Comic book readers are made to create meaning from the text using “multiple modalities”. This means that all of the components of a comic book are integrated in order to form one solid understanding of the story. The text, space, and images all make up these modalities that the reader will incorporate. Comic books require a more complex neurological process. Critics will say that comic books are as simple as picture books, but they are much more than that.

Reading comic books allow readers to process information a little differently than other forms of media like novels. The illustrations can help readers to comprehend information that would otherwise be hard to digest, like educational information including histor...