I really enjoyed reading Asterios Polyp. I think most of my love came from the style of it. It felt well designed and went hand in hand with the story of an architecture professor. I especially enjoyed the page that broke down his figure into simple shapes. In fact, I noticed many of the characters seemed like different styles depending on their background and/or personality, such as the scene above. It really tells the story of the characters without bashing you over the head with it like many comics do to any "background" character.
Let's talk more about the above scene. We are drawn to the main characters in the middle but all the other characters aren't interested in them. As such a focus that clearly marks a change of moment, the reader is the only one to notice. Also, notice how they are in a similar style. It's the scene when they meet for the first time and the female character talks about how he intrigued her from the moment. His style has influenced her.
She is believing in him that she starts to gain a new look on life from him. That's what I found so interesting about it. There are more visual cues in the panels that really bring the story to life.
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