{"id":1887,"date":"2024-11-11T14:52:19","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T19:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/?p=1887"},"modified":"2025-02-11T09:34:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T14:34:04","slug":"how-to-read-a-comic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/2024\/11\/11\/how-to-read-a-comic\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Read A Comic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m planning to scan some stuff from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/2024\/11\/08\/mail-call-for-11-8-24\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1865\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">freebie comic I got in the mail<\/a> to add to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/category\/activity-corner\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/category\/activity-corner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Activity Corner<\/a>, but as I was flipping through it I saw this page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While it&#8217;s aimed at kids, it struck me as something that new comics readers of any age could benefit from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So here it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a19e118daacc&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a19e118daacc\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"994\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" 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