Monstress, Vol. 5: Warchild
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Summary
The next volume in the best-selling Eisner， Hugo， Harvey & British Fantasy Award winning series by MARJORIE LIU and SANA TAKEDA！
There's no turning back from the long dreaded war between the Federation and Arcanics - a massive human army gathers， ready to destroy the frontier city of Ravenna and enslave its inhabitants。 Maika must decide whether to finally embrace her destructive power in the hopes that it can protect her friends - but what will be the consequences of no longer fighting her hunger？ Will the repercussions be too much to bear？
Collects MONSTRESS issues #25-30
There's no turning back from the long dreaded war between the Federation and Arcanics - a massive human army gathers， ready to destroy the frontier city of Ravenna and enslave its inhabitants。 Maika must decide whether to finally embrace her destructive power in the hopes that it can protect her friends - but what will be the consequences of no longer fighting her hunger？ Will the repercussions be too much to bear？
Collects MONSTRESS issues #25-30
Reviews
Kurt
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I still don’t understand。
Moonshadow
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 TW: Death， gore， blood， bombings， war， cannibalism， torture， etc。 This by far is the most gross， bloody， and gore-filled installment。 Its just filled with War， death and destruction。 Not much happens plot wise。 Definitely my least favorite of the series。 The war has begun and people are dying left and right。 Everyone is ruthless。 They don't care if whoever they are kids or anything， they just kill。 Kippa is the only one good amongst them。 Things didn't go as she wanted and she is so sad。 And sh TW: Death， gore， blood， bombings， war， cannibalism， torture， etc。 This by far is the most gross， bloody， and gore-filled installment。 Its just filled with War， death and destruction。 Not much happens plot wise。 Definitely my least favorite of the series。 The war has begun and people are dying left and right。 Everyone is ruthless。 They don't care if whoever they are kids or anything， they just kill。 Kippa is the only one good amongst them。 Things didn't go as she wanted and she is so sad。 And she is always trying to make people see the good， my heart is crying。 Maika and Warlord are in the same city！！！ Can't wait for them to meet！！ Maika's dad is that secret player who wins in the end。 New version and of witches are in the game。 Its gonna be exciting to see what comes next。 But Maika thinking of Tuya for hope， while Tuya is betraying her since the beginning is the saddest part。Fun fact - In this world， girls can get each other pregnant。 That's so cool！ 。。。more
Dave Beckham
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You nailed it author， I was sucked right after reading the the first few paragraphs。 You know what， I suggest you publish this in NovelStar。 A lot of readers will love your work。
Medea
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One reveal after another。。。 WOW！！！
Ben Williams
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The story is powerful; I like how it was presented。 Good job writer！ If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or jo
Joshua Mantilla
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Reading a good story like this one， I suggest you join Novel Star’s writing competition on April
Tiffany
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Best volume yet
Emma
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☽ 42 / 100 ☾No but honestly this series is so good？？ Like I absolutely love it？？ Probably the prettiest art I have ever seen？？ Very very good as usual。 Kippa is the absolute love of my life and the most precious little thing ever who deserves absolutely everything good <3
Mima
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Tämän albumin raakuus kävi välillä voimille， vähempikin kuvaus sodan kauheuksista olisi riittänyt。 Teemat toiseudesta， rodullisuudesta ja rasismista tahtoivat hukkua sodan jalkoihin。 Mutta minkäs teet， ei sota kaunistelemalla poistu。 Taide on edelleen upeaa， art deco vaan ui mun sydämeen yksityiskohtaisella kauneudellaan joka kerta。 Edelleen ihastuttaa pääosin naishahmoista koostuva henkilökaarti。 Laittamalla naiset valta-asemaan tarinassa on sillä yllättävän väkevä vaikutus， mm。 romuluinen sika Tämän albumin raakuus kävi välillä voimille， vähempikin kuvaus sodan kauheuksista olisi riittänyt。 Teemat toiseudesta， rodullisuudesta ja rasismista tahtoivat hukkua sodan jalkoihin。 Mutta minkäs teet， ei sota kaunistelemalla poistu。 Taide on edelleen upeaa， art deco vaan ui mun sydämeen yksityiskohtaisella kauneudellaan joka kerta。 