I wanted to learn how to paint rather than just doing black-and-white work
But with comics you're reading and assimilating an image simultaneously, instead of just reading or watching the tube
So much of Jaws was amazing because the mind filled in what was missing.
I want to say 90% of stuff out there is just crap that got made. The main point is that it got produced.
After that I jumped, especially being in art school, to the illustrators.
But if I really want to produce my own work and tell stories, then I will