Comics & the Graphic Narrative

I chose to read  My Favorite Thing is Monsters  this week. This is an intricate graphic novel that takes the form of the main character, Karen's, notebook/ journal. It seemed as if I was reading through a record of a child's dark and disturbing thoughts and dreams, and am seeing the world through Karen's eyes. This graphic novel could be seen as a part of contemporary literature because the work could be seen as a commentary  on several issues like identity, society, and mental health. We see how Karen views the world through some strange events, and how the reader realizes that most of the circumstances have been conjured through Karen's imagination or dreams, yet is still convinced of her imaginary idea even though she gets a glimpse of reality. The illustrations in this novel are incredibly intricate and are vivid depictions of Karen's maybe inward demons. At first glance, the novel looks like the dark doodles of an adolescent, but begins to seem more like a jo