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Mi hijo lee cómics todas las noches.

Mi hijo lee cómics todas las noches.
My son reads comics every night.
From Lesson 206:TV, books and shows (el documental, la ópera)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Mi hijo lee cómics todas las noches.

Why is 'todas las noches' plural when the English translation says 'every night'?
In Spanish, the phrase for 'every' followed by a time period is usually expressed in the plural, literally translating to 'all the nights'. So, todas las noches is the standard way to say 'every night', just as todos los días means 'every day'.
Why isn't there a word like 'los' before cómics?
Because the son is reading comics in general, not a specific set of them. In Spanish, when referring to an unspecified quantity or a general category of things as the direct object of a verb, you omit the article, just like you do in English.
Why does cómics have an accent mark?
The singular word cómic has an accent because the stress is on the second-to-last syllable and it ends in a consonant other than 'n' or 's'. When it becomes plural (cómics), it keeps the accent. This follows a special rule: Spanish words ending in two consonants (-cs) always keep the accent mark on that syllable, even though they end in 's'.
Could I use 'está leyendo' (is reading) instead of lee?
Not in this context. The phrase todas las noches tells us this is a regular routine. In Spanish, you use the simple present (lee) for habits. The present continuous (está leyendo) is used almost exclusively for actions happening right at this exact moment.

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