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 Catwoman For a sexy twist on your classic cat makeup, channel one of the comic book world's most beloved villains. — Michella Oré, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2026 Artist Kuzomari will aid in the transition from webtoon to comic book format. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2026 In its second weekend, the documentary came within about $5 million of beating a studio comic book adaptation. — Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026 James Watkins’ origin story for an obscure Batman villain was branded as a horror movie that just happened to exist within a comic book universe. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 26 Oct. 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
  • Another imprint, Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, will publish Dead F’ing Cheerleaders From Calabasas, a YA graphic novel from comedians Kylie Brakeman and Patrick McDonald, featuring artwork by Butcher Billy and Wagner Loud.
    — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026
  • What’s interesting is that the film is based on an American graphic novel that was discovered by a French producer in a secondhand bookstore in France and developed into a movie.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of graphic novel
Noun
  • Recommended for ages 3 to 7 Author Neil Sharpson and illustrator Dan Santat, the collaborators behind last year’s beloved picture book Don’t Trust Fish, have returned this month with another very funny story about an animal to watch out for.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Ernest’s grandma kept one picture book, The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes.
    — Madeline ffitch, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of picture book
Noun
  • Jim compared the tech giants to Goofus and Gallant, the fictional comic strip characters featured in the Highlights for Children magazine.
    — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Irate readers called the paper to find out what happened to their beloved comic strip character.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of comic strip
Noun
  • The back half of the album maintains this humid atmosphere but spasms into life.
    — Alex Robert Ross, Pitchfork, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Watch out for a possible showing by one of several old-timers — Madonna, Paul McCartney or the Rolling Stones — who made plenty of noise this year with new albums.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of album
Noun
  • His anthology of traditional old time/roots recordings was brilliantly curated, the descriptions were laconic, quixotic, and memorable.
    — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
  • His short The Deep End recently debuted on Tubi as part of Bite Size Terror, a horror anthology series executive produced by Peter Rice.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of anthology
Noun
  • The novel attends to their quiet conversations, their modest meals, their everyday work, whether caring for the sick, staffing a thrift shop or demolishing a silo.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Set in Ireland in the 1960s, the novel follows 11 brothers whose lives take different paths after a family tragedy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of novel

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