Monstress
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Monstress is an acclaimed dark fantasy comic series by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda, known for its richly detailed art and complex, matriarchal world blending steampunk, magic, and war.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monstress canonical | 11 |
| Monstress #1 | 2 |
| Monstress universe | 2 |
| Monstress (comic series) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2333039 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Monstress Context triple: [Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story or Comic, notableWinner, Monstress]
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A.
Burn the Witch
"Burn the Witch" is a 2016 Radiohead song known for its tense, orchestral arrangement and politically charged lyrics critiquing authoritarianism and social paranoia.
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B.
The Mangler
The Mangler is a horror short story by Stephen King about a possessed industrial laundry machine that becomes the source of gruesome deaths.
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C.
Fierce Creatures
Fierce Creatures is a 1997 British comedy film, conceived as a spiritual successor to A Fish Called Wanda, featuring John Cleese and other members of that ensemble in a farcical story about a struggling zoo.
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D.
NOS4A2
NOS4A2 is a horror novel by Joe Hill that follows a woman with a supernatural gift as she confronts a child-abducting immortal who feeds on souls in a twisted Christmas-themed realm.
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E.
Mother!
Mother! is a 2017 psychological horror film directed by Darren Aronofsky, known for its allegorical narrative, intense performances, and divisive critical reception.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Monstress Target entity description: Monstress is an acclaimed dark fantasy comic series by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda, known for its richly detailed art and complex, matriarchal world blending steampunk, magic, and war.
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A.
Burn the Witch
"Burn the Witch" is a 2016 Radiohead song known for its tense, orchestral arrangement and politically charged lyrics critiquing authoritarianism and social paranoia.
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B.
The Mangler
The Mangler is a horror short story by Stephen King about a possessed industrial laundry machine that becomes the source of gruesome deaths.
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C.
Fierce Creatures
Fierce Creatures is a 1997 British comedy film, conceived as a spiritual successor to A Fish Called Wanda, featuring John Cleese and other members of that ensemble in a farcical story about a struggling zoo.
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D.
NOS4A2
NOS4A2 is a horror novel by Joe Hill that follows a woman with a supernatural gift as she confronts a child-abducting immortal who feeds on souls in a twisted Christmas-themed realm.
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E.
Mother!
Mother! is a 2017 psychological horror film directed by Darren Aronofsky, known for its allegorical narrative, intense performances, and divisive critical reception.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic book series
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dark fantasy comic ⓘ |
| artist | Sana Takeda ⓘ |
| artStyle |
highly detailed linework
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manga-influenced ⓘ ornate design ⓘ |
| award |
British Fantasy Award
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Eisner Award ⓘ Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story ⓘ
linked to:
Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story or Comic
|
| collectedIn | trade paperback volumes ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator |
Marjorie Liu
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Sana Takeda ⓘ |
| feature |
complex worldbuilding
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magic ⓘ richly detailed art ⓘ steampunk elements ⓘ war ⓘ |
| firstIssuePublicationYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| genre |
dark fantasy
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epic fantasy ⓘ steampunk fantasy ⓘ |
| imprint | Image Comics ⓘ |
| inspiration |
World War I era aesthetics
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early 20th-century Asia ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Maika Halfwolf ⓘ |
| medium |
digital comic
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print comic ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | serialized comic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex political intrigue
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matriarchal power structures ⓘ representation of women ⓘ |
| protagonist | Maika Halfwolf ⓘ |
| publisher | Image Comics ⓘ |
| setting | matriarchal world ⓘ |
| supportingCharacter |
Kippa
ⓘ
Master Ren ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
female agency
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identity ⓘ power and corruption ⓘ racism and prejudice ⓘ trauma ⓘ war and its consequences ⓘ |
| tone |
dark
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violent ⓘ |
| writer | Marjorie Liu ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Monstress Description of subject: Monstress is an acclaimed dark fantasy comic series by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda, known for its richly detailed art and complex, matriarchal world blending steampunk, magic, and war.
Referenced by (16)
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