Far too many people in this world see comics as nothing more than entertainment for children. This stereotype stems from the fact that comics are often the only part of the newspaper that children read. I can remember grabbing the comics page as a kid and throwing the rest of the paper to the side. I might go back through the rest of the newspaper in search of toy ads, but besides that, the newspaper was useless. Comics can be so much more than people give them credit for.
Comics can become a window into the lives of their characters.
We relate to these characters, see the problems in their lives and laugh at their problems. I know of no more efficient way to identify and laugh at the problems in my life than through comic strips. Ever since I first arrived on campus I had been deprived of my daily doses of comic-induced laughter. As a poor college student, I could never afford a subscription to a newspaper and as a slacker, I could never make a daily trip to the library to read one of their newspapers. So, without money or motivation, I sat in my room, wondering if Garfield was kicking Odie off the table again today.