comic book

noun

: a magazine containing sequences of comic strips

—usually hyphenated in attributive use

Examples of comic book in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Tony DeZuniga helped pave the way for Filipino artists in the American comic book industry, becoming the first Filipino artist to work for DC Comics. — Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

The Kindle can display 16 shades of gray, so any comic book will be a bit difficult to read. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026

More a horror film than a comic book movie — body horror, to be precise — it’s also perfectly timed to cash in on the current mania of audiences looking for a scary good time. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026

There are cultural touchstones like Halo, a first-person shooter game that became a global multimedia franchise spanning a television series, comic books, and toys. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for comic book

• kinderhook
• meadowbrook
• overlook
• overtook
• pocketbook
• storybook
• tillamook
• undertook
• betook
• casebook
• chapbook
• checkbook

Kids Definition

comic book

noun

: a magazine made up of a series of comic strips