comic book

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Recent Examples of comic book The clip shows Spider-Man swinging through the air while holding a person, recreating the cover of the character's first comic book appearance in 1962. Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026 Holland announced on Instagram the comic book tentpole’s official trailer will drop on Wednesday. Zack Sharf, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026 The uproar gained enough steam that even comic book great Grant Morrison noticed. Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026 The upcoming film is a major one for the comic book movie franchise, bringing together superheroes from various eras of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for comic book
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Noun
  • His second graphic novel, Cloud Stories, was released in 2017.
    K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
  • His period crime saga graphic novel Torso, published in the late 1990s, is also currently in development at Netflix, with Weapons filmmaker Zach Cregger among the producers.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The undefeated boxing champion and Hall of Famer is releasing her first picture book, A Spark of Greatness, and ESSENCE has an exclusive look at the cover ahead of its release later this year.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Two new crime novels in the authors’ series today, both including sons of mob bosses, and a look at the benefits of urban gardening in a children’s picture book.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • At first glance, the small colored drawing by Kushawn Miles El reads like a comic strip.
    CBS News, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The memo even explicitly bans Stars and Stripes from publishing comic strips.
    Maria Aspan, NPR, 14 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Spotify users can ask for songs, artists, albums, playlists or podcast episodes by mood, genre or topic.
    Trevor Laurence Jockims, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Before their hiatus, BTS spoke about their love of Latin pop and their upcoming album features production from Spanish musician El Guincho, who has worked with artists like Rosalía, J Balvin, and Ozuna.
    Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Acuña contributed chapters in dozens of anthologies and scholarly texts and wrote numerous book reviews, several children’s books, scholarly articles and opinion pieces in academic journals, magazines, listservs and newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times.
    Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The first season received four Emmy nominations — best lead actor in a limited or anthology series (Gyllenhaal), best supporting actor in a limited or anthology series (Bill Camp & Peter Sarsgaard), and best supporting actress in a limited or anthology series (Ruth Negga).
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In the novel, the protagonist Hana learns of a feng shui belief that says placing something yellow on the west side of one’s home will improve a person’s financial fortune.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The 2023 release was based on the Suzanne Collins novel of the same name and directed by Francis Lawrence.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2026

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“Comic book.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comic%20book. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.

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