Why read comics?

People who read comics include:

* geeks * dorks

* nerds * kids * teens * tweens * boys * girls * goths * emos * indie kids * metalheads * gearheads * academics * hipsters * studs * jocks * fatties * skinnies * just-righties

* nice folk * bastards

* dimwits * MENSA members * high school dropouts

* high school graduates * trade school students * community college students * university students * ivy league students * grad students * college graduates * twenty-somethings * thirty-somethings * forty-somethings * forty-somethings that need to cut their ponytails * adults that read comics intended for 'Mature Readers' * minors that read comics intended for 'Mature Readers'

* adults that read comics intended for immature readers * parents * grandparents * senior citizens * Stan Lee * men * women * single people * married people * divorced people * widowed people * heterosexuals * homosexuals * bisexuals * liberals * progressives * socialists * anarchists * conservatives * libertarians * atheists * agnostics * deists * Christians * Jews * Muslims * Hindus * Buddhists * spiritual people * moral people * immoral people * moral people that become immoral people on the weekends * people that study on weekends * literate people * people that like a good story * people that like pictures * people with short attention spans * fans of illustration * fans of Science Fiction * fans of fantasy * fans of super heroes * fans of drama * fans of suspense * fans of romance * fans of comedy * fans of art * fans of mythology * fans of fables * fans of folk tales * fans of zombies * fans of punching * fans of explosions * fans of shock and awe * fans of "awwwww" * fans of kittie cats * fans of elves

* fans of sex and violence * fans of literature * people that see Batman as an hero archetype in the tradition of Joseph Campbell * people that see Batman as a little too friendly with his wards * people that want to discuss DC's Superman in comparison to Nietzsche's Ubermensch * people that want to discuss why DC's Superman wears his underwear on the outside of his pants

* people that want to discuss the use of the comics medium as an educational tool

* people that want to discuss the use of the comics medium as a political tool * people that want to discuss sexism and depictions of women with overinflated breasts in comics * people that are huge fans of Power Girl * people that read 'Wonder Woman' * people that read 'Maus' * people that thought 'Demo' was awesome * people that thought 'Demo' was awful * people that read 'Blankets' but didn't think it was as good as 'Chunky Rice' * people that thought 'Blankets' was good but long * people that didn't read 'Blankets' but cover up in them * people that only read 'X-Men' * people that only read "graphic novels" * people that tend to nitpick

* people that haven't tried 'Ex Machina' or 'Planetary' but should * people that haven't tried 'Ex Machina' or 'Planetary' and perhaps never should * fans of Warren Ellis * fans of Garth Ennis * fans of David Lapham * fans of Matt Wagner * fans of Kurt Busiek

* fans of Brian Michael Bendis * fans of Brian Michael Bendis that have been cussed at by Brian Michael Bendis * fans of Grant Morrison who "get it" * fans of Grant Morrison who just say they "get it" * fans of Bill Willingham

* fans of Neil Gaiman * fans of Brian Azzarello * fans of Ed Brubaker

* fans of Colleen Doran * fans of Gail Simone * fans of Jessica Abel * fans of Johnny Ryan * fans of the Hernandez Bros. * fans of Robert Crumb

* fans of Harvey Pekar

* fans of Will Eisner * fans of Gardner Fox * fans of Jerry Siegel

* fans of Bob Kane * fans of Frank Miller * fans of David Lapham

* fans of Todd McFarlane * fans of Erik Larsen

* fans of Jim Lee

* fans of Jeph Loeb

* fans of Brian K. Vaughan * fans of Kevin Smith * fans of Evan Dorkin

* fans of J. Michael Straczynski * fans of Joss Whedon * fans of only Joss Whedon * fans of Jack Kirby * fans of only Jack Kirby * fans of John Byrne * the four fans of Chuck Austen * people that think "Alan Moore is God" * people that have never heard of Alan Moore * people that think Alan Moore's comics don't translate well to film * people that don't think any comic book translates well to film * people that loved reading 'Watchmen' * people that loved reading 'Watchmen' * people that loved watching 'Watchmen" except for the blue penis * people that like super hero movies * people that like video game movies * people that play Video Games * people that watch people play video games * people that haven't played video games since the Atari 2600 came out * people that collect toys * people that collect Action Figures * people that collect dolls * people that collect dolls but call them action figures * people that don't like to be told they collect dolls instead of action figures * people that go to comicons, people that dress up for comicons * people that don't dress up for comicons * people that make other people dress up for comicons * people that like 'Star Wars' * people that live 'Star Wars' * people that like the 'Matrix' * people who watch blockbuster movies * people who watch independent movies * people who watch anime * people who watch hentai * people who watch 'Heroes' * people who watch 'Lost' * people who watched 'The Greatest American Hero' * people who remember the 'Sable' TV series * people that like TMNT * people who watch cartoons * people who don't watch cartoons * characters in cartoons * people that make cartoons * doodlers * colorists * painters * artists * publishers * editors * writers * directors * film makers * actors * porn actors

* critics * porn critics

* bloggers * web developers * comic book dealers * journalists * activists * police * soldiers * rock stars * football players * baseball players * truck drivers * bouncers * bartenders * priests * scientists * doctors * anthropologists * sociologists * astronauts * stereotypes

* white people * black people * Hispanic people * Indians * Asians * Native Americans * people in the U.S. * people in the U.K.

* people in Canada * people in Mexico * people in France * people in Germany * people in Spain

* people in Russia * people in Sweden

* people in Brazil

* North Americans * South Americans * Australians * Europeans * Africans * heroes * villains * people from Earth. *

*(possibly aliens and robots, too)