Learning to write comics is, in fact, so bloody difficult because it's such a weird form that it does actually make you a bit more adaptable for other forms.
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Comics are a particularly esoteric field where you really learn how to do it, by doing it or by learning from other practitioners.
Let me tell you, writing comics is as hard as anything I've ever done - for me, at least. I'm now officially in awe of guys who can crank out multiple books a month and maintain a high level of quality. Comics are completely different than any other medium I've dabbled in.
I like learning things, and I like that writing comics is an excuse to look into new stuff and research and learn new things and hopefully put them in books.
In academia in general, there's this push toward using comics as an educational tool.
To paint comic books as childish and illiterate is lazy. A lot of comic books are very literate - unlike most films.
I love comics and have since I was a kid. That is what gave me the idea to create my own.
I've always had a soft spot for comic books. I learned to read from them. The words in them were so interesting.
I think you can do anything with comics that you could do in just about any art form.
With comics you can put interesting and solid information in a format that's pretty palatable.
To be honest, writing comics is a dream come true - the form is unparalleled and is home to some of the most original and innovative storytelling around.