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Wayward Sisters: An Anthology of Monstrous Women
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Welcome to the world of Wayward Sisters, a celebration of non-binary and women characters who are indelicate, impolite, irrepressible… and a little bit monstrous. Inside you’ll find demons balancing duty and family, undead motivational speakers, mermaids hunted for their meat, and a gentle T. Rex looking for love. These twenty-five stories put new and provocative spins on frightful fiends, mythological creatures, and monsters like you’ve never seen before!
Spotlighting the work of diverse non-binary and women comics creators, this collection of full-color comics stars the work of thirty-eight international writers and artists, including Cara McGee (Over the Garden Wall, Dodge City), Cassandra Khaw (Hammers on Bone, Food of the Gods), Katie Shanahan (Flight, Explorer), and many others.
Heartfelt, tragic, hilarious, and downright creepy, the twenty-five stories in Wayward Sisters will satisfy your craving for diverse voices, compelling stories… and blood.
Welcome to the world of Wayward Sisters, a celebration of non-binary and women characters who are indelicate, impolite, irrepressible… and a little bit monstrous. Inside you’ll find demons balancing duty and family, undead motivational speakers, mermaids hunted for their meat, and a gentle T. Rex looking for love. These twenty-five stories put new and provocative spins on frightful fiends, mythological creatures, and monsters like you’ve never seen before!
Spotlighting the work of diverse non-binary and women comics creators, this collection of full-color comics stars the work of thirty-eight international writers and artists, including Cara McGee (Over the Garden Wall, Dodge City), Cassandra Khaw (Hammers on Bone, Food of the Gods), Katie Shanahan (Flight, Explorer), and many others.
Heartfelt, tragic, hilarious, and downright creepy, the twenty-five stories in Wayward Sisters will satisfy your craving for diverse voices, compelling stories… and blood.
214 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2018
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April 2, 2019
This was absolutely INCREDIBLE. I knew I would love it from the moment I heard of it, but I didn't know I would love it this much. Wayward Sisters is, as the full title explains, an anthology of monstrous women, but it's more than that, too: it's a collection of graphic novel shorts, all written and illustrated by different creators (all of whom are women and trans people!). Each story features a different woman (or trans individual, I think) who's "monstrous" in their own way, whether they're a werewolf, a siren, a zombie, or something a bit more subtle.
There are a lot of separate stories in here, so I won't go through them all, but I did want to mention my favorites. It was a tough list to narrow down, because honestly, it could've easily been most of the anthology, but these were the top-tier picks for me that I just adored so much:
→ Low Tide — M. Blankier & Helen Robinson:
Miss Clara's new nursery charge has a strange secret, but Clara's going to do whatever she must to take care of this odd little girl.
→ Zira and the Little Fire — Katie Shanahan:
Life as an orc has been hard for Zira — she's just so hungry all the time, and people keep running her out of their towns for the way she looks! — but things get a lot more cheery when a little fire spirit befriends her and convinces her that the villagers aren't the only ones being mean to Zira.
→ Tinseltown — Allison O'Toole & Emmanuelle Chateauneuf:
Old Hollywood isn't known for its fair treatment of women (especially women of color), but one upcoming actress is going to make it right in the only way she knows how: by force.
→ Lost & Found — Saffron Aurora:
An adorable, hard-working Franken-girl is so busy with her new job, she's forgotten to take care of herself, until she loses one of her hands!
→ Bad Hair Day — Cassandra Khaw & C. Ann Gordon:
Ladies supporting ladies, metaphors for depression, and what I feel is the beginning of a beautiful queer romance? *swoon* Soo Ying wants to make friends, but the monster living in her hair has convinced her nobody can ever care about her — until a beautiful, bold woman named Siti teaches her something entirely new.
→ Best Boo — Megan Kearney:
A couple of young girls wind up at the cemetery late at night to conjure up a spirit, but there's a really precious twist. Girls supporting girls forever, please.
→ Date Night — Allison Bannister, Ronnie Ritchie, & Meaghan Carter:
Dating isn't easy when you're a gigantic lizard-lady and your date is some boring, basic guy who can't appreciate your rockin' bod or your amazing robot-defeating skills. Luckily for this dino, someone else has their eye on her.
