O Soto do Óptico is starting the year 2020 with a display of graphic novels and comics to celebrate the Illustration Day on January 30th. Some people don't take comic books as seriously as they take other books, and most people don't realize the benefits of reading these visual masterpieces….You may be thinking….Benefits??? Yes!!!.... Read on!!! Comic Books Help People Learn to Love Reading : With their intense visuals and focus on plot and characters, comic books can be much more engaging than novels or short stories. Comic Books Help Us Think Differently : Readers of comic books must process all the different components—visual, spatial, and textual of what they are reading and integrate these components into the understanding of the story. Comic Books Are More than Just Superhero Stories : Okay, so maybe you're not into superheroes. That's fair. But did you know that you can read comic books and graphic novels about lots of other topics, too? Here, at O S...