The Four Types of Comic Fans

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From what I've seen, there are four types of comic nerds. Here is my personal breakdown from what I have observed:

Type A: Genuinely likes and reads comics with frequency and has a vested interest in the medium, mythology, and production. Attends comic conventions for comics, meeting creators, and occasionally cosplaying. These fans have varied tastes in their enjoyment of adaptations of the source material, but almost always use the source material as a blueprint for how they will enjoy the adaptations.

Type 2: Genuinely has an interest in comic mythology and superheroes but doesn't read a lot of comics. Still, they don't do it for attention, they just don't have the attention span or means to pick up comics weekly. They will, however, read stuff with genuine interest if you give it to them or recommend it. These are the types that might be classified as above "normie" status. They know things an average person wouldn't know, and they can hold a conversation with Type A's with relative comfort. These people enjoy the company of Type A's because they can learn a lot from them and gather recommendations and knowledge about comics, eventually allowing them to eventually progress to becoming Type A's themselves. A lot of Type B's start out as Type C's; getting their first break into comics through adaptations of comic books.