Comic artist Andy Bennett, of Columbus, Ohio, displays his work at the fall Motor City Comic Con.

Photo by Charity Meier

NOVI — Comic books are so much more than a small pictorial storybook that some might recall being included with the children’s menu at Big Boy Restaurants, or the “funnies” that Grandpa used to read to us as kids, and later wrap presents with.

They are a way for writers to voice their perspectives on issues, and they are a driving force behind much of pop culture, which has created mega conventions like the biannual Motor City Comic Con in Novi, drawing thousands of people from all over the country.

“It’s very wild how vast all this is now,” said Ryan Hetkowski, owner of State of Comics in Plymouth. “You’re talking Marvel (Comics) has got 60 years of multiverse stori

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