All the stars for this compelling, haunting, and absolutely stunning graphic novel!

Constructed as the sketchbook diary of a young girl named Karen Reyes who is obsessed with pulp horror monster magazines and movies, it is also an investigation of real-life monsters.

Karen, who depicts herself as a wolfman-type monster, is investigating the shocking death of her upstairs neighbor Anka while also dealing with bullies at school, her mother's cancer, a secret her beloved brother is hiding from her, and her very own identity. The story-line and art are so well-crafted it just makes you want to sit and sink into the Bic pen drawings and never come out.

This is an absolute MUST read of 2017 and the origin story of this tale and author/illustrator Emil Ferris makes it all the more compelling!