Lady Mechanika, Volume 1: Mystery of the Mechanical Corpse
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- Author：Joe Benítez
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Summary
Discover a beautifully illustrated steampunk world of airships， monsters， and one courageous but haunted heroine。。。
The tabloids dubbed her "Lady Mechanika，" the sole survivor of a mad scientist's horrific experiments which left her with mechanical limbs。 Having no memory of her captivity or her former life， Lady Mechanika eventually built a new life for herself as an adventurer and private investigator， using her unique abilities to solve cases the proper authorities couldn't or wouldn't handle。 But she never stopped searching for the answers to her own past。
Set in a fictionalized steampunk Victorian England， a time when magic and superstition clashed with new scientific discoveries and inventions， Lady Mechanika chronicles a young woman's obsessive search for her identity as she investigates other mysteries involving science and the supernatural。
This volume collects the entire first Lady Mechanika mini-series The Mystery of the Mechanical Corpse， including its prequel chapter The Demon of Satan's Alley， plus a complete cover art gallery。
The tabloids dubbed her "Lady Mechanika，" the sole survivor of a mad scientist's horrific experiments which left her with mechanical limbs。 Having no memory of her captivity or her former life， Lady Mechanika eventually built a new life for herself as an adventurer and private investigator， using her unique abilities to solve cases the proper authorities couldn't or wouldn't handle。 But she never stopped searching for the answers to her own past。
Set in a fictionalized steampunk Victorian England， a time when magic and superstition clashed with new scientific discoveries and inventions， Lady Mechanika chronicles a young woman's obsessive search for her identity as she investigates other mysteries involving science and the supernatural。
This volume collects the entire first Lady Mechanika mini-series The Mystery of the Mechanical Corpse， including its prequel chapter The Demon of Satan's Alley， plus a complete cover art gallery。
Reviews
Janine Miller
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Loved itAbsolutely brilliant。 Original and full of exciting acton and adventure。 Love the steam punk theme and the writing was amazing。 The art is so on point and I love it。
Zuzana Malá
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To byla celkem parada。 Obsahove i vizualne！
Andreas
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The world was quite interesting， wot with the whole steampunk thing。 The art was good and the story was intriguing。 My one gripe is that it sometimes was a bit too much text。 Like， on some pages it was just ridiculous how much there was。3。5/5 stars
Lanie Me
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The artwork is mostly stunning。 Would have preferred the emphasis on the mechnical limbs， less on the Lady part ;）In general I love the time period and the dialogue， but in this case there was to much talking and written information。 This kept me from enjoying the artwork since there was just to much distraction on the page。 The characters felt a bit stereotypical。All in all I am intrigued but not yet convinced that this will be for me。
Courtney Nicole
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3。50
Elaine Ker
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Les tenues sont trop stylées （et j'adore les univers steampunk） mais fallait-il vraiment qu'elle ait des seins si exagérés ？ Ça m'agace à chaque scène。L'histoire est prometteuse mais j'accroche pas au style comics， donc ça sera pas pour moi。。。 Les tenues sont trop stylées （et j'adore les univers steampunk） mais fallait-il vraiment qu'elle ait des seins si exagérés ？ Ça m'agace à chaque scène。L'histoire est prometteuse mais j'accroche pas au style comics， donc ça sera pas pour moi。。。 。。。more
Martin Hrabal
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Just pleasure to read and enjoy the art！
Carolyn
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Fun enough。 Great if you like steampunk and pork boobs。 I liked the art and the story has a very Sherlock Holmes atmosphere。 But it’s not something I’m probably going to keep up with。
