comic books

noun

plural of comic book
1
as in funny papers

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2
as in picture books

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  1. comic strips
  2. albums
  3. anthologies
Noun
  • Gal Gadot aside, the most prominent version of Wonder Woman etched in our collective cultural memory—the one from the classic comic strips and the TV series starring Lynda Carter—features her pointed tiara with a central red star.
    — Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The memo even explicitly bans Stars and Stripes from publishing comic strips.
    — Maria Aspan, NPR, 14 Mar. 2026
Definition of comic strips
Noun
  • By her own admission, there’s sometimes been a little less Larsson magic within her own albums and shows.
    — Remy Rippon, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Hannah Edgar is not just talking about albums — that’s been rich, too — but books.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of albums
Noun
  • The Babysitter not only marks the fourth film in an ongoing partnership between the streamer and the prolific children’s horror author, but also the first not based on a short from Stine’s Nightmare Hour or Haunting Hour anthologies.
    — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2026
  • That said, there’s something about being held captive inside another person’s questionable taste that can really work for certain horror anthologies, and the director at least comes off wonderfully playful here.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of anthologies
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