Understanding Comics Response August 21, 2016

Comics are just the vessel that holds content. The content maybe bad but it should not be directly blamed by the art of comics themselves. I never thought of that, but I have noticed the negative stigma attached to comics, and how people tend to see comics as “low-brow” art and not as a definitive art form. I myself wasn’t aware of the large variety of comics (or rather comics that weren’t strictly superhero comics or anime) that existed until about 5 years ago. Ironically, what people consider that  so many have had such emotional responses to this so-called “low-brow” art.  Comics tell stories that enthrall us so deeply because we look for and see ourself in the characters. This is also evidenced by how many of the generation that would read comics religiously as kids are now today’s content makers, and comic-related content is so popular.  I believe that popular opinion has slowly been shifting to see the comic as a legitimate art form in more and more circles, especially with the growth and expansion of the different styles and subjects used in comics, such as Persepolis.