Comics as art: The Pittsburg (Kan.) Morning Sun talks to David Beach, who is displaying part of his comic-book collection at Labette Community College's Hendershot Gallery in Parsons:

"What really makes a good cover artist or comic book artist is the detail they put into it. Some of the best artists would actually go out and take pictures, so they could see the buildings and where the telephone poles were, and draw the scene in the correct perspective and detail. The good ones wouldn't just schlock up a picture, they would try to make it art worthy, so you could get a sense of the story and the tension inside. That is what would make it attractive to buy and see what's going on."