Week 1- The Arrival (3 pts.)

 Going into this course and class, I did not exactly know what kinds of comic-related books I would start reading. And I was surprised to be greeted to something I never expected to read- a full graphic novel without any words, just pictures. Right away, upon first viewing it, I was really intrigued. I was drawn to the sepia-tone values and realistic yet fantastical style throughout the story. What I've gathered throughout the story is that it involves an adult male moving into a strange, almost fantastical-like area for his new job. I personally love this fantastical world that the main protagonist ends up in. It looks very appealing and fascinating, with its geometrically- shaped buildings and strange, yet adorable creatures. I absolutely adore the designs of the birds along with the strange Rodent/lizard creature that occasionally tags along the main protagonist. 

Other visual elements I appreciated were the way the panels were organized. I feel that each panel was spaced out and organized fairly well. For most comics, I've heard that its often preferred to make each panel size district from one another, but I didn't feel that was needed here, yet some are enlarged for environmental shots, which really gave the world a huge sense of scope. I also appreciated the different shots and angles that were used to display how each scene plays out. Admittedly, I did have a bit of a hard time figuring out the exact series of events, mainly because I'm so used to reading visual stories with pure dialogue or allowing my head to create the visuals for me based on descriptions given depending on the novel. Overall, I found this story fairly interesting, especially for its unique visual storytelling and fantastical and beautiful art style.