The perfect halloween read! In this exciting graphic novel Lady Mechanika takes a trip to a Mexican village where she fights against the "Jinetes del Infierno".
Strong heroines, gorgeous artwork, and Mexican folktales combined are guaranteed to thrill and excite readers. 5 Stars
Recommended for ages 13 & up.

The plot and art were okay. Nothing amazing though but it was a good and quick read overall.

The artwork in this volume is gorgeous. The story itself was a little short for me, almost like this is just a quick segue to a longer story arc. That doesn't make it bad, just...short.

Joe Benitez and M. M. Chen did a great job bringing Lady Mechanika to life. From her personal story to the wonderful illustrations, both work together so well in captivating readers. I often found myself just looking at the illustrations admiring the details that the illustrators Joe Benitez, Sabine Rich, Peter Steigerwald et al accomplished. This graphic novel takes place during the Dia de Los Muertos celebration for a small town in Mexico City. A seemingly act of fate, Lady Mechanika was passing by when she accidentally set of a chain of events that would end up costing someone their lives. But would she find redemption in the end for her misdeeds that were made with good intentions? Or would she also fall victim to the Queen of the Underworld?

First time reading something from the "Lady Mechanika" series. I can definitely say I enjoyed it and it wasn't that hard to follow despite knowing nothing about the series. The art was great and the story was entertaining. I'll definitely be reading more.

Hauntingly beautiful art with a radically different story.

Set in a small town near Mexico City in 1869, Lady Mechanika: La Dama de la Muerte has a steampunk style that also incorporates the Mexican Day of the Dead celebration in an innovative manner. It is exceptionally gorgeous using both customary steampunk hues (black, gray, bronzes) with pops of bright color evoking Mexican culture. The plot contains several twists and red herrings.

This a standalone graphic novel. It appears to be a prequel to the regular Lady Mechanika series, which is set in the 1870s London.

I would recommend Lady Mechanika: La Dama del la Muerte to readers looking for something different in a comic, fabulous artwork or those that like a steampunk plot with a twist. 4 stars!

Thanks to the publisher, Benitez Productions, and netgalley for an advanced review copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. Published on September 26, 2017.

Just like the rest of the Lady Mechanika series, this graphic novel includes gorgeous artwork, a compelling storyline, and one of the most badass heroines I've seen in a long time. This set of comics takes the titular character on a journey to a small Mexican community where she learns about the Day of the Dead celebrations. While there she is forced to deal with some of the pain from her past while also working to save the people of this community from an evil far greater than she's faced before.

"Wow the illustrations are amazing" was literally the first thing a said when I saw this comic. Lady Mechanika starts off with a bit about the Goddess of Death, The Lady of the Dead, Queen of the Underworld, for every prayer or wish people ask of her there is a price to pay, their eternal soul. Dun dun duuuuunn!!!

Its 1869, Mechanika had just taken a train heading anywhere and ended up in a small town in Mexico during the Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead). There she meets a family and learns a bit about what Dia de Los Muertos is, how they celebrate and paint their faces, sing, dance and go to the cemetery and take the dead some food.

While celebrating she learns about the Jinetes aka The Demon Riders. They sold their soul to the Santa Muerte (Lady of the Dead), and go around collecting Tithes, food, gold, money, they always send a sign before they show up, its always in a gruesome way. Everyone in town and around fears them. Mechanika wants to stop this, she doesn't want people to suffer anymore. So she confronts them herself. Mechanika is brave for doing this, but she isn't scared of anything. There was violence and death, and a bit of magic or what I would call, witchcraft. 
Its been a while since I've read a comic book, I really enjoyed this one, especially because I'm Mexican American and I get to read a little about my culture. Not often do I get a chance to read about Mexicans or anything to do with my culture, so I thought it was cool, and everything was beautifully made. I know to people Dia de Los Muertos might be scary because of all the skulls and skeletons but it’s to celebrate those who have died, to remember them and all the good times.

Growing up Mexican American, I did hear about La Santa Muerte and how some people pray to her or worship her. It depends on the person they could be doing it for good or with evil intent. Me, personally I don’t mess with that, that is scary to me. I've always seen it as brujeria (witchcraft) and Mexicans know not to mess with that. That’s no joke. I've heard too many stories.

Overall I was really impressed with all the illustrations, they were gorgeous. I haven't read any Lady Mechanika comics before so I didn’t know it was a series. Once I finished it I wanted to check out more. I wanted to see what Mechanika was up to. I would recommend this to any comic book lover and anyone who wants to learn a little bit about Dia de los Muertos but remember La Dama de la Muerte is always watching.

I have become a fan of this series even though steampunk is not a favorite genre of mine (nor is it among my least favorite, so...) and this volume is probably, in many ways, the least steampunkish (yeah, I know, not a word, but you know what I'm saying). That said, it is probably the most beautiful artistically. The artwork in the series has always been very good and quite stunning but this volume surpassed, for me, the previous volumes.