→ Light Pollution — iguanamouth:
I can't even describe this one, because it has no dialogue, no real plot to speak of, and whatever's happening is... vague and a little strange? But it has beautiful art and one of the cutest little alien-type things I've ever seen in my life, and something about it was just so heartwarming.
Thank you so much to TO Comix for providing me with this GORGEOUS finished copy in exchange for an honest review!
There are a lot of separate stories in here, so I won't go through them all, but I did want to mention my favorites. It was a tough list to narrow down, because honestly, it could've easily been most of the anthology, but these were the top-tier picks for me that I just adored so much:
→ Low Tide — M. Blankier & Helen Robinson:
Miss Clara's new nursery charge has a strange secret, but Clara's going to do whatever she must to take care of this odd little girl.
→ Zira and the Little Fire — Katie Shanahan:
Life as an orc has been hard for Zira — she's just so hungry all the time, and people keep running her out of their towns for the way she looks! — but things get a lot more cheery when a little fire spirit befriends her and convinces her that the villagers aren't the only ones being mean to Zira.
→ Tinseltown — Allison O'Toole & Emmanuelle Chateauneuf:
Old Hollywood isn't known for its fair treatment of women (especially women of color), but one upcoming actress is going to make it right in the only way she knows how: by force.
→ Lost & Found — Saffron Aurora:
An adorable, hard-working Franken-girl is so busy with her new job, she's forgotten to take care of herself, until she loses one of her hands!
→ Bad Hair Day — Cassandra Khaw & C. Ann Gordon:
Ladies supporting ladies, metaphors for depression, and what I feel is the beginning of a beautiful queer romance? *swoon* Soo Ying wants to make friends, but the monster living in her hair has convinced her nobody can ever care about her — until a beautiful, bold woman named Siti teaches her something entirely new.
→ Best Boo — Megan Kearney:
A couple of young girls wind up at the cemetery late at night to conjure up a spirit, but there's a really precious twist. Girls supporting girls forever, please.
→ Date Night — Allison Bannister, Ronnie Ritchie, & Meaghan Carter:
Dating isn't easy when you're a gigantic lizard-lady and your date is some boring, basic guy who can't appreciate your rockin' bod or your amazing robot-defeating skills. Luckily for this dino, someone else has their eye on her.
→ Light Pollution — iguanamouth:
I can't even describe this one, because it has no dialogue, no real plot to speak of, and whatever's happening is... vague and a little strange? But it has beautiful art and one of the cutest little alien-type things I've ever seen in my life, and something about it was just so heartwarming.
Thank you so much to TO Comix for providing me with this GORGEOUS finished copy in exchange for an honest review!
February 22, 2018
check out my full review on In Full Bleed right here!
March 18, 2018
Excellent array of talent from the traditional, to the downright strange, to the developing, and to the polished professionals. Women and nonbinary representation is awesome in my book, too.
January 2, 2020
Such beautiful and creative stories! There is such a wide range of styles and moods in this. I really enjoyed it and I'm glad I finally got around to reading it!
June 13, 2022
Love and Fury: 1/5
Miss Monster: 1/5
Low Tide: 3/5
Zira and the Little Fire: 4/5
Tinseltown: 1/5
Skin Deep: 5/5
The Way Home: 4/5
Lost & Found: 4/5
Solid Shadows: 3/5
Inheritance: 5/5
Bad Hair Day: 4/5
Leon’s Return: 1/5
The Purrrfect Solution: 5/5
The Wife’s Shadow: 1/5
Ugly Cinderwench and the Very Angry Ghost: 4/5
The Insect: 1/5
Either/Or: 1/5
Cold Call: 4/5
Doilies and Demons: 4/5
The Alligator at the End of the World: 3/5
Best Boo: 4/5
White, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant: 3/5
Date Night: 5/5
Light Pollution: 5/5
Moonless Sea: 3/5
Miss Monster: 1/5
Low Tide: 3/5
Zira and the Little Fire: 4/5
Tinseltown: 1/5
Skin Deep: 5/5
The Way Home: 4/5
Lost & Found: 4/5
Solid Shadows: 3/5
Inheritance: 5/5
Bad Hair Day: 4/5
Leon’s Return: 1/5
The Purrrfect Solution: 5/5
The Wife’s Shadow: 1/5
Ugly Cinderwench and the Very Angry Ghost: 4/5
The Insect: 1/5
Either/Or: 1/5
Cold Call: 4/5
Doilies and Demons: 4/5
The Alligator at the End of the World: 3/5
Best Boo: 4/5
White, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant: 3/5
Date Night: 5/5
Light Pollution: 5/5
Moonless Sea: 3/5
May 8, 2022
True rating is somewhere between a 3-3.5, I loved some of the stories but others I just couldn't get into. Luckily there are lots of different short comics in here so there is something for everyone
November 1, 2019
A great little anthology, loved the variety of art styles!
