My Favorite Thing Is Monsters

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In this debut, which takes the form of a fictional graphic diary, a 10-year-old girl tries to solve a murder.

Set against the tumultuous political backdrop of late '60s Chicago, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters is the fictional graphic diary of 10-year-old Karen Reyes, filled with B-movie horror and pulp monster magazines iconography. Softcover, 416 pages, Colour, 2017. Rendered in a kaleidoscopically and breathtakingly virtuosic visual style that combines panel sequences and montage, Emil Ferris’ draftsmanship echoes the drawing of Otto Dix, George Grosz, and Robert Crumb. Karen Reyes tries to solve the murder of her enigmatic upstairs neighbor, Anka Silverberg, a holocaust survivor, while the interconnected stories of those around her unfold. My Favorite Thing is Monsters is easily one of the best graphic novels to be released in the last 20 years. The story follows Karen growing up in the 60's, she's a bit of an outcast but that doesn't stop her from investigating her neighbours murder! 25 x 10Notes: paperback, full color, current printingDate of Publication: February 14, 2017ISBN: 978-1606999592 . Author/Artist: Emil FerrisPublisher: Fantagraphics BooksPage Count: 386ppSize: 8.

• Published by Fantagraphics
• Written and Illustrated by Emil Ferris
• Paperback