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Mary Shelley's School for Monsters: Origins 1-3 Comics

Created by Jessica Maison

This comedic and spooky graphic novel series filled with adventure, friendship, and mystery is not to be missed. Now a Foreword INDIES finalist and IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Gold Winner for 2023 Graphic Novel of the Year. Writer Jessica Maison (Plastic Girl, Pistil, Cthulhu is Hard to Spell and Nightmare Theater anthologies) and artist Anna Wieszczyk (Godkiller, Home, Interesting Drug & Lucid, Popgun vol.4 and Spera anthologies) have teamed up to bring you an alternate Mary Shelley story that will leave you spellbound.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

All Rewards Have Shipped!
2 months ago – Sat, Jan 31, 2026 at 10:32:42 AM

Hello to the greatest backers on the planet!

Your rewards have shipped. 

In fact, many of you have received your packages already. Everyone else should have a tracking number in their backerkit account. I sent emails out this morning with that information as well.

The last two packages were dropped at the post office this morning. 

It's been our great pleasure creating this comic and getting it into your hands along with the other rewards.

Looking forward to connecting with you all again real soon whether it is online or in person. 

The next time we can meet up in person will be in the Artist Alley at C2E2 this March! Super excited to spend some time in the Windy City and getting to know the comics community there!

Until then, happy reading!

Jessica

Rewards start shipping today!
2 months ago – Tue, Jan 20, 2026 at 09:17:13 AM

Happy New Year to the very best Monster Crew!

We spent last week preparing the books and rewards for shipping and begin dropping off packages at the post office today. We should have all rewards out by the end of the week.

The digital copies of Origins #3 were sent via Backerkit this morning so please check your inbox for a direct message containing the link to your comic. All other digital bonuses went out a few months ago. Those links are also available in your Backerkit account. 

Definitely let me know what you think of the comic and rewards! 

Anna and I resume working on the art for book three in a few weeks. In the back of Origins 3 you get a peek of the partial cover and title for the upcoming hardcover book. Origins #3 is the prologue for that book. I am so excited about where these characters are leading us!

Thank you for bringing this world to life with our team! We are all beyond grateful!

Jessi

The Proofs are Perfect!
3 months ago – Sat, Dec 20, 2025 at 11:20:57 AM

Hi all!

The proofs arrived this week, and they look great. We've approved them for printing. 

A special thanks to the team over at Metal Ninja Studios and the team at Comix Wellspring for making this part of the process painless. 

We've got all the rest of the goodies and merch ready to go, so once the comics arrive, we will be shipping out rewards. 

The third issue is coming to you in the New Year!

Happy Holidays from our Monster Crew to yours!

Jessica

Digital Bonuses and Comics
4 months ago – Wed, Nov 26, 2025 at 09:28:02 AM

Hello Monster Backers!

All digital bonuses and comics except Origins #3 were delivered yesterday to backers who have completed their surveys and had their orders locked. That is most backers. There are 20 of you that will receive the links once your cards are charged for add-ons. 

If you haven't received an email from backerkit with the links, please make sure you've filled out your survey. 

Digital Origins #3 will go out in December at some point. We are finalizing the print ready file and will be sending to the printer this week. It looks fantastic. Physical rewards should be shipping out in January as promised.

If you ordered the eBooks of the Plastic Girl series. You will receive links separately by the end of the week. 

Please reach out with any and all questions and comments.

Happy reading and happy holidays!

Jessica and the Monster Crew

Surveys and Origins 3 Playlist
5 months ago – Thu, Oct 23, 2025 at 06:49:57 AM

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