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Set in an alternate steampunk‑art deco world, Monster chronicles Maika Halfwolf, a teenage survivor of a devastating war between humans and their foes, the Arcanics. Facing oppression and danger, Maika is both hunter and hunted as she searches for truths about her mysterious past, while the monster inside her begins to awaken.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels/Graphic Fiction
Authors: Marjorie M. Liu
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