Edelleen ihastuttaa pääosin naishahmoista koostuva henkilökaarti。 Laittamalla naiset valta-asemaan tarinassa on sillä yllättävän väkevä vaikutus， mm。 romuluinen sikariapolttava eversti Anuwat loistaa tyypillisessä miehisessä roolissaan olemalla yhtä julma， laskelmoiva ja kusipäinen kuin esikuvansa kautta aikojen。Maiko kumppaneineen joutuu valitsemaan taistele tai pakene-vaihtoehdoista kun federaation joukot lähentyvät Ravennaa。 Kippa ei suostu jätämään kettuja sodan armoille eikä Maikolla riitä argumetteja kääntämään pikkuketun päätä。 Corvin taistelee omantuntonsa kanssa ja yrittää suostutella siskoaan pakenemaan kaupungista ennenkuin taistelut alkavat。 Joukkoon mukaan mahtuu taas uusia hahmoja joiden motiivit ovat kyseenalaisia。 Cumealla on omat juonensa ja Zinn taistelee menneisyyden muistojen tunkeutessa heidän mieleensä。 Rinnaisena juonena kulkee kuuden vuoden takainen Constantinen taistelu josta Maiko ja Tuva molemmat selviytyivät。 。。。more
Kris Ritchie
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There's still a lot going on in this series， to the point where I cannot wait to read the whole story from beginning to end， but this volume puts a lot of the inner drama to the side as action unfolds in the realm。And， is another revelation about Maika's origin around the bend？ There's still a lot going on in this series， to the point where I cannot wait to read the whole story from beginning to end， but this volume puts a lot of the inner drama to the side as action unfolds in the realm。And， is another revelation about Maika's origin around the bend？ 。。。more
Ishmeen
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5 STARS FOR KIPPA
Carina
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This feels like it is a slower paced volume， at least in comparison to volume 4。 There is still action going on， but it isn't quite as frantic。 It's more controlled。 Questions are still left unanswered， but I feel like there are more clues to the answers - and I just need to put them together。I'm actually enjoying not working things out， I'm quite content to be pulled along by the story and hopefully be shocked and surprised by the revelations。 This feels like it is a slower paced volume， at least in comparison to volume 4。 There is still action going on， but it isn't quite as frantic。 It's more controlled。 Questions are still left unanswered， but I feel like there are more clues to the answers - and I just need to put them together。I'm actually enjoying not working things out， I'm quite content to be pulled along by the story and hopefully be shocked and surprised by the revelations。 。。。more
kate
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taking matriarchy to the next level by explaining that women can naturally reproduce with each other in this universe was the cherry on top， lowkey。。。every volume of this series has been a gift。 i don't want to live in this brutal universe but i am obsessed with this brutal universe。 i had given up on the epic fantasy as a genre。 this is everything i ever hoped it could be。 taking matriarchy to the next level by explaining that women can naturally reproduce with each other in this universe was the cherry on top， lowkey。。。every volume of this series has been a gift。 i don't want to live in this brutal universe but i am obsessed with this brutal universe。 i had given up on the epic fantasy as a genre。 this is everything i ever hoped it could be。 。。。more
strawberry
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i have to be honest i really don’t know what’s going on anymore。。。。。。 i thought this was the final volume but it’s not the series is still being written and i don’t think i’ll be finishing it because it’s too convoluted for me my pea brain can’t follow all this war fantasy shit。 it’s cool that women can impregnate each other though
R。T。 Islington
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The story continues and heats up！ There are great Flashbacks into Maika's childhood and some good character building involving Corvin。 The art is great （I love Takeda's art） and this volume moves the story along nicely。 The story continues and heats up！ There are great Flashbacks into Maika's childhood and some good character building involving Corvin。 The art is great （I love Takeda's art） and this volume moves the story along nicely。 。。。more
Lumiere
