Daniel Clowes Set To Appear At Fantagraphics In Support of New Graphic Novel “Monica”

No, Daniel Clowes isn’t LGBTQ but this website has never shied away from promoting artists we love regardless of anyone’s orientation…great art is great art! And, we j’adore the Master of the Graphic Novel/Story, Daniel Clowes…his take on the oddballs of human life nicely mirrors are own…the world IS strange and full of disturbingly odd encounters….queer ones, at times.

Mr. Clowes is making the rounds right now in support of his long awaited latest graphic novel, MONICA which was released last week…it’s been five years since his last major work, Patience, and not surprisingly, fans of the author have been a bit impatient to dive into the many mysteries of Monica. Via Fantagraphics:

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.

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 per – sonal graphic novel of his distinguished career. Rich with visual detail, an impeccable ear for language and dialogue, and thrilling twists, Monica is a multilayered masterpiece in comics form that alludes to many of the genres that have defined the medium — war, romance, horror, crime, the supernatural, etc. — but in a mysterious, uncategorizable, 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. A new book from Clowes is always a huge event in comics and literary circles; Monica will be the biggest literary event of 2023.

Mr. Clowes will appear at his publisher’s brick and mortar store, Fantagraphics in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood on Saturday, October 14th from 5pm to 7pm to sign copies of Monica and his other works. It’s a rare opportunity to see him in person.

I may go just to see all the Clowesian fans in proximity to their Hero-God. Once you’ve read Clowes, you start seeing in characters in real life…walking down the street and on city buses and taking up space in our Clowesian Ghost World. I mean, we live in Seattle…we’ve all known an Enid or a Lloyd Llewellyn or a David Boring or two.

(I write this in all candor and with the acknowledgment I’m aware of my own Clowesianess.)