Comics are classic treasures

Comics are art forms!  That's my take and that's why I like this particular medium for story telling.  That's it.  Pure and simple.  Now for some elaboration.

I'm not sure if a lot of others think of comics as art or a form of art.  I do and honestly, what others think doesn't much matter to me when it comes to comic books.  Ultimately, comics tell a story.  It's usually some sort of an adventure, good versus evil storyline.  The reason I think of it as art is the way the story is told in pictures.  When you take a step back and just look at comic books from say, a 30,000 foot perspective, I think you can at least get what I'm saying even if you don't agree.

Reasons why people get hooked with Comics

The artist is taking his his or her particular style of drawing and melding that with a literary tale.  It really is a situation where art meets literature.  And the marriage of the two creates a whole new creature [oops, I've been reading too many comics ].

Okay, that's my #1 reason for liking them.  Another is that it's typically a quick read.  If I'm on a commute or doing something where I have to sort-of pay attention but not fully, I can delve into one of these quick stories.  It's okay to be interrupted because it's easy to put down.  It's also pretty easy to come back to and take up where you left off.

Comics are something that I can do that involves me visually and mentally.  I'm not just reading words on a page.  Rather, I'm able to use the visuals as sort of a catalyst to my own vivid imagination.  And then we can take off from there on this wild ride.  Sometimes it actually feels like I'm enmeshed in the conversations between the characters.  I think the visuals help this to happen for me.

Comics your sweethearts!

As a kid, my teachers were not too keen on us reading the comics.  I think their rationale was it'd make you stupid or not challenge the intellect to develop fully or something like that.  But I can tell you, I know a lot of very bright people who are into comic books.  People who enjoy them are not just children either.  People of all ages and backgrounds like this visual form of story telling, too.  Check out the Wikipedia online encyclopedia article and you'll see what I'm talking about.  Just click on this link to go to COMICS BOOKS.  There, you can learn some things about Comics and how it's really a global form and has been around for awhile.

Chad'z Comics Book Collection 2009