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I am amazed with your storytelling， great job！ If you allow， may I share your book to facebook in order to reach more readers？ And by the way， NovelStar is currently conducting a writing competition - You have a great potential。 If you wish to join， link is attached herein。https://author。starlight。ink/essay/in。。。 （PC）http://app。novelstar。top/index/index/。。。 （APP） you wish to join。 I am amazed with your storytelling， great job！ If you allow， may I share your book to facebook in order to reach more readers？ And by the way， NovelStar is currently conducting a writing competition - You have a great potential。 If you wish to join， link is attached herein。https://author。starlight。ink/essay/in。。。 （PC）http://app。novelstar。top/index/index/。。。 （APP） you wish to join。 。。。more
Karissa
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Series Info/Source: This is the fifth volume in the Monstress series。 I bought this book。Story （4/5）: Things are definitely escalating between the Federation and the Arcanics， this volume ends up being one huge war between the two groups。 I appreciate the way the scope of the story has broadened but honestly this book jumps around so much it gets hard to keep track of what’s happening at points。 I am beginning to think each volume is taking on too much; this started with the 4th volume。 I enjoye Series Info/Source: This is the fifth volume in the Monstress series。 I bought this book。Story （4/5）: Things are definitely escalating between the Federation and the Arcanics， this volume ends up being one huge war between the two groups。 I appreciate the way the scope of the story has broadened but honestly this book jumps around so much it gets hard to keep track of what’s happening at points。 I am beginning to think each volume is taking on too much; this started with the 4th volume。 I enjoyed it， but am still a bit confused about what happened at certain parts and just don’t have time to go back and reread it right now。 Characters （4/5）: As with previous books the characters are very well done。 However， a lot of new characters are thrown at you （strange nuns with explosive powers for one）。 Again， all the jumping around between groups of characters is already tough to keep track of and now there are even more。 I hope that things calm down some so that we can see some more character development in the next volume。Setting （5/5）: Settings are beautifully drawn and this is a very intricate and detailed world。 No real complaints about this， this is a masterfully built world。Writing/Drawing Style （4/5）: This remains an absolute stunning graphic novel series illustration-wise。 Each page is a piece of art that is beautiful and detailed and just amazing to look at。 The writing I am starting to have more trouble with。 We are jumping back and forth in time （some time this is noted， sometimes it’s not） and between a lot of locations。 It gets very confusing as to what is actually happening and I found myself paging back and forth trying to figure out what was going on。 Hopefully things are tightened up a bit in the next volume and more characters and plotlines don’t continue to be layered on top of a story that is already starting to get too diffuse for this format。My Summary （4/5）: Overall I continue to enjoy the beautiful art style of this graphic novel and love the world here。 I really enjoy some of the characters but the number of characters is just getting way too big to keep track of。 The story is epic in nature and jumps between scenes very quickly and most of this book is dedicated to a giant war。 It got a bit confusing at parts and I kept having to go back and re-read things。 I plan on reading the next book in the series but was a bit disappointed in some aspects of this volume。 I just don’t like it when graphic novels start to jump between this many storylines， it diffuses the story too much。 。。。more
Joshua Landeros
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Another excellent entry into the Monstress saga。 All-out war is here。 This tale is many things， among them horriffic， heart wrenching， snarky， and ultimately full of some great action。 All the characters have grown since we first met them in Volume 1， and I look forward to the next edition。
Jarrah
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This volume of Monstress may be the darkest yet， juxtaposing what really happened when Maika and Tuva were children at the Battle of Constantine against the present-day attack on the city of Ravenna。 With the same strength of storytelling and gorgeous， intricate art， Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda take an unflinching look at the horrors of war。 I was also struck， after several months' break since reading Volume 4， by how complex and nuanced the saga is getting。 It's really impressive but easier to This volume of Monstress may be the darkest yet， juxtaposing what really happened when Maika and Tuva were children at the Battle of Constantine against the present-day attack on the city of Ravenna。 With the same strength of storytelling and gorgeous， intricate art， Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda take an unflinching look at the horrors of war。 I was also struck， after several months' break since reading Volume 4， by how complex and nuanced the saga is getting。 It's really impressive but easier to follow straight through。 I'm looking forward to doing a full read-through from the beginning before the next volume comes out。 。。。more
