Thesaurus results for COMIC BOOK

comic book

noun

Definition of comic book

as in graphic novel

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as in picture book

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Recent Examples of comic book Alas, this compact between viewer and moviemaker is discarded in most contemporary comic book movies. — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026 Anime Avengers Assemble Marvel Tokon is a combination of American and Japanese sensibilities, blending Western comic book characters with Eastern visual flair. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026 Burbank has an independent video game store, a board game store, a vintage toy store, a year-round Halloween store, the Horror Boodega convenience store and two comic book stores, Reifenberg said. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 Be careful though, because the studio will hire them away and give them a hundred-million-dollar budget to make a comic book movie. — Julian Le Ballister, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for comic book

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Noun

The digital release will be paired with a print graphic novel from First Second Books, an imprint of Macmillan Publishers.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
The graphic novel was published in 2026 and received starred reviews from Kirkus and School Library Journal.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of graphic novel

Noun

The comic strip, featuring Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the gang, was first introduced to the world in 1950.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
The Hickman Kewpies are named after a naked, smiling baby who was a favorite in a comic strip and later dolls and figurines.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of comic strip

Noun

Some schools might generate only a handful of print; a team like Ohio State, on the other hand, produces its own anthology.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
The latest iteration of the anthology series follows Lizzie Borden and marks the first tale to center on a woman.

— Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of anthology

Noun

Scott’s debut novel, The Testing of Luther Albright, was published in 2005, with Morrison providing a blurb for the book.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 22 Aug. 2026
Thoroughly unimpressed by her suburban idyll, and evidently unmoved by her responsibilities as wife and mother, Denise labors in her basement on a novel whose protagonist wishes to forsake her family for a life in New York.

— Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of novel

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