So we had to read Craig Thompson's "Blankets" and Will Eisner's "A Contract With God." I'll start by saying, by far, I enjoyed Blankets much more than the Contract. It could just be because it is more contemporary, or because it deals with subject matter closer to my age group though. I really could not get into Will Eisner's work, it just was not very captivating, art or story wise. Blankets had great pacing and the characters in the story were very believable. The art style of it was also simple, but felt appropriate. They both dealt with religious themes and ideas though, which I personally do not like. I also feel Blankets was so well written that I really wanted more. More to the story. I wanted some kind of resolution. It seemed to be building up to this incredible revelation or something, then kinda just dragged on and died out towards the end. It was very unsatisfying and I don't know if I took away a message from it. Still it was very entertaining to read through, and again, maybe I'm just upset because it made me crave for something more.
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