let's be frank a lot of people only understand things if they're compared to something else
That's normal and actually a good thing, if it's like a previously established media that means you're doing good!
So imagine a scenario where you're trying to explain your comic or novel to someone but instead, have to describe it by using previously established media
Ex. My comic is like Goodwill Hunting and Bananafish mixed together
My second comic is like star wars but X-men
Simple enough right?