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?

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In that version, the film was 11 minutes longer and featured more of Krem, the main villain, pulled and heavily modified from the comics. Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 Gunn and co-CEO Peter Safran have outlined an audacious ten-year plan for interconnected DC movies, including a body-horror take on the comics anti-hero Clayface and a still-in-development Wonder Woman reboot. Chris Lee, Vulture, 29 June 2026 Rather than introducing audiences to the hopeful Girl of Steel familiar from the comics, Supergirl follows a Kara still haunted by the destruction of Krypton. Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026 In 2024, the comics division launched the Absolute Universe, a new continuity that reimagined classic superheroes as grittier underdogs of a harsher reality. Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for the comics

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“The comics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20comics. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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