Current comic books that scare people frequently feature vampires, zombies, and other legendary monsters. Because the subject matter is often serious and gruesome, these comics are often accompanied by other graphic elements like profanity and nudity.
Action / Adventure
These comics are likely to feature non-powered or ordinary people in conflict, though there is some flexibility here. Stories with main characters who are cops, detectives, and others that fight non-powered adversaries would typically be labeled action ones because they lack elements that would place them elsewhere.
Even though you could technically call most comics action and adventure publications, they typically have other qualities that define them better. For example, even though a superhero comic book has action and adventure, since it’s about superheroes, it would be thought of as a superhero comic more than as an action one. Still, if you want to call superhero stories action stories, you won’t be wrong.
Romance
Comic books about love and relationships exist but in smaller numbers than in the past. Modern romance comic books often have more in common with realistic or literary ones and aren’t always thought of as strictly romantic publications. Oftentimes, romance crosses over into other genres like superhero comics. After all, most people, even heroes, have love lives, and romantic issues add conflict and drama to their stories. Love, lust, and emotion are ubiquitous dramatic elements, so they filter into everything.
Humor
Ironically, most comic books aren’t that comical, but humor is out there. If you want something that’s strictly a funny book, try a graphic novel that collects humorous comic strips or comic books. Otherwise, most humor comics are in newspapers and magazines, though jocular elements abound in other genres. Comic books about darker, more adult themes can often be quite humorous. Like romance, humor is also a ubiquitous storytelling element, so you’ll find it all over the place.
Children
Comics for kids exist, but in smaller numbers because most publishers focus on adults. They’re often humorous and whimsical affairs, but they typically become more serious when they’re published for bigger kids. The older the audience, the more mature the subject matter.
Pornographic
This is generally thought of as an underground section of comic book entertainment, though many pornographic publications exist. Some comic book shops won’t carry them, and mainstream book stores don’t, so if you have trouble finding them, you can find a wealth of them on the Internet. Some pornographic elements are found in other books like horror or alternative ones. Sometimes, pornographic stories contain elements that make them more erotic and mainstream.