McCloud and Horn: Images that Preach?

First off, I really enjoyed McCloud's piece as it is more engaging and visual than a traditional reading.(obviously) That being said, I have encountered his work before. Excerpts from this very reading in fact. The medium however continues to prove his points despite my previous encounters with it. I find it interesting that he believes cartoons are not simple, but just more focused on what they need to show. In a way it is like poetry. But whereas poetry is "saying more with less" to allow for interpretation, comics limit in a way that narrows perception to create a message. It can be a very strong tool as McCloud (literally) illustrates in his piece. His argument is so persuasive, I would say the only reason comics are not used more is their public image. Furthermore, the way he writes is convincing and seems to push you out of your comfort zone by engaging you so completely. It is kinda wierd in an existensialist way but the points are well seen. The Horn piece speaks about the power of the image as well, but does so in a more straightforward way. Images are far from the very literal pieces of paper they start as and the various abstract examples serve his point well. Pictures not only are worth 1000 words, they are also an intentional message by nature it would seem. In a "V for Vendetta" sort of logic, the pictures and images become ideas which are far more important than we initially realize.