My Favorite Thing Is Monsters

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The story is told as a diary-esque journal of doodles and thoughts by our young protagonist, Karen Reyes, who fancies herself as a werewolf child. She lives with her mother and brother in Chicago, 1960. La verdad es que esta novela gráfica me ha desbordado; a nivel de arte y a nivel de contenido está tan llena de significado y ofrece tantas ideas que no sé por donde empezar este comentario. the range of styles is technically impressive and it also broadens the visual interest and enhances the reader’s take on the characters’ moods and inner lives. and if that weren’t enough, this variegated quality is mirrored in the writing - she has a facility writing across themes and tones and emotions and genres and subject matters and has created a work with a profoundly emotional texture that will make you laugh at its odd and perfect descriptions

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Kroll, Justin (April 4, 2017). "Sam Mendes Circling 'My Favorite Thing Is Monsters' at Sony". Variety . Retrieved January 4, 2018. So I want to give a shout out to a dear friend, one of my favorite people here who makes people here a little less monstrous. Thank you, Miriam for telling me about this wonderful book. It was everything I needed but didn't know I wanted. It's interesting because I had vowed, actually vowed not to get any new books, a promise we never keep I know, but I did make this vow. I have tons and tons of unread books and getting new books always makes me feel a little uncomfortable. That's not really good. Unread books are like kisses that are never stolen. Which is seriously not cool at all. The act of reading through a journal composed of perfect recall regarding events and illustrated through incredible art only possible through decades of training serving as the thoughts of a young girl still coming into an understanding of the world creates a balance between verisimilitude and artificiality. We are both engrossed in this deeply personal firsthand experience and distantly observing the sheer magnitude of the art. https://www.moma.org/s/ge/curated_ge/styles/new_objectivity.html#:~:text=The%20New%20Objectivity%20(Neue%20Sachlichkeit,or%20idealistic%20tendencies%20of%20Expressionism.Ferris, Emil (November 3, 2016). "You Can Be in My Graphic Novel!". GoFundMe . Retrieved January 4, 2018. I would not be unhappy at all if this won the graphic novel category. As much as I LOVED Saga vol 7 and went gaga over Monstress vol 2, this one bites as deep or perhaps deeper than the rest. This book was amazing, I love it! I love this so much. As much as the Girl who Left Herself in August had loved me. Far greater and much more selfless than her love for me was her complete understanding of what I wanted from her. And that's what completely resonated with her. What I wanted from her and for her, was for her to leave. She did. Whatever form they take, monsters have often fulfilled the role of both giving reason to the unexplainable and giving form to “the other” within society. But in modern civilization, the idea of the monster slowly shifted from an inhuman creature that should be feared and into an allegory that many would find relatable or even romantic. Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein,” published in 1818, can be seen as the inflection point within this shift, giving rise to a tide of gothic horror and complex monsters whose natures were often both caused by and a reflection of society. We should be in the service of protecting freedom,” said Ferris. “People are not our enemies. Fear and ignorance are our enemies. There are so many great books within the graphic “canon” that are situated firmly in that ideology of service. I drew and drew and truly hoped that what I did would inspire others to tell their stories, to really believe in them and honor them.”

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Some highlights, (besides the amazing drawing that splits the difference between ten year old art journal and accomplished draftsperson and the complex layered storytelling): but if you need more convincing, here are some thoughts from someone who is not an industry superstar and hasn’t gotten much sleep lately. The Bite That Changed My Life", a short comic by Emil Ferris telling her story for Chicago Magazine, also utilizing the art style of the graphic novel. Sava, Oliver (February 24, 2017). " My Favorite Thing Is Monsters is a brilliant, eye-opening graphic novel debut". The A.V. Club . Retrieved January 5, 2018. Cavna, Michael (April 2, 2018). "Hugo Award nomination bodes well for breakout 'Monsters' author Emil Ferris". Washington Post. Archived from the original on April 27, 2018 . Retrieved April 17, 2018.MacDonald, Heidi (May 31, 2018). "Reuben Award Winners: Glenn Keane wins The Reuben". Comics Beat . Retrieved April 23, 2019. Siodmak fled from Nazi Germany in the ‘30s to escape the growing tide of antisemitism that would give way to genocide. And in “The Wolf Man,” the curse of the werewolf is tied to visions of a pentagram, which bears a striking resemblance to the yellow badges forced on Jews by the Nazis. This “othering” of the monster by society shows deep ties to how the worst of us systemically single out and persecute those we choose to label as inhuman. Newsarama Staff (September 18, 2017). "2017 Ignatz Awards Winners (Full List)". Newsarama . Retrieved January 4, 2018. But above all, the process of creating and analyzing art gives both the character of Karen and the reader the ability to process a dark world and choose a path forward for themselves. Oh. My. God. This book. THIS BOOK. I was completely blow away by this, and honestly I have a difficult time expressing in words just how much I love it.