The Arival (3 points)

 I really enjoy how detailed yet soft the marksmanship is compared to the comic topic of the hardships of imigration into america. I feel like the environment using a whimsical semi realistic take on his journey to assimilating to america really makes it easier to understand how it feels to be an immigrant at this time period. I also enjoyed how the author used small squares to signify the small actions the main character was taking. The small squares help you focus on small details on the main character that help create more of a story without having to rely on just using facial expressions to tell the story. I also love how any words that would be in english are basically wingdings or a group of random symbols. The one frame i really enjoy is the frame where a person is getting his beard cut and there are a bunch of snails on the ground. All of them have point hats that contrast the rounded shapes of the snails. To me this frame shows how strange it must be for the main character to see two different races of people causally cutting a beard on the side of the road. Even the little kid looks at us as if we are the strange one. As the story progresses I become more intrigued by how the main character will interact with the hazardous world that seems like it's only there to harm him and the people around him. For instance the scene where the large men with vacuums came and sucked up a bunch of people. This place might be a place where interracial relationships where occoring. I based this on the face the two characters who get away from the vacuums don't look like they are from similar races. Their race is not super important but it's something I noticed. i also could be wrong. Regardless, This couple has to run away and pay a navigator to escape. While the immigrant man who is trying to integrate within american society this couple looks like they are trying to run away from the societal constructs.

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