Are You My Mother, Alison Bechdel

I was in Waterstones over Easter looking through their graphic novel section like I usually do and being for the large part unimpressed by the art style of most of the comics like I usually am. I did come across one Graphic Novel which's art style caught my eye and I really liked. That book was 'Are You My Mother' by AlisonBechdel. The art style is relatively simple and I'm pretty sure is drawn with ink just like how I've been working. I assume she's used a dip pen or something similar instead of a brush (like I am) because there is a lot of precision in the line work which can get quite fine at times as well. I really like the tonal work which is dome using various shades of ink. I like this because it means the tones aren't flat, you get slight variances and textures throughout the toned area which just makes the images more visually interesting while keeping them simple as well. There are other things in this comic I really like visually like how the panels aren't rigidly ruled out straight. They appear to be drawn freehand and I just really like the uniqueness of this lay out.
One of the main reasons I think this style works so well is that it is obviously hand drawn and so you never forget about the art or the fact that someone has drawn this. At the same time the art is skillful and it doesn't draw you out of the story but you still appreciate and notice the art which doesn't seem to happen in a lot of mainstream comics these days.