I wanted some conflict that was resolved with more subtlety than a mallet-blow to the head. I wanted more variety and more subtlety in my video. So I began to watch more sophisticated programs, programs like Gilligan's Island and Lost in Space. And later still, I started watching even more serious video, so that now my viewing habits include the nightly news, Connections, and movies like When Harry Met Sally, Out of Africa, and Koyaanisqatsi. Cartoons comprise a small subset of this gigantic universe, distinguishable by the fact that they are fun, intensely pleasurable, taken in small doses, and primarily appreciated by children.
Comics Consider comics.
Comics are fun because they are intensely pleasurable. The colors are bright and pure. The characters, conflicts, and events in the comics are always intense. Comics always come in small doses, largely because their intensity cannot be maintained over a long time. Their first audience is children.