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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The first 20 pages of USS Callister will now be offered as a sneak peak, ahead the comics rolling out in physical form later this year.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2025
As is customary in the comics periodical market, there are 10 cover variants available from artists including Finch, Tony Moore, Lorenzo De Felici, Eric Canete and Ryan Ottley, that customers can order through their retailer.
—Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios Originally conceived as supervillains disguising themselves as superheroes in the nineties, the Thunderbolts have gone through many incarnations over the years both in and out of the comics.
—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
As a direct homage to the comics’ 1960s roots, the film takes place in an alternative version of that decade, a retro-futuristic New York City with flying cars and robots.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 8 Aug. 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2025
As is customary in the comics periodical market, there are 10 cover variants available from artists including Finch, Tony Moore, Lorenzo De Felici, Eric Canete and Ryan Ottley, that customers can order through their retailer.
—Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios Originally conceived as supervillains disguising themselves as superheroes in the nineties, the Thunderbolts have gone through many incarnations over the years both in and out of the comics.
—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
As a direct homage to the comics’ 1960s roots, the film takes place in an alternative version of that decade, a retro-futuristic New York City with flying cars and robots.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 8 Aug. 2025
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“The comics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20comics. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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