If you aren't familiar with the series, I would suggest starting with the first volume. If, however, you aren't a big fan of steampunk but enjoy graphic novels, this would likely be fine as a standalone, there is enough backstory given to keep you from being lost and that backstory is less vital to this storyline than to others.

Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley.

This is my second read in the Lady Mechanika series, and just as stunning! While I didn't like this story quite as well, it was a fun read, and I"m excited to see more of her and her friends!

I haven't read the rest of the series, but these galleys were beautiful and they make me want to read them! Her story is so deeply personal even if she may be withdrawn. This feels like a beautifully illustrated and touching series... I can't wait to go back and read all of them.

Actual rating: 4,5 stars

Amazing addition to the Lady Mechanika universe. I absolutely adore the art. The combination of steampunk and Dia de los Muertos is brilliant!
You could definitely read this volume as a stand alone, but I want to bet you'll be interested in the rest of the books too :)
Dislaimer: This is however the most violent book out of the series (nothing sexual, just gory) and although it is definitely logical in the story and it reveals more about the character of Lady Mechanika, I just want you to be aware in case violence doesn't sit well with you.

Having said all that: I definitely recommend this series & this edition :)

This book tells the story of Lady Mechanika and her trip to Mexico.

This book's art is extremely beautiful, the colours absolutely mesmerizing.

The story is really interesting and teaches us how latin americans mourn their dead.

The characters are amazing, I fell in love with Mechanika in the first couple of pages. She's strong and very mysterious, which is always a great combination.

Lady Mechanika had fled to Mexico due to the death of a friend. While there, she tragically intervened when her host village was being brutalized by a bandits who appeared in supernatural garb. With the aid of La Dame de la Muerte, Lady Mechanika tracked the bandits down and brought them to a brutal judgement. An interesting read, not sure where this fits in the Lady Mechanika timeline, but it provides plenty of action and interesting settings and artwork.

I made a mistake and didn't realize this wasn't the beginning of the Lady Mechanika series. After finishing this one, I know I'll be trying to find the others to read them. The artwork is incredibly detailed and the frames around the edges of some of the pages are intricately drawn as well. The three episode story arc contained in this collected work is tightly written, with not a bit out of place. You can read this graphic novel without having read the previous collected comics, but I would recommend it, because the amount of backstory given is not nearly enough. It's enough to get you started so you won't be lost, but all it makes you want is to read the rest. If you're a fan of Steampunk and magic, you're going to enjoy this graphic novel.

I've never read any Lady Mechanika books before, but this makes me wish I had. This graphic novel was absolutely gorgeous. It didn't take away from the story at all, it added to it and made it look and feel all the more stunning!
I'd love to get into other Lady Mechanika books after this!

Five Stars!

This is my first Lady Mechanika novel and it didn't disappoint. The artwork in this book was beyond anything I seen before and the story was pretty good. Even tho I haven't read the other LM books, I understood what was going on with the Lady M and how she become to be. So all over  it was pretty good and wouldn't mind reading some more novels dealing with her..

This is my first time to read a comic issue of Lady Mechanika and I'm really amaze by how stunning the illustrations are. I'm familiar with Santa Muerte or Lady of the Dead, and the Dia de Los Muertos or Day of the Dead which is being celebrated in Mexico because of a particular movie I've seen several years ago. The authors, Benitez and Chen, did a good job in using that tradition in this issue of Lady Mechanika and how interesting the story was written. Without question, this would not be the last time I would be reading an issue of Lady Mechanika; instead, I am going to follow this comic series from now on.

This book is about Lady Mechanika after suffering a tragic loss she just wants to be alone so she heads off to a small Mexican village. Turns out she's arriving just in time for their celebration of the dead. I knew a wanted to give this a read once I found out that it's a.) is set in a fictionalized steampunk Victorian England b.) it's a graphic novel based around Día de los Muertos celebration. I'm glad I did read it. This book is different than graphics I've been reading lately. I enjoyed the story where she had to solve the case and fulfill promises; even -maybe- starts to find herself.

As for characters there a few we get to know a little. But Lady Mechanika is our lead and feel that -seeing as she has no memory of her captivity or her former life - her personality fits that. We don't know her favorite color or food. We don't know anything but that she has a troubled, she now fighting for whats right and she can kick butt.

The art in the book is an amazing blend of Mexican and Steampunk. It mashes this two very different styles to make one new style that pulls this whole book together. I will be keeping my eyes out for more stories in this series.

Seeing as I've missed a volume of Lady Mechanika somewhere along the line, I was a bit confused at the beginning of the series, but that ended up not mattering at all in the long run for this volume. With my admittedly limited knowledge of Hispanic culture, the depiction of Dia de los Muertos here seems to be accurate. The art is, as always, completely breathtakingly beautiful!! This was a fun steampunk romp and I'm certainly excited to see more Lady Mechanika after this mini-series.