March 19, 2018
Amazing collection of short comics focusing on female monsters. Anthologies always work best for me when the content is so wildly different, with each contribution being unique. This anthology has something for everyone with a nice array of visuals and storytelling. Totally worth the read.
July 6, 2018
Gorgeous, gorgeous art and a fantastic range of creative, funny, sad, and scary stories.
February 6, 2018
A very enjoyable collection of stories from different authors and artists. My absolute favorite was "Ugly Cinderwench and the Very Angry Ghost" by Xavière Daumarie in terms of story and art style.
A few other stand-outs: "Inheritance" by Gillian Blekkenhorst, "Leon’s Return" by Zoe Maeve, "The Purrrfect Solution" by Mandy James, "The Alligator at the End of the World" by H. Pueyo and Dante L., "Moonless Sea" by Casandra Grullon, "The Insect" by ZAVKA, and "Low Tide" by M. Blankier and Helen Robinson.
A few other stand-outs: "Inheritance" by Gillian Blekkenhorst, "Leon’s Return" by Zoe Maeve, "The Purrrfect Solution" by Mandy James, "The Alligator at the End of the World" by H. Pueyo and Dante L., "Moonless Sea" by Casandra Grullon, "The Insect" by ZAVKA, and "Low Tide" by M. Blankier and Helen Robinson.
April 1, 2018
I was disappointed.
I was expecting monster girl positivity. Not that there shouldn't be any dark themes or problematic protagonists, but I thought the idea overall was that we were taking pride in being different and alienated through the metaphor of monsters, not continuing the usual idea that "monstrous" means "evil". Most of the stories did not support this idea.
As a disclaimer, the art and overall craft was pretty great throughout, I mostly take issue with the stories and themes.
Love and Fury - It could have been great to have cool old women who kill men for cheating, but then they exact a hypocritical punishment on the woman? Who am I supposed to root for or care about? And then they start murdering each other over a man? How am I to believe they've been alive six thousand years if this is all it takes for them to turn on each other?
Miss Monster - Cute I guess, but it makes me uncomfortable that we're romanticizing monsters while still portraying them as actually evil and hurting people. Also, how come the contestants are so conventionally attractive with just one token fat woman?
Low Tide - This one was good, I mostly just wish the pacing was different so that the actual rescue felt like a challenge and climax rather than an epilogue.
Zira and the Little Fire - Super cute. Love the art style, pacing & composition, Zira and her expressiveness. However, I think it really sucks to have a racism metaphor where you say "it's wrong to fight back with violence because that won't change people's minds". I'm white and I might be wrong, but that really soured it for me.
Tinseltown - I figured out by the end that the werewolf woman was supposed to be the "good guy", but the general tone still felt like monsters were to be feared?
Skin Deep - This one was cool. No complaints.
The Way Home - This one was nice, I really liked the ending reveal.
Lost and Found - Loooved the style, composition, expressions, as well as the clever metaphor that came together by the end. [Spoiler:] I'm a little iffy on the moral of the character being shamed for overworking her hands when it was never shown that she was choosing to work any more than she had to, but maybe it just depends on how you look at it.
Solid Shadows - This one was sweet and nice.
Inheritance - The twist in this one was pretty fascinating and brilliant, but again, it's a story about evil monsters victimizing humans, so not really what I thought I was here for.
Bad Hair Day - Cool. Nice metaphor for internal demons.
Leon's Return - Haha, nice. It's hard to describe exactly what this one is doing but I liked and appreciated it.
The Purrrfect Solution - This one was cute and fun, though the ending felt somewhat tonally dissonant.
The Wife's Shadow - This one was fine. I'm not sure it portrayed monstrousness in either a villainizing or proud light, stuff just kind of happened?
Ugly Cinderwench and the Very Angry Ghost - Loved this one. Good shit. Fantastic. Cool action, cool interpretation of mythology, cool ugly female protagonist, cool attitude toward authority.
The Insect - ew!!!
Either/Or - This one was pretty cool. I thought the themes got a little jumbled and weird by the end, but I'm white so I won't try to speak on it much.
Cold Call - Pretty cool. Sure. This might speak to someone else more than it did me.
Doilies and Demons - Pretty cute and kind.
The Alligator at the End of the World - Again, pretty cool. I don't want to knock this, it may be more meaningful to someone else.
Best Boo - Very cute and sweet.
White, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant - This is literally about monster people victimizing innocent dudes. Why is it here?
Date Night - Omg, very sweet and nice.
Light Pollution - I LOVE THIS ONE.
Moonless Sea - All in all very depressing but I guess I don't have a quarrel with its themes.
I guess there were more good stories in there than I remembered, but honestly the good ones left much less of an impression on me than the bad.
I was expecting monster girl positivity. Not that there shouldn't be any dark themes or problematic protagonists, but I thought the idea overall was that we were taking pride in being different and alienated through the metaphor of monsters, not continuing the usual idea that "monstrous" means "evil". Most of the stories did not support this idea.
As a disclaimer, the art and overall craft was pretty great throughout, I mostly take issue with the stories and themes.
Love and Fury - It could have been great to have cool old women who kill men for cheating, but then they exact a hypocritical punishment on the woman? Who am I supposed to root for or care about? And then they start murdering each other over a man? How am I to believe they've been alive six thousand years if this is all it takes for them to turn on each other?
Miss Monster - Cute I guess, but it makes me uncomfortable that we're romanticizing monsters while still portraying them as actually evil and hurting people. Also, how come the contestants are so conventionally attractive with just one token fat woman?
Low Tide - This one was good, I mostly just wish the pacing was different so that the actual rescue felt like a challenge and climax rather than an epilogue.
Zira and the Little Fire - Super cute. Love the art style, pacing & composition, Zira and her expressiveness. However, I think it really sucks to have a racism metaphor where you say "it's wrong to fight back with violence because that won't change people's minds". I'm white and I might be wrong, but that really soured it for me.
Tinseltown - I figured out by the end that the werewolf woman was supposed to be the "good guy", but the general tone still felt like monsters were to be feared?
Skin Deep - This one was cool. No complaints.
The Way Home - This one was nice, I really liked the ending reveal.
Lost and Found - Loooved the style, composition, expressions, as well as the clever metaphor that came together by the end. [Spoiler:] I'm a little iffy on the moral of the character being shamed for overworking her hands when it was never shown that she was choosing to work any more than she had to, but maybe it just depends on how you look at it.
Solid Shadows - This one was sweet and nice.
Inheritance - The twist in this one was pretty fascinating and brilliant, but again, it's a story about evil monsters victimizing humans, so not really what I thought I was here for.
Bad Hair Day - Cool. Nice metaphor for internal demons.
Leon's Return - Haha, nice. It's hard to describe exactly what this one is doing but I liked and appreciated it.
The Purrrfect Solution - This one was cute and fun, though the ending felt somewhat tonally dissonant.
The Wife's Shadow - This one was fine. I'm not sure it portrayed monstrousness in either a villainizing or proud light, stuff just kind of happened?
Ugly Cinderwench and the Very Angry Ghost - Loved this one. Good shit. Fantastic. Cool action, cool interpretation of mythology, cool ugly female protagonist, cool attitude toward authority.
The Insect - ew!!!
Either/Or - This one was pretty cool. I thought the themes got a little jumbled and weird by the end, but I'm white so I won't try to speak on it much.
