Contract with God

Well normally I dont read comics or watch media that talk about God unless if its a biblical story. I dont know why but it feels out of place for me to be reading a fictional story about God, or that I'm reading someone else's opinion about belief. which usually doesn't sit well with me as I am raised with a catholic background, strict on using the Lord's name in vain. which is a separate subject on its own but I wanted to write this as a way to say I was bias when I was about to read this comic.

But I think this story is good as the contract is a hubris to the main character who thinks God owes him for his hardships and past actions. and a contract means that both parties have to be on equal standing or terms.

The story starts with Frimehleh , a Russian Jew who was told growing up that god will reward him for his deeds. but as the attacks on his village kept coming and then the village elders were going to send him to America. the small tablet Frimehleh uses to make his contract is kind of like cursed tiki totem that curses the owner. as the story ends with the stone being passed along to another individual.

Will Eisner's use of transitions is very expertise and is shown through his work as he has to use very little borders on his pages. his common  transition presented in his work is action to action, which is interesting to keep looking at because he changes the perspective and view of the panels to give it momentum. I kind of wish he didn't use so many narrative words to tell the story and changed it to character dialogue,

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