Assignment 10: David Mazzucchelli's Voice in Asterios Polyp

After doing a little research on Mazzucchelli, I am very interested and inspired by him as an artist and author. Asterios Polyp is extremely well executed, design wise as well as writing wise. This mind blowing, nitty gritty, incredibly intelligent work reflect's its author wholeheartedly in my opinion. I think Mazzucchelli really wanted to break way from collaborating with the traditional comics like Daredevil and Batman, and find his personal voice and project it through his own solo project. He uses his characters to voice his opinions of America, human nature, and the duality that inevitably appears in everyday life.