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 $1,200 ballet flats, designed by Maison Maergiela, featured the brand's signature Tabi toe and an abstract print reminiscent of comic book lines. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 2 July 2026 After dominating in theaters for nearly two decades, comic book adaptations are no longer bulletproof. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 29 June 2026 The Final Chapter, about the late comic book master and efforts to cash in on his likeness and legacy. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 June 2026 Over the decades, Supergirl, who first appeared in May 1959 in a DC comic book, has become a catalyst for feminism and fortitude. — Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 26 June 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
  • Fans of the graphic novel series may notice the storyline is not exactly what’s in the 2015 novella — a choice that made sense for their screen incarnations, says Oseman.
    — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026
  • The conclusion to the Hearstopper TV universe is here in the form of a film, Netflix’s Heartstopper Forever, based on Alice Oseman’s sixth graphic novel in the series of the same name as well as her Nick and Charlie novella written back in 2015.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 17 July 2026
Definition of graphic novel
Noun
  • Featuring a foreword by Keelan-Chaffins herself, this picture book for readers ages 6 and up highlights the significant role that children and everyday citizens play in fighting for equal rights for everyone.
    — Diane Debrovner, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • Half picture book, half chapter book, there’s something undeniably charming about this animal world.
    — Toby Rose, Parents, 30 June 2026
Definition of picture book
Noun
  • 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
  • More recently, one art critic compared a Harry Kane bronze statue to a comic strip character.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Definition of comic strip
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  • Destiny’s Child released their fifth and final album, Destiny Fulfilled, in 2004.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026
  • In 2022, Krill reissued their debut album, Alam No Hris, for its 10th anniversary.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 22 July 2026
Definition of album
Noun
  • The anthology feature, produced by Fable and directed by Zack London (better known as Gossip Goblin), extends the creator's existing science fiction universe, the Second Cycle of Humanity, into theaters.
    — Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Since 2017, Hebden has built up a tidy discography of sub rosa loosies and EPs under the alias, and even snuck out an ultra-limited vinyl anthology of them in 2021; some of those tracks first surfaced on the Four Tet album Parallel, in 2020.
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 18 July 2026
Definition of anthology
Noun
  • There’s also a massive best seller (Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko), a cult classic that got adapted into an Oscar-winning movie (Percival Everett’s Erasure), and a middling historical novel (Julian Barnes’s The Noise of Time)—none of which has been banned.
    — Sophia Nguyen, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026
  • There is no denying the staying power of this novel over its 75 years in print.
    — John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
Definition of novel

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