Liu is already well known as a new york times bestselling novelist, and from her work on marvel titles such as wolverine, x23, dark wolverine, and astonishing xmen. A chat with marjorie liu on monstress the book smugglers. Comic book writer marjorie liu on how rejection shaped her. Ive heard of marjorie liu but have not read anything by her. Chris becker talks to marjorie liu about her awardwinning comics and her recent series, monstress. Marjorie liu made a major buzz at comiccon international. Marjorie liu becomes the first woman to win the top. Book one, by marjorie liu and sana takeda marjorie liu and sana takedas epic, gorgeous tale of a young woman with a monster inside her has won countless awards and been. Monstress deals with a lot of social issues such as racism, wartime depravity, slavery and ptsd. Monstress book one english, hardback marjorie liu, sana takeda maika halfwolf lives in a world gripped by waran alternate, matriarchal 1900s asia brimming with arcane dangers. When you first crack open the whopping 66page premiere issue of monstress, which hit comic book stores back in early november, you probably notice something that might strike you as odd. Set in a matriarchal fantasysteampunk world inspired by early 20th century asia, the comic follows the adventure. Good, evil and long black tentacles make a monstress. Marjorie liu talks the xmen, identity, and monstress at.
Marjorie liu on writing comics, the eisners, and monstress over the past ten years, comics have gone through a bit of a renaissance. No way home, x23, and black new york times bestselling and awardwinning writer marjorie liu is best known for her fiction and comic books. Liu is a novelist but has also written comics for marvel. Sana takeda is an artist and has done work for marvel too. Together, along with illustrator sana takeda, she also won the best continuing. Marjorie liu on the road to making monstress the comicbook writer discusses working for marvel, the loneliness of novelwriting, and why her epicfantasy series is mostly populated by women and. Im also the author of over seventeen novels, mostly urban fantasy and paranormal romance and you may know my work at marvel comics on titles such as dark wolverine, x23, black widow, astonishing xmen, and han solo. My name is marjorie liu, and im a new york times bestselling writer and cocreator with sana takeda of monstress.
As she struggles to overcome the trauma of violence and regain knowledge of her past, she becomes inextricably linked to an eldritch monster of tremendous power. This is the first scene in monstress image comics, the acclaimed comic series. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Marjorie liu and sana takedas epic, gorgeous tale of a young.
Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. The comicbook writer discusses working for marvel, the loneliness of novelwriting, and why her. I took the stage at image expo to discuss my new creatorowned title, monstress, which im working on with sana takeda who is brilliant and kicking ass. Liu born 1979 is an american new york times bestselling author and comic book writer. One of my earliest memories is of the childrens book, pat the. Her comic book work includes x23, black widow, dark wolverine, and astonishing x. When marjorie liu first announced monstress at image expo in january and a few of the images you had provided were put up on the screen, there. She makes her longawaited return to comics with image comics monstress, reuniting her with x23 artist sana takeda. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. This is not an easy answer, because there are a lot of women working behind the scenes at marvel.
Marjorie liu on writing comics, the eisners, and monstress. Find out the details on her amazing upcoming book with sana takeda. New york times bestselling and awardwinning writer marjorie liu is best known for her fiction and comic books. She is the cocreator of the eisnernominated series monstress published by image comics. Good, evil and long black tentacles make a monstress gaudy beauty and extravagant horror twine around each other in marjorie lius new graphic novel monstress. See more ideas about image comics, artist and comic art. Its sometimes hard for authors to get all of those issues into a story, and i feel like marjorie liu did it so well, but there were a couple of issues. She teaches comic book writing at mit, and she leads a class on popular fiction at the voices of our nation vona workshop.
I gave an extensive interview at newsarama, so check that out but in short, its a privilege and honor to be creating this book with her at image, where we can finally stretch our. My editor for many years was a womanjeanine schaeferand i was given tremendous opportunities to take on some wonderful and important properties, such as dark wolverine, x23, black widow, and the xmen. Astonishing xmen and black widow writer marjorie liu returns to comics with artist sana takeda x23 for an allnew ongoing series. Some of them are slaves, and some are the slavedrivers. Her comic book work includes x23, black widow, dark wolverine, and astonishing xmen, for which she was nominated for a glaad media award for outstanding media. Video marjorie liu talks monstress and the importance of reading by carolyn cox 4.
