{"product_id":"my-favorite-thing-is-monsters-box-set","title":"MY FAVORITE THING IS MONSTERS Box Set","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHonored by the NYTimes, Kirkus, NPR, Forbes, Library Journal, The Guardian, Whiting Award for Best Fiction and the Chicago Public Library Favorite Books of 2024. \u003c\/strong\u003eTaking 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. This series has become a worldwide sensation since Book One announced \u003cstrong\u003eEmil Ferris\u003c\/strong\u003e 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, \u003cem\u003eMonsters\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of Karen as she tries to solve the murder of her enigmatic upstairs neighbor, Anka Silverberg, a holocaust survivor.\n\n2025 Whiting Award WINNER in Fiction\nKirkus Reviews Best 100 Books of the Century (So Far)\nNew York Times Notable Books of 2024\nChicago Public Library Favorite Books of 2024\nKirkus Reviews Best Fiction Books of 2024\nNPR Books We Love 2024\nForbes Top Ten Graphic Novels of 2024\nThe Guardian Best Graphic Novels of 2024\nLibrary Journal Best Graphic Novels of 2024\n\nAs 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.\n\nFerris's exhilarating cast of characters comes 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, \u003cem\u003eMy Favorite Thing Is Monsters\u003c\/em\u003e is available in one complete package for the first time!\n\n\"Emil Ferris is one of the most important comics artists of our time.\" — Art Spiegelman\n\n\"A thrilling and surprisingly profound novel.\" — \u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\n\n\"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.\" — \u003cem\u003eMother Jones\u003c\/em\u003e\n\n\"No one has ever made a comic like Emil Ferris's assured, super-humanly ambitious two-part graphic novel.… It threatens not merely to exceed established standards of excellence, but to set new ones.\" — \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fantagraphics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59643800912158,"sku":"MYFAVTH","price":74.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/0684\/7006\/files\/myfavth-my-favorite-thing-is-monsters-book.jpg?v=1784520199","url":"https:\/\/shop.budsartbooks.com\/products\/my-favorite-thing-is-monsters-box-set","provider":"Bud's Art Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}