Monday, January 17, 2011

The Arrival

The Arrival was one of the most interesting stories and forms of storytelling I have ever encountered.  Granted I was never a big comic reader as a child but I still enjoyed the very few that I did read.

The Arrival is a story about one man's journey to another country.  It is told mainly through the use of pictures, there are very few words used in this story.  Being the history nerd that I am, I was fascinated by the early 1900's photographic theme that the book is based on.  It almost felt like I was looking through through someone's time capsule or an old family photo album.  The story also contains interesting and fantastic creatures that people had as pets.