This is Monica one ordinary woman's extraordinary journey through the history of comics - from
the creator of Ghost World***AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023*** 'Pitch-perfect... Could not
put it down' OBSERVER 'In Monica Clowes reaches a new artistic peak' VANITY FAIR A dazzling
spectacular tapestry of interconnected narratives that together tell a life story Monica is
the new graphic novel from one of the most iconic storytellers of all time. This eponymous
protagonist is a rag-to-riches character who after being abandoned by her freewheelin' parents
in childhood succeeds in clawing her way to the top - only to lose it all in a stroke of bad
luck. She lives out the rest of her days in search of her parents encountering a cast of
eccentric characters who help to piece together her story. This graphic novel extravaganza is
an unforgettable ode to the many genres that have defined the comics form - from war romance
and horror to crime and the supernatural. Mysterious uncategorisable and quintessentially
Clowesian here is a multi-layered masterpiece born of a lifetime of inspiration. Monica marks
the creative apex of Daniel Clowes' distinguished career one of the defining voices of the
graphic novel boom over the past quarter-century.