Eternauta
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Μια ακόμα steampunk ιστορία， σε σενάριο και σχέδιο ενός καλλιτέχνη που έχει θητεύσει για χρόνια στον χώρο των εμπορικών αμερικάνικων οίκων。 Δυστυχώς η τέχνη των κόμικς εκτός απο αναγνωρίσιμο σχεδιαστικό στιλ απαιτεί και σκηνοθετικές ικανότητες。 Ο Joe Benitez έχει καλό έλεγχο της πένας （χωρίς να ξεφεύγει από την πεπατημένη του είδους） αλλά τα καρέ αναμασούν διαφορετικές πόζες της ηρωίδας και τριών-τεσσάρων ακόμα χαρακτήρων。 Αν και το περιβάλλον της ιστορίας δίνει άπειρες ευκαιρίες να δημιουργηθεί Μια ακόμα steampunk ιστορία， σε σενάριο και σχέδιο ενός καλλιτέχνη που έχει θητεύσει για χρόνια στον χώρο των εμπορικών αμερικάνικων οίκων。 Δυστυχώς η τέχνη των κόμικς εκτός απο αναγνωρίσιμο σχεδιαστικό στιλ απαιτεί και σκηνοθετικές ικανότητες。 Ο Joe Benitez έχει καλό έλεγχο της πένας （χωρίς να ξεφεύγει από την πεπατημένη του είδους） αλλά τα καρέ αναμασούν διαφορετικές πόζες της ηρωίδας και τριών-τεσσάρων ακόμα χαρακτήρων。 Αν και το περιβάλλον της ιστορίας δίνει άπειρες ευκαιρίες να δημιουργηθεί μια ενδιαφέρουσα， immersive σκηνογραφία， για κάποιον λόγο αυτή απουσιάζει， χώρις ταυτόχρονα να αποκτά το κόμικ κάποια minimal αισθητική。 Αντιθέτως， το τελικό αποτέλεσμα θυμίζει ένα πλήρες sketchbook με "μπαρόκ" - gothic φινίρισμα αλλά τίποτα παραπάνω。 Κρίμα， γιατί η ιστορία είναι ενδιαφέρουσα。 Ίσως τα πράγματα να βελτιωθούν στους επόμενους τόμους。 。。。more
Ronin
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Lady Mechanika， by Joe Benitez， is the story of a world of steampunk， featuring a mechanical lady as the main character。 I enjoyed this graphic novel because I really enjoyed the art style which is very detailed and very centered on the steampunk theme。 As far as the story I found it to keep my attention and it kept me on the edge of my seat， but always answered my questions。 I love stories that hook me with mysteries and Lady Mechanika did just that。 I can wait to read part 2。
Maegan
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Worth buying for the art alone， but the story's also pretty good。 It's an intriguing mystery regarding Lady Mechanika's origins and I'm interested to see where it goes。 The chapters are also pretty meaty so you're definitely getting your moneys worth with this。 Worth buying for the art alone， but the story's also pretty good。 It's an intriguing mystery regarding Lady Mechanika's origins and I'm interested to see where it goes。 The chapters are also pretty meaty so you're definitely getting your moneys worth with this。 。。。more
Inge
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The first book I tried of the series we lent from the library。 It starts difficult in the middle of a story。The drawings are beautiful but it is difficult to grasp what exactly is the context。
Mary ♥
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4。3/5 stars
bbouquineur
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Erster Band einer Steampunkserie über eine mechanisch verbesserte Agentin （？）: Eine tolle Welt， viele schöne Zeichnungen， trotzdem bin ich nicht so ganz reingekommen。 Dafür war mir die Story etwas wirr， mir scheint， es werden zu viele unterschiedliche Elemente gleichzeitig eingeführt， sodass der Fokus etwas verloren geht。 Der Band endet sehr plötzlich mit einem Cliffhanger。 Gestört hat mich die etwas zu sexualisierte Darstellung der Protagonistin。 Den zweiten Band möchte ich noch ausprobieren。tt Erster Band einer Steampunkserie über eine mechanisch verbesserte Agentin （？）: Eine tolle Welt， viele schöne Zeichnungen， trotzdem bin ich nicht so ganz reingekommen。 Dafür war mir die Story etwas wirr， mir scheint， es werden zu viele unterschiedliche Elemente gleichzeitig eingeführt， sodass der Fokus etwas verloren geht。 Der Band endet sehr plötzlich mit einem Cliffhanger。 Gestört hat mich die etwas zu sexualisierte Darstellung der Protagonistin。 Den zweiten Band möchte ich noch ausprobieren。tt– 3/5 。。。more
Emily
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3 1/2 stars
Tony Stacey
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ExcellentAn adult graphic novel in the best sense， line work and colour are brilliant but the story itself is engrossing， and quite sad I suppose。
