It is strange of course, but people have a habit to give knowledge about the World through toys and pictures... Instead of to show you a serious science movie on the "Discovery" or at least a plausible photo, you slip a picture with handwritten image of some cheerful bear and say, "Look, this is a Teddy bear!". Your children's little eyes look at this picture and you draw a clear analogy with disheveled teddy bear lying around in the corner. And you do not realize that behind this image hides one of the most aggressive animals whose clutches killed more than one hapless hunter.
Finally it comes out that in your life you have to face with some things or cases which you have seen before only on children's pictures or in cartoons. And you have to re-experience them in real life by yourself. Although of course it is more logical to gain "adult" knowledge initially, because it is always harder to learn again. Definitely all those dead hunters lost their lives by reason of some ridiculous confusion happened with them when they met with a real bear. Probably some of them were confused by bright childhood memories even cried out: "Look! This is just a Teddy bear!" and tried to touch bear's wet button-nose. But "adult" fate was inevitable and took away childhood dreams together with life.
Anyway, love for drawn and puppet heroes sits in us for the rest of our lives. Only this can explain enormous popularity of all those "shreks," "kung-fu pandas", etc. As well as it explains for me constant interest in comic books and artworks of that kind. I do not collect them by thousands but I can't pass through them neither in book stores nor in internet...
Comics became especially interesting for me after I bought my "Android" tablet. During various trips I am not inclined to any serious reading, and often I want to abstract (just as in childhood) from the environment in the subway or bus. Fortunately at Android-market there was small but selection of comics, some of which were free, and the remaining cost me trifle.
But I just don't want to read about good fun teddy bear or nimble mouse. Childhood is a childhood but in adulthood for some reason you want stupid and bloodthirsty comics. A simple example: "Jesus hates zombies". That's Right! Well, Jesus hates zombies, and that is all! And of course he descends from the heavens, in order to save the surviving human, and begins to destroy those skunks by baseball bat or machete, or to shoot from a shotgun if necessary. Isn't that a perfect plot for a ride on the subway for a couple of stations!
When you finished with all the villains, it is time to gain good moods for upcoming business meeting or for chat with friends from "Basic Instructions". There are prepared qualitative "HOW TO..." solutions for many life situations.
I would definetly prefer to have more comics for adults, and not only bloody, but with an erotic context. I also hope fore the reanimation of lots of comics created in early and mid 20th century. I feel very sorry, that sir Pichard did not live up to our days, he for sure would have intensified his work, maybe even added soundtracks to adventures of his cuties...
But I think filling of Android-market with quality content is a matter of time. Till that time piles of paper comics which are resting in the toilet do not bother...
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