Reading Comics as a Form of Entertainment
One reason to read comic books is for entertainment. The entertainment section of a newspaper contains comic strips, and readers can also purchase comic books so they can read comic strips that form a longer story. Many comic books are humorous in nature, entertaining readers with just a few words. The accompanying pictures in comic books also add to the entertainment value. Apart from these reasons, comic books also require less effort and thinking compared to reading a narrative story with no pictures. Some popular comic books that are humorous are Scott Adams' Dilbert and Gary Larson's The Far Side.
Collect Comic Books for Profit
Another good reason to read comic books is to build a collection and make a profit from it in the future. Serious comic book collectors repack comic books and store them in safe places after reading, thus ensuring the comic books stay in good condition. Comic books are good investments, as complete volumes of popular comic books sell for hundreds of dollars. Rare collections can even have a value of up to six figures. Comic book collectors always try to find rare comic books to add to their collection and increase the worth of their comic book volumes. The important thing is to preserve the comic books so they remain as good as new even after several years.
Follow Comic Book Movies
Movie buffs find reading comics a must for them to get the background story on comic book-based movies. A number of popular movies draw inspiration from comic books, including 300, V for Vendetta, Spider Man, The Crow and Astroboy, among others. The characters' back-story may not always be clear in the movie adaptations, so movie enthusiasts seek copies of these popular comic books to follow the storyline and garner more information regarding the stories of the characters and explanations for the movie plots missing from the actual film.