The speech bubbles and characters keep my attention.
Yes, I like to read stories that use speech bubbles. It makes it easier to follow along with the plot.
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook, also called comic magazine or simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are often accompanied by descriptive prose and written narrative, usually, dialog contained in word balloons emblematic of the comics art form. Although some origins in 18th century Japan, comic books were first popularized in the United States and the United Kingdom during the 1930s. The first modern comic book, "Famous Funnies", was released
the newspaper stories I would read. I would have an emotional reaction of some kind and want to express that in my comics."
Irma Nunez of "The Japan Times" wrote that "Rather than simply use "gekiga" as a banner to legitimize adult content and realism in manga, however, they developed a whole new aesthetic." Matsumoto's son said that these artists felt that the shorter stories Tezuka started writing after moving to Tokyo, narrowed his expression as action needed to be explained in speech bubbles.