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funny paper(s)

noun

Definition of funny paper(s)next
as in comic book

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  1. comic book
  2. graphic novel
  3. funny
  4. comic strip
Noun
  • If our characters on their adventure, on their journey, could be trapped into a comic book, they could certainly be trapped into a sitcom.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Build or start your comic book collection, enter a golf tournament, go on a spooky field trip, see a classic horror-comedy, or get some exercise at a fundraiser.
    — John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of comic book
Noun
  • The series is based on the Skybound graphic novel of the same name and was greenlit at Amazon back in July.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The series is based on the Skybound graphic novel by Chip Zdarsky and Ramón K Pérez.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of graphic novel
Noun
  • Another thing Rylo’s got going for him is his penchant for being laugh-out-loud funny.
    — Drew Millard, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026
  • Lowbrow sources such as Sunday funnies, B movies, and advertisements are present but are more diffuse, rarely coalescing into obvious quotation.
    — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Definition of funny
Noun
  • The Peanuts advent calendar arrives on the heels of the comic strip’s 75th anniversary in 2025.
    — Tim Chan, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The name traces back to Mary Jane, a fictional character in Richard Felton Outcault’s Buster Brown comic strip which debuted in 1902, who often appeared wearing the now iconic shoe style.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of comic strip
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“Funny paper(s).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funny%20paper%28s%29. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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