COMIC BOOKS NOW HIT MAINSTREAM MARKETS

Hsu, Caroline (2005) "A grown up Charlie Brown" U.S. NEWS & WORLD
REPORT, 3/21, 60-62.

At one time, comic books were for kids. The books were about spurious
fiction that told exciting stories with not so believable endings.

Time has changed. At least some comics now have turned serious and
dabble in some very serious social problems. This opens a new market and many
mainstream magazines now run them sporadically or periodically in their
various issues.

A comic strip can visualize words. It is more than a political cartoon
to highlight a page. Whatever the content, the reader is continually
supported by graphics. To the post modern reader this makes sense. Raised on
television and the internet, the reader can take in a story in short
spurts or non-linearly but they finally get all the information.

Expect to see more comics in serious magazines and journals in the
future.