the comics
plural noun
: the comic strips in a newspaper : the part of a newspaper that has comic strips
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With mature storytelling and a clear fondness for the comics and original series, X-Men '97 is one of Marvel's best projects of the decade thus far.
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Jan. 2026
Two of the comics, Leon Da Comedian and Emily Siero, are from Connecticut.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
Bella Hadid in The Beauty Philippe Antonello—FX While the comics start with the disease in full swing and known worldwide, The Beauty is very much under wraps at the beginning of the show.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 22 Jan. 2026
The film is as earnest as the comics it’s based on, and David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, and Nicholas Hoult feel ripped from those very same pages.
—Anastasia Sanger, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2025
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Jan. 2026
Two of the comics, Leon Da Comedian and Emily Siero, are from Connecticut.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
Bella Hadid in The Beauty Philippe Antonello—FX While the comics start with the disease in full swing and known worldwide, The Beauty is very much under wraps at the beginning of the show.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 22 Jan. 2026
The film is as earnest as the comics it’s based on, and David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, and Nicholas Hoult feel ripped from those very same pages.
—Anastasia Sanger, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2025
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“The comics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20comics. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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