My Aunt Is a Monster

Simply marvelous. An adventure tale bursting with colour, exhibiting a really expansive variety of ways to fill the pages beyond the traditional grid of panels style, character design seen in the 'monster' unlike anything I've seen before, as well as other imaginative fantasy characters. An almost exclusively female cast of characters with a variety of skills, interests, backgrounds, personalities and foibles. Blind representation front and centre without making it a story about Safia's blindness. The fun of exploration and the sweetness of friendship and family: sharing the good and hard times, being vulnerable and honest about your mistakes, and of course the obvious messaging about how we need to rethink the idea of a 'monster'. The agents of chaos and the Observations magazine investigations leave plenty of room for sequels; I sincerely hope to see more of these characters in this world. P.S. Lord Fauntleroy is a treasure. 💚