Yes, I've got that. Gladiator has always been my favorite Marvel Superman clone, though I have not been crazy about how they've used him.
I did not know much about Supreme before getting that...
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Yes, I've got that. Gladiator has always been my favorite Marvel Superman clone, though I have not been crazy about how they've used him.
I did not know much about Supreme before getting that...
I have been reading and enjoying this series. The ideas are fascinating and the art/story is very well executed. However, I find that I have the same problem with this story that I have with all of...
Another excellent issue and a great way to begin the new arc. Some observations:
In some ways, the weight of the story is changing a bit -or, perhaps more accurately, I am noticing now more than...
Monstress #42
The new issue starts with a diary entry from Kippa. She writes that she is going to start keeping a diary as she has seen Maika doing. She mentions missing her father and her...
Hi! I only just saw your note, almost four months later! I'm really glad that you are enjoying the series as much as I am. I agree with your sentiments - this is one of the best series to come out in...
Some thoughts: I’m not surprised about the cliffhanger. Resolving what is happening to Maika will take a lot more time and cannot be rushed.
Kippa’s role in this story keeps becoming larger and...
Monstress #41
The story begins in Maika’s mind, where her child self is being pursued by a monstrous Wolf, a creature that is the manifestation of her mother. The Wolf tells her that “you will...
I will admit there are a lot of characters of varying importance. Here are how I order them:
Main characters:
Maika
Kippa
Tuya
Corvin
Ren
Zinn
Some thoughts: This is the penultimate issue before the conclusion of this arc in the next issue. A lot has happened. The revelation that Tuya is a clone was unexpected. She appears to be a more and...
Monstress #40
The issue begins in the past. The Baroness who preceded Tuya is dead in her bed, poisoned by Krom, the giant snake Ancient. Krom explains to another Ancient that the Baroness was...
Some thoughts:
To me, the most interesting part of the issue is what more we find out about Tuya and her experience with the Oracle. The vision that she sees of Maika, wielding the sword and...
Monstress #39
The story opens in a flashback. The Dusk Court and a very young Tuya -probably no more that 5 or 6 – is sitting beside the bed of a old woman who is complaining and dying. The woman...
Actually, you can make the comparison. In the contemporary period, the US has implemented a torture regime worldwide, regularly executes innocent people (as the Innocence Project established), has...
Once again, I have to reiterate how little sense this whole series makes. An article at CBR went over the many times that Superman has been bitten by vampires only to have his solar power prove to be...
As much as I am enjoying this story, I am still very bothered by the very obvious difficulties presented by the ease with which the vampires are taking down the most powerful superbeings in the DCU....
Monstress #38 – Summary
The story begins in absolute darkness, with the voices of Kippa and Corvin. Kippa is telling Corvin that Maika is not dead and that she saw Maika in her dreams, in a...
It probably won't surprise you to know that I get both. I am too intent to learn what is happening in the story to wait months to get the TPB. Once I read the issue a few times, however, I bag it and...
Just some additional observations. I was looking at some of my back TPBs of Monstress. In volume 2, after Maika touches the mask to her face one of the first times, she has a vision of other people...
Monstress #37 - SPOILERS AHEAD
The story begins with Maika and Zinn in Zinn’s memories of the world where he and his fellow old gods originated. This gives Sana Takeda the opportunity to depict a...
Monstress #36
I fell behind on my recaps for this series. Issues #36 and #37 are now out. Below is the summary for #36.
Monstress #36- starts off almost where the last issue left off. Kippa is...
I share the dismay of others who feel Wonder Woman was treated ridiculously, almost offensively, in this issue. It's been long established that Diana is virtually immune to mind-control -and actually...
One other comment: we know that an Ancient blessed Kippa and gave her powers of vision, the ability to see what is true and to see through all kinds of deceptions. Her powers seem to be growing. We...
I totally agree with your take on Tempest. But, however things started out, she does seem to have a plan now. I'm not clear on what it is. I wonder what Hiram thought when he first saw her? Anyway,...
Just a few random thoughts:
This was another incredible issue and a heck of a way to wrap up volume 6 of the series.
The big thing: Tuya's betrayal of Maika: I think this may explain what the...
Monstress #35 – Recap – SPOILERS AHEAD!
The story begins with Maika narrating a conversation with Tuya, where she talks about how both of them had wanted to become something new after having...