On sale date: September 30, 2025
Both volumes of Emil Ferris's beloved graphic masterpiece and worldwide sensation, collected in a custom slipcase.
2025 Whiting Award WINNER in Fiction
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New York Times Notable Books of 2024
Chicago Public Library Favorite Books of 2024
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Forbes Top Ten Graphic Novels of 2024
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Taking the form of the fictional graphic diary of ten-year-old self-identifying "monster" Karen Reyes, and set against the tumultuous political backdrop of late '60s Chicago, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters has become a worldwide sensation since Book One announced Emil Ferris as one of fiction's world-class storytellers in 2017 and 2024's Book Two triumphantly concluded the epic graphic novel.
Influenced by B-movie horror, classical painting, and pulp monster magazine iconography, Monsters tells the story of Karen as she tries to solve the murder of her enigmatic upstairs neighbor, Anka Silverberg, a holocaust survivor. While the interconnected stories of those around her unfold, Karen struggles with the recent death of her mother while questioning her own sexuality and identity. When Karen's investigation takes us back to Anka's life in Nazi Germany, the personal, the political, the past, and the present collide.
Ferris's exhilarating cast of characters come to life in this landmark work of graphic fiction that has captivated readers of all ages around the world with its story of love, friendship, and empowerment. And now, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters is available in one complete package for the first time!
Praise
"Emil Ferris is one of the most important comics artists of our time." — Art Spiegelman
"In pages made to look like a spiral-bound notebook, Ferris uses the full width of the oversize pages to explore classical paintings in her vibrant colored ballpoints... In the canons of fine art and old comics, she found a common thread: violence and extraordinary bodies." — New York Times
"A thrilling and surprisingly profound novel." — Chicago Tribune
"One of the most profound, ambitious, and accomplished creative works to appear in any medium this decade." — Forbes
"The novel tackles race, gender, and what it means to be 'monstrous' in big and small ways. It could not be more relevant to today's climate." — Mother Jones
Specs
- Pages
- 828
- Format
- Paperback / Softback
- Color
- Full-color
- Dimensions
- 8.3" × 10.9"
- ISBN-13
- 9798875000997