Lady Mechanika Vol 9: The Mechanical Menagerie

Lady Mechanika: The Mechanical Menagerie (2026) Joe Benitez, Martin Montiel, Madeline Holly-Rosing (Lady Mechanika Vol 9)

Apparently, Image Comics is rereleasing some of the older volumes of Lady Mechanika, which is how I ended up with a second copy of Sangre.

The latest story, The Mechanical Menagerie is not yet out in TPB, so I had to read the floppies I got when I supported the project on Kickstarter.

I can’t believe this comic has been going on for 11 years, but I’m glad that Kickstarter has made it easier to track when new volumes are coming out (and to support the project).

Inspector Singh asks Lady Mechanika to join him in investigating the disappearance of Mr Jiang (they toymaker who created Monti).

Mr Lewis is still angry with Lady Mechanika, and slowly self-destructing, but when Fred, and Allie discover the Mechanical Menagerie, he is pulled back out of his grief (thinking he’d lost Fred and Allie also served as a wake-up call).

For a relatively small story, a lot happens here, and I very much enjoyed everything about the story.

Characters: Lady Mechanika, Inspector Singh, Mr Lewis, Fred, Allie, Mr Jiang, Professor Whim, Lord Blackpool, Mistress Grimm, Miss Jiang/Mrs Albrecht

Publisher: Image Comics

Rating: 9/10