Shaun Tan's story, The Arrival, is unlike anything I have read before. This story was told completely through illustration with no words. Something like this can be seen as a difficult task, but Tan successfully created a very compelling story.
It helps that his style of drawing isn't too stylized which allows readers to clearly see facial expressions and understand the scenes. The story follows a man/father who leaves his family and travels to a foreign land. You can see the emotions of this father arriving in a new place and not feeling like he belongs which is a feeling that many people are familiar with.
One thing I learned from a previous comic book class I took, is that you want to be able create a comic that uses as little words as possible. There are a lot of different shots and frame set ups you can use to tell a story without using many words. Tan did a great job through actions and moment to moment shots to tell the story.
With that being said, Tan created a very beautiful story that just about anyone can relate to with beautiful illustrations.
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