My Favorite Thing Is Monsters is a two-volume debut graphic novel by American writer Emil Ferris. It portrays a young girl named Karen Reyes investigating the death of her neighbor in 1960s Chicago. F
Cover of volume one
The graphic novel is presented as a personal diary in a lined spiral notebook.
Francisco Goya was a childhood influence on Ferris. Pictured is his etching, The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters.
Art Spiegelman, author of Maus, has praised the graphic novel. When Spiegelman—whom Ferris has cited as an influence—told Ferris that he loved it, she "started crying like a big dumb baby".
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Fantagraphics is an American publisher of alternative comics, classic comic strip anthologies, manga, magazines, graphic novels, and the erotic Eros Comix imprint. They have managed several awards for
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters
…such as a cancelation by one publisher and the temporary seizure of the first volume's printing at the Panama Canal. The first volume was published by Fantagraphics on February 14, 2017. The work won the 2017 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Graphic Novel and two 2018 Eisner Awards, and it was nominated for a 2018 Hugo…
The Fantagraphics booth at the Stumptown Comics Fest 2006
Storefront for brick and mortar location in 2024
Larry Reid (left), manager and curator of the Fantagraphics Bookstore and Gallery with Martin Imbach, part owner of Georgetown Records, which shares the same storefront, in 2016