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as in funny papers
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as in picture books
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The memo even explicitly bans Stars and Stripes from publishing comic strips.—
Maria Aspan,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2026 -
Besides brewery ads, comic strips, editorials and history lessons all leaned into this idea.—
Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2026
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However, her albums can sound like a patchwork of impulses, torn between satiating her hardcore audience and designing a résumé for pop-radio rotation.—
Mosi Reeves,
Rolling Stone,
1 June 2026
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Here is where all of Drake's albums appear on this week's Billboard 200.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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John Joseph Adams is the editor of the Hugo Award–winning Lightspeed, and of more than forty anthologies, including Wastelands, The Living Dead, and the New York Times bestseller Out There Screaming (co-edited with Jordan Peele).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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The journalist and host of BBC Radio 2’s lunchtime slot picks books ranging from murder mysteries to poetry anthologies.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
15 May 2026
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“Comic books.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comic%20books. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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