One thing I wanted to highlight is the art style of this comic, Contract With God by Will Eisner. It's not really done in a comic strip style or in a comic panel layout. Instead its a series of beautiful illustrations with words (for the most part) interwoven in the scene. This allows for the reader to focus more on the expression of the characters and become more immersed.
Blankets by Craig Thompson was a fun read. It's similar to Contract With God in some ways. In Blankets, the art style is a little more panel heavy. It reads more like a comic book. However, the way some of the text is worked in and the expression in the illustrations from frame to frame is very similar to what you see in Contract With God.
Eisner and Thompson both had great understanding when it came to conveying emotions and feelings to the reader. It helps create stories that people can relate to and characters that the reader can either feel empathetic or apathetic towards.
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