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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 But Garfield nabbed the part and went on to portray the hero alongside Emma Stone‘s Gwen Stacy in the 2012 comic book movie and its 2014 sequel, The Amazing Spider-Man 2. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026 The dispute traces back to 2009, when AMC contracted with Kirkman for the TV rights to his comic book. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Long before musicians routinely turned their lives into graphic novels, Johnny Cash was already telling his story in comic book form. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 8 Sep. 2026 The film takes its inspiration from the title of two comic book miniseries. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 1 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
  • The series is based on the Skybound graphic novel of the same name and was greenlit at Amazon back in July.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The series is based on the Skybound graphic novel by Chip Zdarsky and Ramón K Pérez.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of graphic novel
Noun
  • Young People’s Literature This year’s longlist includes fiction, nonfiction, novels in verse, and one picture book.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Picture show Nelly Buchet's new picture book, The Weather Keeper, was inspired by a woman who runs one of Iceland's 71 manned weather stations.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 14 Sep. 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
  • Still, Means wanted to make a new album — but Ruess initially had no interest.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The Top Rock & Alternative Albums, Top Rock Albums, Top Alternative Albums and Billboard 200 charts rank the week’s most popular rock and alternative, rock, alternative, and overall albums, by equivalent album units earned, respectively.
    — Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of album
Noun
  • The Flaming Lips will commemorate the 20th anniversary of their 11th album, At War With the Mystics, this fall with an anthology box set due out this fall.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
  • For its movie, Neon plans to focus on emerging filmmakers to contribute to the anthology feature based on the sprawling SCP Wiki launched in 2008 as a collaborative and speculative fiction website.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of anthology
Noun
  • These sensual glimmers are no match for the antagonistic sociality of straight male relationships, which, in this novel, quickly convert sympathy or desire into rivalry and aggression.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The Pulitzer Prize-winner’s new science fiction novel is set in a dystopian New York City where companies have established a monopoly over electricity.
    — Mary Lawrence Ware, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of novel

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“Comic book.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comic%20book. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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