Paul Pope acknowledges that comic books rely equally on visuals and words to drive the plot, which confuses more conservative critics who see comics as merely provoking young readers' interest in more traditional works like novels and poetry. Comic books are a hybrid art form that balances visuals and narrative.

1. PAUL POPE
The Comic Book Industry

3. Paul Pope would be the first to acknowledge, the comic book genre is a
hybrid form - relying as much upon visual stimulation to drive the plot
as it does upon words - and this appears to have confused more
conservative critics, who regard the form as being one primarily to
provoke interest in the young for more traditionally orientated works,
such as novels or poetry

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