I don't think anyone else needs to help inflate your self-inflated ego. You're doing a marvelous job attempting it.
As for comics, comic art, anything as a commodity, buy before everyone else does, and sell before everyone else does. Duh.
I believe my joke summarized your 1st statement but hey not everyone was born with a sense of humour.
As for your 2nd point if that is what you got out of my post then perhaps i can recommend hooked on phonics. I was asked a question and shared some of my experience. Ask around and see how many answers you get when you ask others the same question.
Without weighing in on the philosophical debate of nature vs. nurture you touched upon by stating people are born with senses of humor (yes, humor - not humour)
I would like to state something obvious, you are () Canadian.
So, hello my brother from the north, I imagine this is what you look like: