Graphic Novel Review – Lady Mechanika Vol 6 by Joe Benitez, M.M. Chen, Brian Ching, Martin Montiel (5/5) stars

Reading Level: Young Adult and older
Genre: Steampunk/Graphic Novel
Length: 144 pages
Publisher: Benitez Productions
Release Date: August 19, 2020
ISBN-13 : 978-1949328028
Stand Alone or Series: 6th volume in the Lady Mechanika series
Source: Bought
Rating: 5/5 stars

“Lady Mechanika accepts a job in Spain protecting a Barón’s son who was allegedly attacked by a demonic entity, but she quickly begins to suspect the young man’s condition was actually caused by illicit experiments forced upon him by his narrow-minded father. As she investigates further, Lady Mechanika gradually uncovers the sinister truth, leaving her entangled in a dangerous situation which seems to have unexpected ties to her own past. A dark tale that exposes the devastating power of love…and hate.”

Series Info/Source: This is the 6th volume in the Lady Mechanika series. I bought this graphic novel.

Story (5/5): In this volume Lady Mechanika is called to protect a Baron’s son from demons but quickly finds out it’s a creature of another type that she has to worry about. I loved the back story and the inclusion of other supernatural creatures. I also really enjoyed how this tied into Lady Mechanika’s quest to find out about her own past.

Characters (5/5): I continue to really love Lady Mechanika as a character and enjoyed a lot of the new characters we meet as well.

Setting (5/5): I continue to love this steampunk London setting. This time we also get to venture outside of London into the countryside.

Writing/Drawing Style (5/5): I love the dark, detailed Victorian illustration style used in this series. There is so much detail and the pages are just so beautiful to look at. The story is very well done and easy to follow as well. I love that there was again a contained mystery but that the main storyline featuring Lady Mechanika’s mysterious past also made progress.

My Summary (5/5): Overall I enjoyed this a ton; I love where the story is going and enjoyed all the mystery and action. There are some new and intriguing supernatural creatures introduced here and the illustration remains top notch. I am really looking forward to the next volume in this series.