It's my first Lady Mechanika and I want more. The graphism are beautiful. We can see the work behind the book. We have a part of Ghost Rider inside. Can't wait to read other one. Very good.

Thank you Net Galley and Diamond Book Distributors for this book.

This time Lady Mechanika is taking a trip to Mexico. She is taking a break from her life to pull herself together and mourn, and she stops in a small Mexican town. It is the celebration of the Day of the Dead and Lady Mechanika is drawn into the celebration. The town while in the midst of this celebration is also dealing with bandits kidnapping people for ransom, sometimes hurting people who cannot pay. Lady Mechanika cannot stand for innocent people to be harmed and steps in to help the people of this town. The art is beautiful, the story is excellent and Lady Mechanika has story to tell.

The story loosely reflects Mexican lore,and the wonderfully colorful and graphic illustrations create a graphic novel with broad and lasting appeal. Violence is explicit and brutal so much so that my recommendation is that younger readers not be exposed. Other than that I recommend this highly.

ARC Copy...Wow just blown by the gorgeous "Day of the Dead" artwork plus it's extremely rare to find Latin American culture in a steampunk setting. Plus I liken the Lady is grieving but joining in/learning about the day of the dead festivities kind of "heals" her spirit/heart to the point she's ready to take arms and fulfill her mission when the flaming riders emerge. I like there are both supernatural and mundane elements at work.

As brilliant as the previous editions, La Dama is a beauty of storytelling and art.

Was not able to read as the book was not compatible with my Kindle Fire.

Fair warning: I HATE the Day of the Dead. . . or better to say it scares the crap out of me. The scariest night of my life was one of these festivals on the tiny island of Janitzio in Lake Patzcuaro, in the state of Michoacan in Mexico, where this whole thing originated. So I’m gonna try really hard not to let that affect me, but I doubt I’ll succeed.
A curandero—think witch doctor—leads Mechanika to a small Mexican town on the night of the festival. Among the people she meets is a little girl who’s incredibly adorable. . . when she’s not in skullface. As I’ve mentioned in previous stories, it’s amazing how good she is with kids.
This is a weird story in a literary sense as well; by the end of the first issue she would have usually been in a few fights, and the villain introduced. This time it doesn’t happen till much later, with everything before it some sort of exposition, either hints at her reasons for being there or the author delving really deep into the traditions. For example, “Life is only a dream, a temporary holiday. Every minute here is a gift.”
As always there’s a few fun moments, usually at the Lady’s expense. For one, we see her dancing, which is so out of the ordinary for her that it’s pretty shocking. She has been to fancy dances back in England, but that was undercover; this time she had no other reason to do it but to enjoy herself, and it actually looks like she does.
Best line: “She threw a tortilla at him. . . and he ate it.” I can picture him catching it in his mouth. And I find it completely hilarious the local catholic priest is also engaged in this pagan heresy ritual.
But the one thing I’ve always hated about these stories is how many innocent people have to die so Mechanika can learn a lesson or feel the urge of revenge. This one ramps it up to 11; I’m mad at the author for making me care about all those people and then wiping them all out for no other reason than to send the Lady on a rampage. Feels almost like a betrayal.
Toward the end it more than makes up for the lack of action early. There’s quite a bit of her backstory early on, but none of it is in context. No surprise she spares the last guy, seeing herself in him, but as far as her development, that’s about it. This was so completely different than the previous stories it hardly feels like the same character; for one thing, she didn’t get to play dress up more than once.
Despite an abundance of colors that are actually quite typical if you’ve ever traveled through Mexico, most of this story takes place at night, and there’s green phosphorescence everywhere, so artistically it’s not as interesting as the previous editions.
A few pages of covers as usual at the end.

While the artwork in this comic is absolutely stunning, I found the panels to be a little chaotic and awkward to read - especially on pages with a lot of action happening.
Also, because I haven't read the prior series I was a bit confused about her past and who she lost (and why her eyes are red) so this took the enjoyment out of reading the comic.
I found the storyline to be interesting - I liked the take on Día de los Muertos and the artwork surrounding the festival but the dialogue was a little stilted at times and didn't seem natural - so I was hyperaware that I was reading a comic and it took me out of the story.
I'd recommend this to fans of Lady Mechanika comics, but if like me someone hasn't read the previous comics before, I wouldn't recommend jumping in to these comics straight away.

Loved the art in this graphic novel. So much color and contrast.

The graphic novel Lady Mechanika shows is a beautifully drawn and colored story about a stranger experiencing their first Dio de los Muertas in a Mexican village. The story itself is original and interesting but the dialogue is very unnatural sounding and really does a disservice to the art. If the writing had been less sentimental and less bulky it would have been a really excellent read.

This is the first and only part of the "Lady Mechanika" series that I've read. There are some allusions to previous events in the series but it is possible to read this part as a standalone.

The illustrations are gorgeous, especially in between the different sections of the story. Unfortunately, I did't really like how quickly the storyline progresses. The plot is interesting enough, but there just isn't enough build up to make me care very much.

My comic book store first introduced me to this comic. I found it to be captivating in both art and story. The main character is looking for change, she just lost the love of her life. She finds a new home and has to step up and protect her new people. It's a great graphic novel.

What spectacular illustrations! And the plot of this graphic novel was both interesting and engaging. Not my typical read, but this was thoroughly enjoyable with such vibrant images!

This is actually the first book from this series that I've rated more than 3 stars! It seems like as the series goes on it gets further away from just being an excuse to draw ~sexy~ ladies in steampunk gear and becomes an actual story. It's also nice to get a steampunk story that isn't set in and around London for once. There are some really gorgeous pages in this and because the story was a bit more straightforward this time it didn't suffer from being shorter than the first few volumes.

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