Comics and reading

Comicon is huge - particularly among those we lovingly refer to as geeks. And the Phoenix Comicon takes place this Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Mesa Convention Center. Kids 10 and younger are free with a paid adult.

And while I really don't know much about comicon, except the crazy storyline I saw on "Entourage," I'm thinking of checking it out this year. The reason it's appealing to me as a mom is that it may ignite a love for reading in my son. At least I hope.

He's a reluctant reader with a couple of learning disabilities. Reading is often a chore. But it's better when he dives into something such as Captain Underpants (which is a comic inside a story) or one of the Disney comics in the monthly magazine, which sadly no longer is being published.

The pictures in comics are enticing, but ultimately, the person who picks up the comic ends up reading the story. And that is so cool.

So I'll tell my son we're going to check out some Super Heroes, and see how it goes from there.

Arizona Moms Editor Yvette Armendariz shares stories about raising her kids and tips for busy parents in her Time-starved (goddess) Mom blog. She and her husband are raising two children, ages 8 and 11.