Lady Mechanika
Lady Mechanika is a steampunk comic created by comic artist Joe Benitez.
| Lady Mechanika | |
|---|---|
 Cover to issue #0 | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Benitez Productions |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Publication date | August 2010 (debut) |
| No. of issues | 0-5 (Vol. 1: The Mystery of the Mechanical Corpse ) 1-6 (Vol. 2: The Tablet of Destinies) 1-2 (Vol. 3: The Lost Boys of West Abbey) 1-3 (La Dama de la Muerte) 1-3 (Vol. 4: The Clockwork Assassin) 1-3 (Vol. 5: La Belle Dame Sans Merci) 1-5 (Sangre) |
| Main character(s) | Lady Mechanika |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Joe Benitez |
| Written by | Joe Benitez & Marcia Chen |
| Artist(s) | Joe Benitez |
| Penciller(s) | Joe Benitez & Martin Montiel |
| Inker(s) | Studio J-13 |
| Letterer(s) | Michael Heisler |
| Colorist(s) | Peter Steigerwald & Beth Sotelo |
History of the series
The Lady Mechanika, a comic series in the steampunk genre,[1] was originally planned as a six-part story.[2] Aspen MLT agreed to produce the serial and began publishing them on an infrequent basis. The first issue of Lady Mechanika, issue #0, debuted and sold out in October, 2010. The third issue was scheduled for release December 21, 2011.[3] At the Steamcon III convention, held October 2011 in Bellevue, Washington, Joe Benitez won the Airship Award in the Visual category for his work on the comic.[4] Lady Mechanika's look was inspired by steampunk fashion icon Kato.[5]
Titles in the series include:
- Lady Mechanika: The Mystery of the Mechanical Corpse
- Lady Mechanika: The Tablet of Destinies
- Lady Mechanika: The Lost Boys of West Abbey
- Lady Mechanika: La Dama de la Muerte
- Lady Mechanika: The Clockwork Assassin
- Lady Mechanika: La Belle Dame Sans Merci
- Lady Mechanika: Sangre
Plot
The tabloids dubbed her Lady Mechanika, the sole survivor of a psychotic serial killer's three-year rampage through London. Found locked in an abandoned laboratory amidst countless corpses and body parts, with her own limbs amputated and replaced with mechanical components, her life began anew. With no memory of her captivity or her former life, Lady Mechanika eventually built a career for herself as a private detective, using her unique abilities to solve cases the police couldn't or wouldn't handle. Still, she has never stopped searching for answers... Now, brought into a case unlike any before, Lady Mechanika will have to rely on her advantage in all things occult and paranormal in order to solve the case and possibly unlock the secrets of her past! Set in England at the turn of the 20th century [2] Lady Mechanika is an all-new supernatural action-adventure series with unique and vivid story arcs designed to allow new readers to jump right into any volume without missing a thing.
References
- Doctor Q (September 30, 2010), "The Game is Afoot! Aspen Comics to Debut Lady Mechanika: a Steampunk Paranormal Detective Series", Steampunk Chronicle, retrieved 2012-01-19
- Geddes, John (May 12, 2011), "'Lady Mechanika' leads Aspen Comics", USA Today, retrieved 2012-01-19
- Lima, Sara (December 2, 2011), "First Look: 4-Page Preview of Lady Mechanika #3", Comic Vine, Whiskey Media, retrieved 2012-01-19
- "2011 Steampunk Year in Review", Airship Ambassador, wordpress.com, retrieved 2012-01-19
- "Joe Benitez's Lady Mechanika". Aether Emporium. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-04.