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 The comic book adventure, starring Tom Holland as Marvel’s web-slinging hero, ignited to $360 million domestically and a mind-blowing $932 million globally, the biggest domestic and second-largest global debut in history. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026 Tom Holland’s run as the comic book webslinger has been a mighty one. — Lindsey Bahr, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026 Miles is another Spider-Man that comic book fans have longed to see make his live-action debut. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026 The comic book has been adapted for the silver screen in the past, with Nicolas Cage filling the biker boots of the titular character in 2007, alongside Gosling’s now-partner, Eva Mendes, and once again in 2011. — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 27 July 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
  • In Robin Easter’s new graphic novel, monster-loving Jamie moves to a new town and tries to find her place in the school’s social ecosystem.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The co-authors will discuss collaborating on their graphic novel Punk Like Me, zine making in the 90s, and teach library patrons how to make their own zines.
    — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of graphic novel
Noun
  • In this excellent picture book biography, award-winning writer Margarita Engle and illustrator Jacqueline Alcántara introduce readers to the early 20th-century Cuban painter Wifredo Lam.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Now Shy is a character in the forthcoming picture book Shy, which Andrews co-wrote with her daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton.
    — Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of picture book
Noun
  • Hank Ketcham, creator of the comic strip of the same name, is largely credited with designing the park in the mid-1950s.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
  • The animation style is simple and stylized, like an old comic strip, with bold use of color and shadow that creates real atmosphere and danger.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
Definition of comic strip
Noun
  • Manilow released his 33rd studio album, What A Time, on June 5.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Even as the album leans into his softer sound, Shimmy does not plan to abandon the murkier street records that first built his following.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of album
Noun
  • Thus far, her ‘Born In Blood Mafia Chronicles’ comprises eight novels and an anthology.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026
  • But instead of gossiping about who’s dating whom, collaborators batted around their pasts and infused the darkly comedic anthology series with themes of samsara and the Jungian Shadow.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of anthology
Noun
  • Like other crime-solving games, such as the Ace Attorney series, The Mermaid Mask is essentially a visual novel.
    — Jay Peters, The Verge, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Some people maybe familiar with the Miles Franklin novel, others with Gillian Armstrong’s 1979 film adaptation starring Judy Davis and the late Sam Neill, which has become something of an urtext for Australian New Wave cinema and feminist cinema.
    — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 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 8 Aug. 2026.

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