I didn't have the opportunity to see a hard copy of this book, but I will attempt to do so. I read it on the e-comic application for my Mac, but I'm sure no real justice was done for it.
The drawings were fantastic, as well as the imagery portrayed. It was not difficult to determine what was going on at any given time, even without any dialogue. The progression of images tells the story, through body language, symbols, and the slight or dramatic changes from one image to the next. This seems to me as the perfect poster child for what a graphic narrative is at its very heart. Whereas many resort to using text to explain a situation, the pictures are meant to bring it to life. In Shaun Tan's The Arrival, the life is there, and without a word you know what the story is about and how many of the characters are feeling.
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