By Various — One of the grand appealing things about comics is that it lacks many of the barriers between audience and creator found in other visual mediums like TV and movies. This more direct connection between artist and audience means comics stories are less polished, less labored, and less beholden to corporate interests than their counterparts on screens or prose pages. The result is an agile storytelling medium, where creators are arguably able to disseminate unique visions and perspectives better than if they’d spent years on a novel or on a large-scale production in television or film.