week five

    For this week I read Will Eisner's "A Contract with God." I think my reading experience with this graphic novel is a very nice one. This graphic novel is very engaging to read.

    When I was reading it, my feel as though I was watching a hand drawn film. Will Eisner used different types of shots and the continuity between the pictures to keep the story flowing like a movie would. A notable thing for me for “A Contract with God” is that there are a lot of long silent parts in the story. Almost like what Shaun Tan did, Will Eisner also had to make good use of cinematic languages to tell his story.

    Personally, I think the part about the street singer is the most interesting. Everything that happened to the protagonist is without proof that they actually happened. And on top of that, he also could not find his way back to the famous singer’s place anymore. If he could not go back, there was no way he could prove anything to anyone. It feels like non of this might not have happened at all. Everything might just be in his own head. He was just imagining everything.

    I also enjoyed Will Eisner’s drawing style. It's not in a tightly rendered style or a clean style. It is overall nicely drawn with a bit of roughness and life to it.