Cold Call - Pretty cool. Sure. This might speak to someone else more than it did me.
Doilies and Demons - Pretty cute and kind.
The Alligator at the End of the World - Again, pretty cool. I don't want to knock this, it may be more meaningful to someone else.
Best Boo - Very cute and sweet.
White, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant - This is literally about monster people victimizing innocent dudes. Why is it here?
Date Night - Omg, very sweet and nice.
Light Pollution - I LOVE THIS ONE.
Moonless Sea - All in all very depressing but I guess I don't have a quarrel with its themes.
I guess there were more good stories in there than I remembered, but honestly the good ones left much less of an impression on me than the bad.
September 21, 2019
As I started to write this review, I didn't remember how I got this book. I haven't backed it on Kickstarter since it came out before I got my account there. I didn't order it from a bookseller because it's not on my checking list. How the heck did I buy it?
I could have spared the money.
I read it in late July and I haven't even started to write a review yet and it's the 21st of August. The book was such a disappointment. I like the idea of monstrous women but... in their stories they were all villains. I was expecting something more positive but in the end it seems this anthology is just spreading the vengeful woman stereotype.
[I had written the reviews of the first five stories and added some more details but GR crashed and I lost everything. I'll try again tomorrow, if I remember when I wrote today].
Love and Fury by Aimee Lin and Sam Beck: ★
Three vengeance demons (???) who help women in need. But in the end they kill each other. Or, at least, this is what I've understood. I didn't like the art. A lot of brown there.
Miss Monster by Stephanie Cook and Cara McGee: ★★
The art is very original and colorful. The story is set during a monster beauty pageant. Beware of the winner!
Low Tide by M. Blankier and Helen Robinson: ★★
I kind of like the art, even is it's a bit dark. It's the story... It may be about a young child who is the son of a human and a sort of see creature and who needs to go back to his habitat.
Zira and the Little Fire by Katie Shanahan: ★★★
Well, the art is OK but I like the story about this ogre-like creature making friend with a little light. They both realize that it's easier when there's two of you.
Tinseltown by Allison O'Toole and Emmanuelle Chateauneuf: ★
I like the art with all that read splashed on the panels. But the story... It's just another vengeful demon.
Skin Deep by Elodie Chen: ★★★
I'm not sure I like the art and the color are way to plain but the story is interesting. A sort of Frankenstein-like girl who has troubles accepting her new condition.
The Way Home by Lorena Torres Loaiza, Sabaa Bismil, and Nikki Powers: ★★
The art is quite good and the protagonist is a sort of firefly woman who has a very important job.
Lost & Found by Saffron Aurora: ★★★
I wasn't entirely convinced by the art, which was a bit confusing, but the Frankestein girl is quite nice. And she meets a real mummy!
Solid Shadows by Rachel Simon and K. Guillory: ★★
I like the art but the story is too short. There's a ghost girl and nobody wants to play with her.
Inheritance by gillian blekkenhorst: ★
Too confused and extremely hard to read.
Bad Hair Day by Cassandra Khaw and C. Ann Gordon: ★
A woman with a monster behind her head. It reminds me of one of the children from Miss Peregrine's house. It's about low self-esteem, I believe. Not my thing.
Leon's Return by Zoe Maeve: ★
The art is so ugly...
The Purrrfect Solution by Mandy James: ★★
Reading, magic and cats. A clumsy witch and everyone is afraid of her.
The Wife's Shadow by Janice Liu: ★★
I kind of liked the Chinese setting but I didn't understand why the wife .
Ugly Cinderwench and the Very Angry Ghost by Xavière Daumarie: ★
This one has a Japanese setting, instead. Weird art, not kawaii at all. Twist at the end that makes the protagonist anther vengeance demon of sorts.
The Insect by Zavka: ★
BLEAH! I hate this kind of drawings.
Either/Or by Lea Shepherd, Laura Neubert, and Nikki Powers: ★★
Compared to Zavka's, the art here is much better. But all that Tagalog made it a little confusing. I didn't know if they were talking about monsters or food.
