comics speak funk

the system of symbols used in comics is old fashioned, we all know the word balloon and the thought bubble, the rectangular exposition. occasionally you see some loose text in a panel here or there. lets get more creative with this stuff people - lets make these word balloon extended mandibles, with teeth on top and bottom! lets make the thought bubbles actual brains leaking out of their skulls! and symbols for sensory stimulation.. manga has quite a few comics symbols - some translate. theres probably many more that exist already in the world - emoticons, tribal totems, universal symbols. why do comics have to be so clear about what theyre saying? ive heard it said that if a story cannot be communicated without words its not being drawn right. let them speak graffiti! speak funk, comics! rock on