I think it shows how important it is to be well-read otherwise you’d miss the references or foundations upon which contemporary authors are building their stories. 15.29 29 Used from 5.99 36 New from 12.42 1 Collectible from 12.00. Liu takes small pieces of other mythologies and crafts her own. I like learning about a new worlds codes and history. Then the ancient ones came along and defeated them (or so they thought) and now we are seeing the fruits of that conflict. The ancient gods like Zinn were wild and dangerous. What’s interesting about what we learn of Zinn is that the rise and fall of his kind is similar to that of the Titans in Greco-Roman mythology.

We learn more about the mask and why so many different characters are bent on beating Maika to completing the mask. It is through his memories of his work with the Shaman Empress that Maika is lead to the Shaman Empress’s workshop in order to learn more about this figure that her mother, Moriko, was determined to track down. We also learn that Zinn was an ally of the Shaman Empress. Her newest work is MONSTRESS, an original, creator-owned comic book series with Japanese artist (and X-23 collaborator) Sana Takeda. In fact, Maika and Zinn learn that Zinn betrayed on of his kind and may have been the one to bring down the reign of these ancient gods. 3 Kindle & comiXology by Marjorie Liu(Author), Sana Takeda(Cover Art, Artist)Format: Kindle Edition 4. Zinn reveals in flashbacks that he is not the only deity of his kind. He’s the Cthulu like deity who is slowly waking up and revealing what his objective is and whether he is going to aid Maika or not. Volume 3 reveals more about the monstrum who lives within Maika, Zinn.

Monstress, Vol. 3 by Marjorie M. Liu