Defined as "a television or radio program that presents continuous stories about the daily lives and problems of a group of people", soap operas have been mainstreamed as being only available on television. Since the late 1930s, when soap operas debuted on radio and then television, people have read books and newspapers. The journals included serially published mini-comics, leaving readers with cliffhangers to read in the next journal. This gave rise to comic books that transformed serial novels into a quick read that left readers with cliffhangers after each book. These then developed into serialized novels and serialized television series which One of the most important things in literature is dialogue. Dialogue is what connects the characters and adds depth to the plot. Comics are known for their comic strips with a few words on each image. This means that it is difficult to compare comic books to today's soap operas due to the lack of communication with the characters. This contradicts TV serials and novels because they are...