Asterios Polyp

I really enjoyed reading Asterios Polyp, I thought it was interesting to see where we started off with the character, his life in shambles, but over the course of the book, we see who was before and why some of his actions affected his way of thinking. I really enjoyed the artistic decisions that were made in this comic, it was more sophisticated than most comics I've read in the past. But what was most impressive to me is how he capture the emotions of one of the blandest/ boring people alive. For me, I didn't feel anything for him in the beginning but when he started to dwell on his past I was beginning to sympathize with Asterios.

The author gives you plenty to read and I feel like his voice stands out; it feels like both Asterios and David, the author kept switching places as the narrator for the story. David mainly told what Asterios was feeling deep down inside, something we wouldn't know entirely from his actions. But then it would go back to Asterios talking about past events in his life that made him feel regret or go into a philosophical state. I would also like to add that writing isn't the only thing that gives to the author, I would ay it's also in his drawings. I really love how he shows basically how people's thought process is based on how they're drawn. For example, Asterios is drawn at times with clean very specific solid shapes, but his wife Hana was drawn with my sketchy values. This shows how he is a very precise man, very mathematical. But Hana believes in fate and shaping your own destiny, as well as she is more artistic and creative, they are basically polar opposites.