my favorite thing is monsters vol 1 by emil ferris

Throughout the narrative, Ferris includes redrawn paintings, in part or in full, which directly impact Karen’s investigation. I’m particularly interested in Ferris’ use of fine art as a method for Karen’s investigation. Some of these threads resolve by the end of the first book, while others linger at the end, hopefully to wrapped up in the future. and react with a mix of shock and despair for their community and futures. Karen obsesses over this quest as a way to ignore the issues in her own life, including her attraction to another girl, Missy, her wayward brother Deeze, her mother’s failing health, and growing racial tensions that are ever-present-at a key moment in the narrative, characters learn of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Karen explores Anka’s life and death, discovering a trove of recordings that establish a harrowing account of her time in Germany between the wars, including being sold into a child prostitution rings and ultimately being sent to a concentration camp. In this guise, Karen sets out to solve the murder of her upstairs neighbor, Anka Silverberg, the woman whose apprehensive face appears on the cover of Book One (a prospective second volume is still forthcoming). Registered participants will receive an emailed invitation link to the virtual meeting.Emil Ferris’ astounding graphic novel My Favorite Thing is Monsters, Book One (Fantagraphics, 2017) is a densely layered narrative, drawn primarily in pen on notebook paper, telling the story of Karen Reyes, a ten-year-old outcast in 1968 Chicago, who imagines herself as a monster detective (a play on Art Spiegelman’s “ Ace Hole: Midget Detective”). Participants must register by noon on October 13th with an active email address. Participants can choose to connect online for both audio and visual or just by phone (audio only), depending on your comfort level and internet availability. This virtual event will use Webex, a user-friendly conferencing platform. The graphic novel can be accessed through Hoopla

This graphic novel does contain adult and sensitive material so reader's discretion is advised. She navigates feelings of: isolation from her peers, her love for art and horror, and upset at the murder of her neighbor who survived the Holocaust only to be shot at home. Set in Chicago in the 1960's, My Favorite Thing is Monsters is framed as the journal of a 10-year-old girl. Join us in an online discussion of the first volume of Emil Ferris' debut graphic novel, My Favorite Thing is Monsters.

My favorite thing is monsters vol 1 by emil ferris