And you will never convince me that comics are worth any level of examination.
That's like saying novels aren't worth any level of examination, or films aren't worth any level of examination.
I personally am fine with examination of Potter, as fine as I am with examination of pretty much anything. If you can get something out of it that someone else doesn't, bully for you.
That's the point I was trying to make.
Comics hold no interest to me. I've tried them, and didn't see what all the fuss was about. To me they aren't worth examining at all, and no one could convince me otherwise.
However, I realize that is just me. I'm not going to make a blanket statement saying they aren't worth examining for anyone, and anyone who spends time with them is 'wasting it.'
I happen to believe that people are free to enjoy reading/watching whatever it is they enjoy. They might go into it to the point where I would consider it a little strange, but I'm not going to go as far as some (SE) saying that they are wrong for doing so.
Just because I don't see what all the fuss is about personally, doesn't mean that I don't acknowledge that the fuss exists and is ok.
IMO telling people that they are "insane" or "idiots" or "frightening" for liking something as much as they do is offensive, ignorant and just plain closed minded. People enjoy things for different reasons. If they find something that convinces them to start a band, write some fiction, create some art or even dress up like a wizard and go to a conference, more power to them.
I could just as easily say that I have been to baseball games, and I don't see anything that says it should be worth as much effort as keeping track of stats during the game and going to 80 games a season. However, I wouldn't say that, because it would just be stupid to say so. Because while I might not see that there is anything to justify focusing on baseball that much, obviously many others do. For me to say they are wrong for doing so is just plain stupid.