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Emil Ferris burst into the comics world with “My Favorite Thing Is Monsters”, a graphic novel hailed as a masterpiece of outsider art and storytelling. Combining ballpoint-pen textures with a faux notebook format, her work weaves horror, memory, and coming-of-age into a deeply layered narrative. Ferris’ visual style channels underground comix, medical illustration, and pulp horror aesthetics, crafting a visual language as personal as it is haunting. A former medical artist, Ferris turned to comics after a period of paralysis, bringing an intensity and vulnerability to the medium that redefined its possibilities. She is, unmistakably, a game-changer.

Emil Ferris
Fantagraphics
978-1606999592
416
English
2017
paperback/ 22 x 17 cm
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Set in 1960s Chicago, this graphic novel unfolds as the illustrated diary of Karen Reyes, a ten-year-old fascinated by horror and monsters. Convinced she’s a werewolf, Karen investigates the mysterious death of her neighbor Anka, a Holocaust survivor. Through vivid pen-and-ink crosshatched artwork, the narrative weaves Karen’s everyday struggles with historical traumas and deep secrets. Emil Ferris masterfully blends horror aesthetics with social commentary, exploring themes of identity, sexuality, and the complexity of human relationships. Celebrated widely, it redefines the potential of graphic storytelling. Comix, Emil Ferris, Fantagraphics, 2017 Fantagraphics 978-1606999592 Emil Ferris 2017

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Fantagraphics

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2017

.

Emil Ferris
paperback/ 22 x 17 cm
978-1606999592
English
416

Emil Ferris burst into the comics world with “My Favorite Thing Is Monsters”, a graphic novel hailed as a masterpiece of outsider art and storytelling. Combining ballpoint-pen textures with a faux notebook format, her work weaves horror, memory, and coming-of-age into a deeply layered narrative. Ferris’ visual style channels underground comix, medical illustration, and pulp horror aesthetics, crafting a visual language as personal as it is haunting. A former medical artist, Ferris turned to comics after a period of paralysis, bringing an intensity and vulnerability to the medium that redefined its possibilities. She is, unmistakably, a game-changer.

Set in 1960s Chicago, this graphic novel unfolds as the illustrated diary of Karen Reyes, a ten-year-old fascinated by horror and monsters. Convinced she’s a werewolf, Karen investigates the mysterious death of her neighbor Anka, a Holocaust survivor. Through vivid pen-and-ink crosshatched artwork, the narrative weaves Karen’s everyday struggles with historical traumas and deep secrets. Emil Ferris masterfully blends horror aesthetics with social commentary, exploring themes of identity, sexuality, and the complexity of human relationships. Celebrated widely, it redefines the potential of graphic storytelling. Comix, Emil Ferris, Fantagraphics, 2017 Fantagraphics 978-1606999592 Emil Ferris 2017

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