Ellen
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If You Have Looked At Monstress Even One Time， You Know The Art Is Incredible。 There is no other comic I'd rather look at。 I don't have very strong visual literacy skills， but the comic does a lot of work in making visually distinct characters and factions- which is helpful， because the story is dense and twisty， built with layers of corruption and mystery - but honestly we usually introduce and solve a mystery every arc （even if they are different mysteries）。 This volume solves a central myster If You Have Looked At Monstress Even One Time， You Know The Art Is Incredible。 There is no other comic I'd rather look at。 I don't have very strong visual literacy skills， but the comic does a lot of work in making visually distinct characters and factions- which is helpful， because the story is dense and twisty， built with layers of corruption and mystery - but honestly we usually introduce and solve a mystery every arc （even if they are different mysteries）。 This volume solves a central mystery， and starts showing some consequences of previous volumes coming in force。This volume contains:（view spoiler）[Maika's emotional arc coming into its own with the incredibly powerful "I am a monster， and I don't want to die。" SELF ACCEPTANCE。 Kippa's powers coming to the forefront but simultaneously Kippa coming to the forefront and gaining some self-assurance and purpose （confidence！）WHAT HAPPENED AT CONSTANTINE。 Finally a （the？ maybe just a） central mystery unveiled。 I don't know if Liu and Takeda have talked about how long this comic is planned to be and obviously it isn't done yet but the light is shining and I can glimpse the tunnel's end in a few more volumes。Maika's got her radical self-acceptance but Zinn is Not Having A Good Time。 Powerful when Maika is now in enough of a good place to help her monster out。Also war's here now！ Blood， fire， courage and its terrible consequences， tactics， murder， and other painful things。（hide spoiler）] 。。。more
✨Réka✨
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Pacing is better than it was before， and I'll definitely be reading the next volumes。 This graphic novel just wants to be so many things at the same time， and it does not always benefit quality。 Pacing is better than it was before， and I'll definitely be reading the next volumes。 This graphic novel just wants to be so many things at the same time， and it does not always benefit quality。 。。。more
Daisy
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Quality Rating: Five StarsEnjoyment Rating: Four StarsMonstress has long since been one of my favourite comic book series， and it just keeps getting better。 Volume 5 is certainly the darkness so far （definitely not one for those who don't like gore and gruesome violence）， but it's also perhaps the most thoughtful and mature。 Liu deals with all sorts of politics， warfare， and other complex themes， all inside a beautifully vibrant and diverse world where literally half （if not more） of the charact Quality Rating: Five StarsEnjoyment Rating: Four StarsMonstress has long since been one of my favourite comic book series， and it just keeps getting better。 Volume 5 is certainly the darkness so far （definitely not one for those who don't like gore and gruesome violence）， but it's also perhaps the most thoughtful and mature。 Liu deals with all sorts of politics， warfare， and other complex themes， all inside a beautifully vibrant and diverse world where literally half （if not more） of the characters are allowed to be gay and have an insanely developed backstory and powerful motivations on top。 The series is in no way focused on sexuality really （it's more about warring political factions and cultural extermination）， but I thought I'd highlight it in this one because it's so nice that these vastly intricate characters have that representation。 。。。more
Kara Gemian
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I'm definitely still reading these for Kippa。It always takes me one whole issue to get back into the story since there are so many players and plot lines that I just don't remember from the previous installment， but this was great in the end。 The art was just as gorgeous as ever。 I'm definitely still reading these for Kippa。It always takes me one whole issue to get back into the story since there are so many players and plot lines that I just don't remember from the previous installment， but this was great in the end。 The art was just as gorgeous as ever。 。。。more
