The Arrival can tell a story without using dialogue in many ways. Many of the pictures in the book are very clear in terms of emotion, and how reactions can occur among characters during experiences. The book depicts people behaving in a very natural relatable way to very strange and un relatable things. I.e the shadowy tentacles, and cute monsters. The sequences of him trying to communicate with people in a foreign land is depicted in a way that anyone can understand, whether it's your first time at school, or traveling to a new land.
When making a comic, I feel its important to stick to writing what you know, in this case when things are purely visual I think you can still show and design an image to deliver a feeling you've experienced that others are bound to be able to relate to. We can gather moments in life, whether its immigrating or finding new living standards, or fear of failing, that most humans can relate to. Its the string of events and showing them in a similar way that can string nostalgia and have people share similar experiences. It also can come down to animation, and the exaggeration of movement. With exaggerated poses, the human mind can typically pick up on what is trying to be communicated, so long as they were brought up in a similar culture to the media that was released.
Overall The story is beautifully drawn, and conveys the story clearly without having a wry, from actual dialect, spoken. It uses everything from well drawn emotion, to shapes and values to give the mood and feeling to what is happening.
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