Surprisingly enough, the earliest comic strips were published to draw customers to the Sunday newspaper. In addition, the goal remains the same in providing information for you to interact with. I recently picked up a comic book and found myself on the last page within thirty minutes of reading. They don’t demand as high of an attention span from the reader. Very rarely will you see someone stick a bookmark inside a comic to continue reading at a later time. This is why it is much harder to put down a comic book once you begin to read it. While the average novel is around 400 pages, an average comic book is only 32 pages long. Reading a comic book isn’t as much of a commitment as reading a novel. In fact, since they’re shorter in length, they can actually be more engaging than a novel. Just like novels, a comic book’s intention is to entertain a particular kind of reader. If you’re accustomed to reading novels, don’t worry, there are still similarities between the two. It may seem like an extreme alternative, but it can be effective in getting you reading again. If you’re like me, then you may think you’d never be interested in comics. The idea of beginning a new book seemed intimidating and kept me from revisiting the hobby, until recently when I discovered another way to ease myself back into reading.

I was also an avid reader until I once again came to the realization that I was too cool to read about Greek demi-gods and their battles with mythological creatures. Of course, that was before middle school when I figured out I’d much rather have a Batmobile than spidey senses (sorry Marvel fans). As a kid, I’d always been a fan of Spider-Man.

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