Awakening by marjorie liu, 9781632157096, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The world of monstress is so big and expansive that we cant fit it all into the book. I had a chance to interview marjorie about monstress. For this series being lius first independant title, it feels that she is. When i wasnt manning the epic proportions booth, i was able to sneak away and meet with writer marjorie liu. Written by marjorie liu x23, black widow and illustrated by sana takeda x23, ms. Author marjorie liu writes adult fantasy novels that explore alienation and identity. With the amazing story telling of marjorie liu mixed with the beautiful fluid art of sana takeda, monstress is an amazing book.
But the purpose of the professor tam tam lectures is not only. An interview with monstress author marjorie liu the atlantic. Liu is the bestselling author of paranormal romance and urban fantasy novels, as well as several titles for marvel comics including the nyx, daken. Marjorie liu and sana takeda discuss their monstress collaboration. But this is no simplistic or heavyhanded feminist take on the. One of the best moments in image comics monstress creator marjorie lius story about a girl battling her way through a magical, postapocalyptic world inhabited almost entirely by women. Im also know for my work at marvel comics on titles such as dark wolverine, x23, black widow, and astonishing xmen. An interview with monstress author marjorie liu the. My name is marjorie liu, and im a new york times bestselling author of over seventeen novels, mostly urban fantasy and paranormal romance. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or.
For your convenience, you can also listen to the audio for this interview on itunes. San diego by becoming the first woman to nab the comic book industrys top prize for writers. Theyll be debuting a new creator owned series with image comics called monstress. In the first panel of marjorie lius recently released comic, monstress, maika. Her paranormal romance and urban fantasy novels include most notable the hunter kiss and tiger eye series. But her new series, monstress, goes beyond superheroes to tell a wholly. Monstress, written by marjorie liu and illustrated by sana takeda, is about women of all shapes, sizes, and dispositions. Over the past ten years, comics have gone through a bit of a renaissance. Although she began her career as a novelist, marjorie liu, who teaches comic book writing at mit, says monstressimage comics, cocreated.
Her work for marvel comics include nyx, x23, dark wolverine, and. The medium has matured and blossomed from the early days of superheroes and spandex. In addition, you can find a transcript of the audio below. Liu was awarded the best writer for her epic fantasy comic series monstress. To celebrate its release, we chatted with the author about the comic, its creation and more. And another guy comes to his mountain base to interview this female. The comicbook writer discusses working for marvel, the loneliness of novelwriting, and why her epicfantasy series is. She is acclaimed for her horror fantasy comic monstress which is an international favorite and of great critical acclaim. Marjorie liu is an attorney and new york times bestselling author of over nineteen novels. Marjorie liu readies dark fantastic adventure monstress.
In the first part of this exclusive, wideranging interview, marjorie and i discuss the origins of the book. Steampunk meets kaiju in this original fantasy epic for mature readers, as young maika risks everything to control her psychic link with a monster of tremendous power, placing her in the center of a devastating war between human and otherworldly. This year, liu shared the award with batman scribe tom king in an ultrarare tie. Marjorie liu and sana takeda discuss their monstress. And i love pushing books on people, so everyone should go read the. Min hyoung song on what marjorie liu and sana takedas monstress can. Marvel and dc have a long way to go towards real diversity. Marjorie liu talks to rachel davis about her identity, the xmen, and monstress at nycc 2017. Her extensive work with marvel includes the bestselling dark wolverine series, nyx. Many readers know marjorie liu from her new york times bestsellers in the hunter kiss. The bloody comic monstress is a response to game of. Marvel and dc have a long way to go towards real diversity, says monstress writer marjorie liu marjorie liu reveals why her comic is full of women, witches and monsters, and what the. Her extensive work with marvel includes the bestselling.
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