with her work outside of Marvel’s X-23 series which Liu also worked on and Ms. Marvel (Carol D before the haircut and the costume change, folks). But I know Takeda’s artwork to be on point. Her comic book covers are eye catching and deliberate. It’s unique enough that I could pick her art style out of a lineup. It’s dreamy. It’s vivid. It’s perfect for this new story that Liu has penned and I’m here for it. I wondered what Liu and Takeda would present us with, both being artists who are not only women but Asian women at that (Liu is Chinese-Am…