My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 1

This is a physically large graphic novel, and it's only Book 1! But it's pretty amazing. The art is all done with pens and as if on a series of lined notebooks. The results are just fantastic. But of course what really makes this graphic novel work is the story. The characters and story are great. It just sucks you in and I read it in about five or six sessions. I couldn't really read this one in bed because it's just so large and heavy. The main character is a girl named Karen Reyes in late 60s Chicago. She's obsessed with monster magazines and many covers are in the pages here. And when an upstairs neighbor dies under mysterious circumstances, Karen investigates. Really looking forward to Book 2.