I think I am going to start collecting comic books, just need to learn a bit about them first
I collected as a kid. My favorite comicbook or comic magazine was called Lobo. 
I know The first modern comic book, Famous Funnies, was released in the U.S. in 1933 
I thought it dated back to 18th century Japan and 1830s Europe
The term comic book derives from American comic books once being a compilation of comic strips of a humorous tone
Do you prefer books that focus on the page size or panel position?
Page size for sure and I read that the largest comic book market is Japan.
Yes they are a different kind of people for sure.  I also like random comic art. I have some in my house as art.