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Originally Posted by Steven Lake
One of my favorites comes from a comic book convention where I asked a guy, "Why don't you read books" to which he replied, "Oh I do. But I want mine to have pictures in them. 
Uh, isn't that what your imagination is for? And no, just because a comic book has the word "book" in its name doesn't mean it's truly a "book" by the proper definition of the word. Ugh. Sorry for the rant, but this just bugged me. |
Coming from an author, I find this disturbing:
1) The guy at the comic convention gave you an honest answer, with no possibility of a quibble.
2) The guy's imagination may be stimulated in whatever way he finds acceptable, not the ways you find acceptable.
3) You're wrong. Comic books are books.
"A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of paper, parchment, or other various material, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is called a leaf, and each side of a leaf is called a page." - Wikipedia, 1st sentences of the entry "Book".
The world is a diverse place. Get used to it.
Regards,
Jack Tingle