Kelcey
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Every time a new volume of Monstress comes out， I treat myself to a re-read of the previous volumes。 At first， I did this to refresh myself with the story; however， I have decided to stop lying to myself and just acknowledge that I do it to re-read the gloriousness of this graphic novel series。 I never stop being amazed by the attention to detail and the fascinating intersection of the varied storylines and incredible characters。 I just can't wait for certain characters to meet up once again （an Every time a new volume of Monstress comes out， I treat myself to a re-read of the previous volumes。 At first， I did this to refresh myself with the story; however， I have decided to stop lying to myself and just acknowledge that I do it to re-read the gloriousness of this graphic novel series。 I never stop being amazed by the attention to detail and the fascinating intersection of the varied storylines and incredible characters。 I just can't wait for certain characters to meet up once again （and you know who I mean）。 It's going to be amazing。 I just want more of this series， always。 。。。more
Ben
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First one in the series that was very good but felt like a place holder。
Maggie
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Poor Kippa。
N。
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soo brutal。
Lexi
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Honestly so good。 So emotional and so satisfying。 This is probably my favorite of the volumes so far。 I got chills at multiple times reading this one， and was even brought close to tears at one point。You really get to see the culmination of so many things from the first four volumes， and all the characters are involved。 Everyone has their part to play in the primary conflict （being the Federation attack on Ravenna） but they also have their own personal story arcs as well。I love how each chapter Honestly so good。 So emotional and so satisfying。 This is probably my favorite of the volumes so far。 I got chills at multiple times reading this one， and was even brought close to tears at one point。You really get to see the culmination of so many things from the first four volumes， and all the characters are involved。 Everyone has their part to play in the primary conflict （being the Federation attack on Ravenna） but they also have their own personal story arcs as well。I love how each chapter in this volume begins with a few pages at Constantine， finally showing us what happened on that day， both to Maika and to the whole world。 Another great element of this one was getting to see Maika truly begin to come to terms with her own monstrosity。 Instead of fearing it， she starts to use it as a weapon， which was just extra dope considering that Zinn was still asleep for pretty much the entire battle。 The monstrosity was simply a girl with a lifetime full of anguish and rage， which felt so powerful。Of course， I can't forget Kippa。 Her strength is incredible。 She just cares so much for her people and wants them to feel safe and at home again。 I feel so heartbroken for her given the mistake she makes during the battle that gets so many of them killed。。。I hope it doesn't break her spirit in future volumes。 Other awesome parts of this one - the Cumean Witch Sisters who were freaky as hell， Corvin and his relationship with his sister Bettani， seeing the Sword of the East drop into the battle like a total badass， the weird dream state Zinn is stuck in as he tries to recall his past with Marium and the Shaman Empress， and more of Atena and Resak， who we haven't seen much of since the first volume。Last thing I'll touch on is that ending。 Wow。 What a hard-hitting finale to leave off on until the sixth volume releases later this year。 Corvin pointing out that Maika must love Kippa and her realizing she doesn't even know how to say those words， yet still curling up with her and Zinn， the three of them like their own malformed and cosmically improbable family。 Especially given the parallel image earlier in the volume with Zinn， the Shaman Empress， Marium， and their child。。。I got mad chills。 Can't wait to see where the story goes from here。 。。。more
Ajay
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There is plenty of thrilling action here， complemented by the emergence of a wicked new strain of dark humour and the various narrative arcs coming closer into conflict with each other than ever before。
BriseFlots
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