the comics

plural noun

: the comic strips in a newspaper : the part of a newspaper that has comic strips

Did you read the comics today?

Examples of the comics in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the comics, they’re later mutilated and replaced with metallic wings by Apocalypse, who transforms Angel into the darker, blue-skinned Archangel. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026

Hal, John, and Kerry quickly trace the satellite’s parts to a likely suspect named Hector Hammond — a villainous name that fans of the comics (or the 2011 movie) will recognize — but Hal notices just how easy this information was to come by. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026

In the comics, Battleworld stitched together all the different worlds and plopped every hero and their variants into a new universe. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026

But don’t worry, familiarity with the comics or other franchise installments are not required. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the comics

• atomics
• bionomics
• economics
• ergonomics
• bombyx
• macroeconomics
• microeconomics