Tereza
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Nice visual， good pace， interesting characters and stories。 I will definitely keep reading the other volumes。
Jordan
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Somewhere in the great varied multiverse of possible realities， there is one in which Steampunk broke out of its niche genre appeal and became a part of general pop culture。 In that reality， men's waistcoats replace skinny jeans， goggles are more common than smartphones， and Benitez's "Lady Mechanika" is a household name。Unfortunately， in the real world， most people need more than corsets and pin-up artwork to interest them in the genre。 Thus opening story arc does an excellent job introducing i Somewhere in the great varied multiverse of possible realities， there is one in which Steampunk broke out of its niche genre appeal and became a part of general pop culture。 In that reality， men's waistcoats replace skinny jeans， goggles are more common than smartphones， and Benitez's "Lady Mechanika" is a household name。Unfortunately， in the real world， most people need more than corsets and pin-up artwork to interest them in the genre。 Thus opening story arc does an excellent job introducing its readers to the best & worst of Steampunk tropes: The lush， detailed aesthetic of a world where "minimalism" never existed， the ornate design of costumes， technology that insists the reader ignores the laws of physics， the absentminded reuse of racist charicatures， all on a backdrop of browns， blood reds， and faint gothic horror。My own taste in Steampunk leans away from the supernatural; I usually prefer stories more rooted in Jules Verne than Bram Stoker， but toying with fantastical elements is common in the genre and this story employs them to good effect。 While the supernatural exists in Lady Mechanika's world， it is not so common as to cause the characters to suspect magic around every corner， and they are startled at those events where technology is overshadowed by the magical。Collecting the initial 5 issue story， plus the "Issue 0" prequel， Volume 1 does not require the reader have any foreknowledge before jumping in。 We are introduced to both the larger mystery of Lady Mechanika & her search for her origins， as well as the mystery of this particular story arc: the death of an unknown girl with mechanical limbs similar to Lady Mechanika's。 The arc feels complete at the end of the book， although it still leaves the reader wanting to know more。 No answers are found on the larger story， which is a bit disappointing， but the plot is largely devoted to either explaining to the reader what Lady Mechanika already knows， or to the mystery at hand。I struggle with rating this story。 If you hear "Steampunk gothic horror mystery" and get excited， then this will probably be 10/10 for you。 If that description leaves you confused， suspicious， or apathetic， then Lady Mechanika may not be for you。 。。。more
Janne Paananen
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Lady Mechanika Vol。 1 niputtaa sarjalehdet numero 0-6， jotka muodostavat yhden tarinakokonaisuuden nimeltään The Mystery of the Mechanical Corpse。Intro on heti tymäkkää tavaraa ja nappasi minut mukaansa kertaheitolla。 Lady Mechanika on kenties jonkinmoinen palkkionmetsästäjä， joka lyhyessä introssa jahtaa pientä petoa， joka on osin elävä ja osin koneellinen。 Luonnollisesti Lady nappaa pedon， mutta sitten odottaakin yllätys。Ensimmäisessä tarinassa selvitellään Lady Mechanican taustaa。 Mikä-kuka-k Lady Mechanika Vol。 1 niputtaa sarjalehdet numero 0-6， jotka muodostavat yhden tarinakokonaisuuden nimeltään The Mystery of the Mechanical Corpse。Intro on heti tymäkkää tavaraa ja nappasi minut mukaansa kertaheitolla。 Lady Mechanika on kenties jonkinmoinen palkkionmetsästäjä， joka lyhyessä introssa jahtaa pientä petoa， joka on osin elävä ja osin koneellinen。 Luonnollisesti Lady nappaa pedon， mutta sitten odottaakin yllätys。Ensimmäisessä tarinassa selvitellään Lady Mechanican taustaa。 Mikä-kuka-kumma tekee tuollaisia puoliksi koneita ja ihmisiä？ Jonkamoinen siis Lady itse on。Mutta voi jee， miten voi piirrosjälki olla hienoa！ Benítez herättää hienosti henkiin Steampunk-maailman， joka on visuaalinen， kaunis， pikkutarkka， mutta silti se hengittää， eikä ahda sivuja liian täyteen。 Yksi tyylikkäimmän näköisistä sarjakuvista， mitä olen koskaan lukenut。Ruutujaottelu on modernia isojen ja pienten kuvien päällekäin latomista。 Toimii mainiosti luoden sarjakuvalle oivallisen rytmin。 Värit ovat kylläisiä ja kokonaisuus muodostaa silmäkarkkia sivu toisensa jälkeen。Juoni ja hahmot ovat kelvollisia。 Ensin päähahmo toi räväkkyydessään hieman mieleen Lisbeth Salanderin， mutta seesteytyy kuitenkin pykälän。 Steampunk-maailmassa kun pukeudutaan kauniisti ja käyttäydytään jäykän korrektisti。Visuaalisessa mielessä tämä on 10/10 osuen minun makuhermoon。 Jos jatkossa （näitä on lisää！） juoni paranee ja hahmogalleria herää yhden pykälän paremmin henkiin， niin tässähän mahkut ihan timanttiseen meininkiin。 。。。more
Alice
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Tw/cw : lots of uses of the g-slurThe drawings are the basic malz gaze and you get a full body shot of the MC on every pages （it get repetitive。。。）I like steampunk and there were some good ideas but overall just meh （and the g-slur being used all the time during the second half was just too much） 。
Daly
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Lady Mechanika è un’eroina steampunk che è in cerca di informazioni sul suo passato。 Chi ha fuso carne umana e macchina？ Per scoprirlo raggiunge sempre nuovi “demoni” （come li chiamano gli altri） meccanici。In primo luogo， incontrerà una creatura che dice di conoscerla già e che “eri la sua preferita” riferendosi allo scienziato pazzo。La creatura purtroppo viene uccisa prima di poter parlare。Dunque Lady Mechanika si scontrerà e ferirà il comandante （Blackpool）。Poi il dottore Littleton dichiarerà Lady Mechanika è un’eroina steampunk che è in cerca di informazioni sul suo passato。 Chi ha fuso carne umana e macchina？ Per scoprirlo raggiunge sempre nuovi “demoni” （come li chiamano gli altri） meccanici。In primo luogo， incontrerà una creatura che dice di conoscerla già e che “eri la sua preferita” riferendosi allo scienziato pazzo。La creatura purtroppo viene uccisa prima di poter parlare。Dunque Lady Mechanika si scontrerà e ferirà il comandante （Blackpool）。Poi il dottore Littleton dichiarerà la morte di un’altra creatura （questa volta donna） che aveva chiesto aiuto， nella centrale dei treni， ad un uomo。Così Lady Mechanika si metterà sulle tracce anche di questa creatura e， con il suo amico Lewis， scoprirà che era una Rom e faceva parte di un circo。Lei （Seraphina） e il suo fidanzato， Angelo， avevano lasciato il circo per unirsi ad un altro circo dopo che “una donna dai capelli rossi” “con un occhio solo” gli aveva proposto successo。La donna dai capelli rossi è una conoscente di Lady Mechanika。La definirei “rivale”。La donna la salvò dalle torture ma direi che non sono amiche。Nelle ultime pagine tutti si trovano a una fiera “machani-kon”？ ed è lì che Blackpool presenta le sue nuove creazioni （delle specie di dirigibili volanti）。Lady Mechanika e Lewis pensano che Seraphina provenga proprio da lì quindi vogliono andare ad indagare。Finisce così。Ps。 Littleton ha una figlia che ama Lady Mechanika， si veste persino come lei。Comunque davvero davvero interessante！Ho già voglio di comprare i prossimi volumi per sapere come continua！ 。。。more
Jessica
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J'aime beaucoup l'univers steampunk de cette bd， les dessins， l'histoire est bien prenante， on y retrouve quelques similitudes avec le manga Gunnm dans l'histoire de l'héroïne。 Très belle découverte J'aime beaucoup l'univers steampunk de cette bd， les dessins， l'histoire est bien prenante， on y retrouve quelques similitudes avec le manga Gunnm dans l'histoire de l'héroïne。 Très belle découverte 。。。more
Corey
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Great steampunk\supernatural MysteryIf you like anything to do with mystery and the supernatural you will love this book。 The writing and the art is great kept me immersed the whole time。
Tim Gray
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Classy steampunk - well worth a read。
Dante Malkavia
