A review by carroq
Lady Mechanika Volume 4: The Clockwork Assassin by M. M. Chen, Joe Benitez
4.0
Disclaimer: I received a free ecopy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Anyone who has read this far into the series is probably enjoying it and I'm glad to say that volume four delivers more of the same. This time around, there is someone out killing inventors and all signs point to Lady Mechanika as the killer.
This book strongly follows up on the previous volumes. While Lady Mechanika's past still remains a bit of a mystery, this book plunges into the past of one of her associates. This helps round out the setting a bit and fills in some gaps of how certain characters and organizations are connected.
Someone reading this book as the first in the series really shouldn't be lost. There are a few references to events of the past few books, but nothing that should leave a reader out in the cold. The art is still good. I've had some issues with the way that Lady Mechanika and some of the other women have been drawn, but this volume seems to be moving away from a lot of those elements. The steampunk Victorian age setting is fun and the art goes a long way to bringing the books to life.
Anyone who has read this far into the series is probably enjoying it and I'm glad to say that volume four delivers more of the same. This time around, there is someone out killing inventors and all signs point to Lady Mechanika as the killer.
This book strongly follows up on the previous volumes. While Lady Mechanika's past still remains a bit of a mystery, this book plunges into the past of one of her associates. This helps round out the setting a bit and fills in some gaps of how certain characters and organizations are connected.
Someone reading this book as the first in the series really shouldn't be lost. There are a few references to events of the past few books, but nothing that should leave a reader out in the cold. The art is still good. I've had some issues with the way that Lady Mechanika and some of the other women have been drawn, but this volume seems to be moving away from a lot of those elements. The steampunk Victorian age setting is fun and the art goes a long way to bringing the books to life.