comic book

noun

Definition of comic booknext
1
as in graphic novel

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2
as in picture book

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Recent Examples of comic book Look for carvings featuring comic book icons, Halloween movies, Cubs baseball and more. — Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 The attraction also features themed food and drinks, event merchandise and a comic book. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 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 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 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
  • Tapper has spent the past three years working on a graphic novel, and much of his time was spent drawing every panel.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
  • John Cork’s screenplay was also published as a graphic novel by the same name.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of graphic novel
Noun
  • There was fawning coverage in international news outlets, and Bette Midler even wrote an entire mandarin duck picture book.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Li has written 12 other books ranging from novels (both historical and contemporary) to short-story collections, memoirs, and even a picture book.
    — Sky Davis, Christian Science Monitor, 13 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
Noun
  • Hemsworth’s work has always spanned genres—just look at his omnivorous DJ sets—but Numbskull positions him as a more traditional songwriter, underscored by the album’s personal, earnest tone.
    — Mehan Jayasuriya, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
  • This album is a lot more synthesized than your previous work.
    — Julius Miller, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of album
Noun
  • Film Lab Africa, the British Council’s film and TV accelerator programme in Nigeria, hosted a preview screening of TABOO, a new seven-part Nigerian anthology series, during the London Film Festival.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Along with being a longtime fan of Stine, Van Houdt had previously worked at SyFy, where he was introduced to Front Street Pictures, the production company behind the 2010 anthology series The Haunting Hour.
    — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of anthology
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  • In Cusk’s first novel after the blockbuster Outline trilogy, a woman invites an artist to stay at her home on a marsh, and things unravel from there.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Strong acting turns by Austin Abrams and Josh Brolin help director Brian Duffield make a meal of a seemingly unfilmable novel about a sour young man swallowed by a whale.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
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“Comic book.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comic%20book. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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