Tolstoy.
Melville.
Dumas.
Kolchalka.
Yes, the classics should be read, must be read. But in-between reading the classics, SpongeBob Squarepants comics have their place.
Especially SpongeBob Comics written and drawn by James Kochalka.
Sidenote. SpongeBob the show first dropped in 1999!
From: SpongeBob Comics: Treasure Chest
By: James Kochalka
Floodlights and Goalposts 