Monica: A master. An auteur. Period Guillermo del Toro

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This long-awaited new graphic novel from Daniel Clowes is a genre-bending thriller from one of the most assured storytellers of all time This long-awaited new graphic novel from Daniel Clowes (Ghost World and Patience) is a genre-bending thriller from one of the most assured storytellers of all time 'A master... Clowes is an auteur. Period' GUILLERMO DEL TORO, creator of THE SHAPE OF WATER 'The rare cartoonist whose graphic novels become cultural events' NEW YORK MAGAZINE Monica is a series of interconnected narratives that collectively tell the life story, actually, stories of its title character. Clowes calls upon a lifetime of inspiration to create the most complex and personal graphic novel of his distinguished career. Rich with visual detail, an impeccable ear for language and dialogue, and thrilling twists, here is a multilayered masterpiece in comics form that alludes to many of the genres that have defined the medium - from war, romance and horror to crime and the supernatural, but in a mysterious, uncategorisable, and quintessentially Clowesian way that rewards multiple readings. Five years in the making, Monica marks the apex of creativity from one of the defining voices of the graphic novel boom over the past quarter-century.

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The rare cartoonist whose graphic novels become cultural events * New York Magazine *
One of the most notable comic artists of our era, a pillar of the '80s-'90s scene who's continued to do great work up to the present day * NPR *
No cartoonist alive devotes as much effort as Daniel Clowes to mapping the differences between the way people see themselves and the way they really are * Guardian *
A master. Perfect fusion of story and art. Clowes is an auteur. Period. A superb narrator -- Guillermo del Toro, creator of THE SHAPE OF WATER

Author Bio

Daniel Clowes was born in 1961. He is the creator of the comic books Eightball, Ghost World, which was made into a film by the director Terry Zwigoff, David Boring, and Ice Haven. His adaptation of his own Ghost World graphic novel for the screen earned him an Oscar nomination. A regular contributor to the New Yorker, McSweeney's, and The Best American Comics, he lives in California with his wife.