This week we were told to read Maus by Art Spiegelman, which was for us to get to understand how comics are now not only becoming a legitimate source of entertainment, but they've also become a legitimate source of art and literature as well. If Maus was written almost any other way besides a graphic novel, I don't believe that it would have gotten nearly as popular as it already had become during it's time and even today.
First take the subject matter. Even when you're looking at the cover of the comic, you can see that the ties to the holocaust are apparent. Immediately the subject matter is considered intense, but it could be too intense if not handled correctly. Spiegelman handles it correctly because it is literally depicted by mice/other animals.
Also, the way that the story is told, with going back and forth in the present time sinks you in to the way that the storytelling is played out.
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