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Hard to find a good steampunk anything really！ Another I was introduced to by my girlfriend。 And I absolutely love it！ Even have bookmarkers from this series！Very tasteful and well written。 Excellent character development as well as storyline within the realm of steampunk。 A true heroine that is written outside of the norm of how a lot of female characters tend to be written。 I feel like this is more authentic and not forced as opposed to some。I am looking forward to reading more of this series！
Alyssa
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Goes to the superhero comics school of dressing and posing its female characters in ways that are laughably impractical， but features great art and interesting worldbuilding。 Will be reading on。
Juan Carlos malik
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Cada vez se pone mejor la trama de esta historia。 ¿Para qué leer Lady Mechanika el misterio del cadáver mecánico？1。 La primera razón， por que usa adecuadamente los elementos de una buena novela cyberpunk。 2。 La acción esta en la dosis adecuadas para hacer que el lector se interese en la trama y no termine asqueado。 3。 El personaje de Lady si esta convirtiendo en uno de mis favoritos， su fuerza， su belleza y presencia son increíbles。 4。 Aquí nos da un vistazo del villano de la trama y fue sorpren Cada vez se pone mejor la trama de esta historia。 ¿Para qué leer Lady Mechanika el misterio del cadáver mecánico？1。 La primera razón， por que usa adecuadamente los elementos de una buena novela cyberpunk。 2。 La acción esta en la dosis adecuadas para hacer que el lector se interese en la trama y no termine asqueado。 3。 El personaje de Lady si esta convirtiendo en uno de mis favoritos， su fuerza， su belleza y presencia son increíbles。 4。 Aquí nos da un vistazo del villano de la trama y fue sorprendente。 。。。more
Brandon
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Finally， there is a steampunk adventure in comic formI have been waiting for the comic book world to tackle the steampunk genre for years now。 And finally it has arrived。 The artwork is excellent throughout， and was the first thing I noticed about this book。 Steampunk is an genre set in an alternate universe and no matter where or when the story is set， it allows the artist a lot of creative expression。 That is evident throughout this book and aided by the fact that the story takes place in a fi Finally， there is a steampunk adventure in comic formI have been waiting for the comic book world to tackle the steampunk genre for years now。 And finally it has arrived。 The artwork is excellent throughout， and was the first thing I noticed about this book。 Steampunk is an genre set in an alternate universe and no matter where or when the story is set， it allows the artist a lot of creative expression。 That is evident throughout this book and aided by the fact that the story takes place in a fictional city and no set time。 There are some marvelous images in these pages and imaginative character renderings of cyborgs and circus folk。 This is a book were the artwork can only be appreciated and admired。 I did drop a star， however， because of the writing。 The characters were a little flat - including the heroine - and the comedy did not work well。 My biggest problem though was with the dialogue。 It seemed too forced and overly literate。 People just don't talk this way。 Also some of the scenes lacked tension and the book was a little too wordy。 The story was good and the scenes played out well but it lacked the atmosphere of a well written steampunk story。 This series does show promise though and a steampunk comic is long overdue。 I'm looking forward to the next installment with enthusiasm mainly for the artwork and the world that is being created here。 。。。more
Centauri
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SPOILER ALERT， MAYBEIt is nice to finally have a story with a female lead that does not revolve around their sexuality， love interest， or ultimate need to be rescued by a male。 Lady Mechanika stands on her own two feet。 She is intelligent， resourceful， and entirely capable of kicking a lot of butt。Really， my only real criticism is that there is too many word balloons drawing attention away from the beautifully depicted steampunkish world created by the author。
Kateri
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