Cold Call by Xia Gordon: ★
Totally disliked the art.
Doilies and Demons by Michelle Gruppetta and Fleur Sciortino: ★
The art is OK, but... what is this all about?
The Alligator at the End of the World by H. Pueyo and Dante L.: ★
Didn't like the colors, the art and the story as well.
Best Boo by Megan Kearney and Nikki Powers: ★★★★
Best story in the anthology. Kids organizing a birthday party for a special friend.
White, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant by BC Holmes, Dee Williams, and Meaghan Carter: ★
Well, the art is OK but I totally disliked the story.
Date Night by Allison Bannister, Ronnie Ritchie, Meaghan Carter, and Nikki Powers: ★★★
So cute!! I adore the monster girl here!
Light Pollution by : ★★
I absolutely love the art but I didn't get the story.
Moonless Sea by Casandra Grullon: ★
Another vengeance demon.
So... In total we have an average rating of 1,76. Such a rating would usually call for a rounding up but I'm not sure this anthology deserves it. So one star!
I could have spared the money.
I read it in late July and I haven't even started to write a review yet and it's the 21st of August. The book was such a disappointment. I like the idea of monstrous women but... in their stories they were all villains. I was expecting something more positive but in the end it seems this anthology is just spreading the vengeful woman stereotype.
[I had written the reviews of the first five stories and added some more details but GR crashed and I lost everything. I'll try again tomorrow, if I remember when I wrote today].
Love and Fury by Aimee Lin and Sam Beck: ★
Three vengeance demons (???) who help women in need. But in the end they kill each other. Or, at least, this is what I've understood. I didn't like the art. A lot of brown there.
Miss Monster by Stephanie Cook and Cara McGee: ★★
The art is very original and colorful. The story is set during a monster beauty pageant. Beware of the winner!
Low Tide by M. Blankier and Helen Robinson: ★★
I kind of like the art, even is it's a bit dark. It's the story... It may be about a young child who is the son of a human and a sort of see creature and who needs to go back to his habitat.
Zira and the Little Fire by Katie Shanahan: ★★★
Well, the art is OK but I like the story about this ogre-like creature making friend with a little light. They both realize that it's easier when there's two of you.
Tinseltown by Allison O'Toole and Emmanuelle Chateauneuf: ★
I like the art with all that read splashed on the panels. But the story... It's just another vengeful demon.
Skin Deep by Elodie Chen: ★★★
I'm not sure I like the art and the color are way to plain but the story is interesting. A sort of Frankenstein-like girl who has troubles accepting her new condition.
The Way Home by Lorena Torres Loaiza, Sabaa Bismil, and Nikki Powers: ★★
The art is quite good and the protagonist is a sort of firefly woman who has a very important job.
Lost & Found by Saffron Aurora: ★★★
I wasn't entirely convinced by the art, which was a bit confusing, but the Frankestein girl is quite nice. And she meets a real mummy!
Solid Shadows by Rachel Simon and K. Guillory: ★★
I like the art but the story is too short. There's a ghost girl and nobody wants to play with her.
Inheritance by gillian blekkenhorst: ★
Too confused and extremely hard to read.
Bad Hair Day by Cassandra Khaw and C. Ann Gordon: ★
A woman with a monster behind her head. It reminds me of one of the children from Miss Peregrine's house. It's about low self-esteem, I believe. Not my thing.
Leon's Return by Zoe Maeve: ★
The art is so ugly...
The Purrrfect Solution by Mandy James: ★★
Reading, magic and cats. A clumsy witch and everyone is afraid of her.
The Wife's Shadow by Janice Liu: ★★
I kind of liked the Chinese setting but I didn't understand why the wife .
Ugly Cinderwench and the Very Angry Ghost by Xavière Daumarie: ★
This one has a Japanese setting, instead. Weird art, not kawaii at all. Twist at the end that makes the protagonist anther vengeance demon of sorts.
The Insect by Zavka: ★
BLEAH! I hate this kind of drawings.
Either/Or by Lea Shepherd, Laura Neubert, and Nikki Powers: ★★
Compared to Zavka's, the art here is much better. But all that Tagalog made it a little confusing. I didn't know if they were talking about monsters or food.
