Why reading comic books is good for you

   Lately, I have been reading comics more frequently.  Comics are great and it is good to see they are more mainstream now.  I remember when comics where classified as kids's reading material.  You know some years back,  some people I knew, saw comics books as drawings belonging to the newspaper in the kids section.  Probably, they look at comics with the same bridle at present.  In my country we fine comics at the newspaper in the "tirillas comicas" sections.   We see a brief sequence of a character and that is it.  But comics are more than that.

     I have to admit I use to see them as a waste of my time.  Well, all that changed when my husband arrived into my life with his sci fi chariot and a plethora of comic books.   He was my friend back then and one day he came to my home with Sandman, by Neil Gaiman on his hands.  He couldn't recommend the book more, so I read it.  I sat on a sofa and I didn't move until I read that Sandman volume and when I finished I kept thinking about it,  like when you find that book which awakes many ideas inside your head.  Usually when I find a book like that it keeps repeating on my mind for days. Sandman was that for me.

    The story, the world created by Neil Gaiman I still find amazing.  The characters are intriguing and the story makes sense in its weirdness.  I read that volume and since then I  devour comics with the same literary hunger I developed for great books. So, consider this, maybe you don't read comics because you haven't found your Sandman.

     Why reading comic books is good for you? Because, sometimes you simply need great art while you read a great story. Reading comics makes complete sense to me.  With comics, the story is tangible thanks to the depiction created by a clever artist. The story is more vivid for the intensity added by a talented colorist.  Comics or Graphic Novels, call them what you like, are full of possibilities, full of alternate story arts.  Characters have no boundaries and their stories are endless. For example, sometimes you can see Superman's nuptials and sometimes you can see him saving the world. Overall, comics are an insightful media that all of you should try more than once.  I guarantee you, once you try comics, this media will be part of your life.

Why you should read comic books? Because you have to read this books:

• Lucifer
• The Sandman
• JLA
• Revival
• The Walking Dead
• Witchcraft

I will end this post with some enlightning words:

“Words and pictures are yin and yang. Married, they produce a progeny more interesting than either parent.”
― Dr. Seuss

Do you read comics? Have you found your Sandman? Recommend to me some good Comics!