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See How Comic Books Can Make Kids and Adults Smarter

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Geeks and nerds love to read comic books.  I mean, they are filled with many awesome artwork with great storytelling!  But, can reading comic books make you smarter?  The YouTube channel Big Think and graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang talks about why comics have come a long way from the early days meant for those who were mentally deficient to today where comics have a relationship between the words and pictures and is more complex, with narrative responsibility going back and forth and occasionally shooting off into ambiguity.  Enjoy below!

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