BL: The Arrival (Tan, Shaun)

Oct 28, 2008 21:38

Shaun Tan, The ArrivalLevine/Scholastic (2006) ISBN: 0-439-89529-4 ( Read more... )

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thnidu October 29 2008, 03:44:53 UTC
Oh, I disagree! A general fact about graphic vs. textual novels is that description and characterization are in the art rather than in the words (where there are words). LOOK at that "very well done ... lots and lots of detail"! Spend as much time on a page of The Arrival as you would on a page of any sf author whose writing is complex and you respect highly. (I'm thinking of Gene Wolfe, but I love obscure words; choose your own favorite.) That is not "just illustration", it's a great deal of the story.

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