At it's core

      In "Understanding Comics-The Invisible Art", Scott Mccloud's understanding of comics is manifested through his choice of format. It is a wholesome way to package one's insight on how comics interact with our human world, and physicalizes his comprehension of comics . He is basically showing how comics, at its core, is a medium of idea communication. Hence the depth in comics is not limited to its perceived genre and stereotypes, but the artist's message and skillset. 

      Towards the end of his "visual essay", Mccloud compares the process in which the artist "discovers" the "Core of the fruit". He states that most artists develop from the "surface of the fruit core" towards finding a message that they want to make art of. At the least, an amateur artist would recognize the category of art and its asthetics before diving deeper and then use it to find their own voice.

      So if form works with our brain at a easily recognizing level, but an idea is interpreted and understood-then a superficial way to critic a comics' worth is through mistaking form over thought. My notion does not disregard the important of form in comics, but to emphasize the influence of style in communicating the artist's message. Similarly to how a person chooses their words, it is also the same for artists who have "structured" and crafted their drawing skills for the comic.
      Moreover, the intention of the artist is also carved and honed into every human's important question: "Why am I doing this?". The artist may be using the comic medium to search for meaning and message as well while creating it. The attraction to a certain medium may be influenced by our primal instinct for its aesthetics. However, to answer the question of why we like what we like, the meaning behind and its importance is an individual's journey that requires more analyzation than just superficially enjoying art. Maybe words are not enough to communicate everything that a comic artist want to say because that is not how they want their audience to see the world. Perhaps they want us to see the world as visually unfolding through "make-believe-time",  through a sequence. Thus at its core, comics is about visual communication. Its importance lies not only in why we like it, but why we make it as well.

      Oh well - Although I might not write about more technical aspects of writing comics, but I think it's just my way of showing my understanding of comics, at its core.