Cold Call by Xia Gordon: ★
Totally disliked the art.
Doilies and Demons by Michelle Gruppetta and Fleur Sciortino: ★
The art is OK, but... what is this all about?
The Alligator at the End of the World by H. Pueyo and Dante L.: ★
Didn't like the colors, the art and the story as well.
Best Boo by Megan Kearney and Nikki Powers: ★★★★
Best story in the anthology. Kids organizing a birthday party for a special friend.
White, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant by BC Holmes, Dee Williams, and Meaghan Carter: ★
Well, the art is OK but I totally disliked the story.
Date Night by Allison Bannister, Ronnie Ritchie, Meaghan Carter, and Nikki Powers: ★★★
So cute!! I adore the monster girl here!
Light Pollution by : ★★
I absolutely love the art but I didn't get the story.
Moonless Sea by Casandra Grullon: ★
Another vengeance demon.
So... In total we have an average rating of 1,76. Such a rating would usually call for a rounding up but I'm not sure this anthology deserves it. So one star!
September 18, 2021
This was an interesting and eclectic collection of stories about female and nonbinary "monster" characters that ranged from horror to light-hearted romance. There were a few stories I really enjoyed (there was a haunted house story that was a particular standout) but many of them felt kind of short and superficial, like a comic you would see on tumblr.
Top faves: Inheritance by Gillian Blekkenhorst, Light Pollution by iguanamouth, Moonless Sea by Cassandra Grullon.
Top faves: Inheritance by Gillian Blekkenhorst, Light Pollution by iguanamouth, Moonless Sea by Cassandra Grullon.
May 3, 2018
Notable: M. Blankier and Helen Robinson’s Low Tide, Katie Shanahan’s Zira and the Little Fire, Saffron Aurora’s Lost and Found, Xia Gordon’s Cold Call, Michelle Gruppetta and Fleur Sciortino’s Doilies and Demons, iguanamouth’s light Pollution
Fave: Allison Bannister, Ronnie Ritchie, Meaghan Carter, and Nikki Powers’ Date Night
Fave: Allison Bannister, Ronnie Ritchie, Meaghan Carter, and Nikki Powers’ Date Night
January 8, 2019
Like any anthology, some stories left me confused and others were brilliant. I originally got this secondhand so I could read Megan Kearney's contribution, Best Boo, which was cute and fun, but it didnt end up being my favourite in the collection. Overall, I really enjoyed it and am glad I picked it up.
November 12, 2025
2.5 rounded down
I was expecting to love this, and some of the stories I did love! Overall though, this is a wildly inconsistent anthology. Most stories will either have good writing or good art but almost never both. I'm also probably not the exact target audience for this type of book however, so if it interests you, maybe still give it a shot.
I was expecting to love this, and some of the stories I did love! Overall though, this is a wildly inconsistent anthology. Most stories will either have good writing or good art but almost never both. I'm also probably not the exact target audience for this type of book however, so if it interests you, maybe still give it a shot.
July 14, 2020
I really loved this book. A vivid collection of comics about monstrous women. Some comics ask who is the real monster, others give power back to women, some examine the monsters within ourselves, and others just delight in the horror. A really enjoyable anthology.
November 14, 2021
I backed the Kickstarter for this way back when, and I love re-reading this anthology. They’re not all for me, but that’s the nature of anthologies - I applaud the diversity in that. My favorites are: Low Tide, and Ugly Cinderwench.
January 5, 2022
A couple of really cute and lovable stories that I would enjoy having more of. But a lot were just meh. They didn’t really have ‘good’ female monsters, but almost continued the normal take on female monsters as being evil and awful
October 15, 2018
IguanaMouth is the best <3
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September 21, 2019SPX 2019. Some nice short comics but nothing really stood out except the first one with the vengeance sisters.
November 8, 2020
A cool and wide variety of comics with a feminist focus
December 6, 2022
So much dynamic, showing the brightest sides and the darkest. I'm a sucker for this stuff. 5/5 stars.
February 10, 2023
Some of the stories were a bit too short, but the different art styles were gorgeous
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