comic book

noun

Definition of comic booknext
1
as in graphic novel

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as in picture book

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Recent Examples of comic book In a time when both the comic book and art community are grappling with artists using generative AI in their work, Long is adamant that digital painting is cool but says using AI and selling the art as original is a huge problem. — Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026 If our characters on their adventure, on their journey, could be trapped into a comic book, they could certainly be trapped into a sitcom. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026 Build or start your comic book collection, enter a golf tournament, go on a spooky field trip, see a classic horror-comedy, or get some exercise at a fundraiser. — John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2026 BetterHalf Films, which operates offices in Toronto and London, joins Indonesia’s Studio Amarana as co-producer on the film, an adaptation of Fembriarto’s novel and comic book of the same name. — Ed Meza, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for comic book
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comic book
  1. graphic novel
  2. picture book
  3. comic strip
  4. album
  5. anthology
  6. novel
Noun
  • Though a newer category, the graphic novel has apparently put a bee in many a censor’s bonnet.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Based on the graphic novel by Anthony Bourdain, Get Jiro is a new Adult Swim series that follows the tribulations of a sushi chef in near-future Los Angeles.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of graphic novel
Noun
  • When her son was 3 years old, their neighbor gave them an Arthur picture book.
    — Ashley Montgomery, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026
  • This laugh-out-loud picture book will delight young readers (and anyone else who’d like several hundred puppies).
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of picture book
Noun
  • The Peanuts advent calendar arrives on the heels of the comic strip’s 75th anniversary in 2025.
    — Tim Chan, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The name traces back to Mary Jane, a fictional character in Richard Felton Outcault’s Buster Brown comic strip which debuted in 1902, who often appeared wearing the now iconic shoe style.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of comic strip
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  • Nodal’s latest studio album, the mariacheño experience Bandera Blanca (via JG Music/Sony Music México), dropped in May of this year.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Over a decade since its debut, the shoegaze trio fronted by Grouper’s Liz Harris returns for a brisk new album with its eyes trained on the sky.
    — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of album
Noun
  • The anthology presents a unique opportunity to showcase talent still vastly underrepresented on screen and within the horror genre.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
  • He will next be seen with Rachel Brosnahan on the second season of the Apple TV legal anthology series Presumed Innocent.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of anthology
Noun
  • Based on the bestselling novel by Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians marked a watershed moment for Asian representation in Hollywood and a promising step forward in an industry filled with one-dimensional stereotypes.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Notable releases include a novel about police brutality, the return of Barbara Kingsolver, 1980s fiction and a deep dive into the very real specter of artificial intelligence.
    — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of novel

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