![]() ![]() Until she sent off the manuscript, nobody in the comics world had ever heard of her - I certainly hadn't - but this extraordinary book has instantly rocketed Ferris into the graphic novel elite alongside Art Spiegelman, Alison Bechdel and Chris Ware. The first of two volumes - the second comes out this fall - it's the brainchild of a 55-year-old Chicago illustrator Emil Ferris. That's what happened with My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, a new graphic novel just out from Fantagraphic Books. ![]() This makes it especially thrilling when something dazzling just appears like that alien spaceship in Arrival, startling even those whose business it is be in the know. These days, almost every new movie, TV show, album or book feels so anticipated and pre-packaged that we're already tired of it by the time it's released. My Favorite Thing Is Monsters explores the theme of "monstrousness " from various angles. ![]()
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