The comic Arrival conveys a story without using words. Being able to convey an impactful story is important through any form of imagery, even in film. Sadly most story telling in film and comics have a lot of worlds to display meanings. Arrival does this strategically through compositions and gestures of the figures. Also the mood displays how the arrival is felt in the comic. The words could distract the piece overall. If the story of arrival utilize words it would take away the purpose of the piece. The whole story derives of the idea of a foreigner journeying into another land. The artist wanted to have the audience feel the same as the main character. Everything should have a purpose in a piece and most comics use words to fill things that aren't needed.

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