The term "comics" encompasses a wide variety of works, from graphic novels to comic books, printed features to webcomics, some funny and some serious - thus, making the comics community a very diverse place. Despite the wide variety, comic fans aren't hard to recognize. In addition to your passion, knowledge and devotion, here are 8 telltale signs that you're a member of this funny fan base:

1. Like Elizabeth in a previous Weekend Faves post, as someone who knows the ins and outs of the comics world, you read the following comic and think, "This is what it's like to have a conversation with me" : 

Ordinary Bill by William Wilson

2. You and your mom both know that, when it comes to bad moods, there's no cure-all like a comic book.

Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

3. Misplaced comics = maximum panic. 

Peanuts by Charles Schulz

4.  You can think of no more horrifying a nightmare than this:

Close to Home by John McPherson

5. Deciding on your costume for Comic-Con is one of the hardest decisions you make all year.

FoxTrot by Bill Amend

6. Such a hard decision, in fact, that you often take them for test runs before the big event.

Marmaduke by Brad Anderson

7. Speaking of Comic-Con, you know you've met your soul mate when "...

Working Daze by John Zakour and Scott Roberts

8. Reading this post about our GoComics' comics fans felt like coming full circle:

Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson