comic book
nounDefinition of comic book
: a magazine containing sequences of comic strips
—usually hyphenated in attributive use
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For Malachi’s program, O’Neal’s vision was a comic book, so mourners could remember the child as powerful and heroic. — Washington Post, "Meet the Baltimore woman who designed a comic-book-themed funeral program," 26 Aug. 2019 Gary is a comic book artist known for his work illustrating the comics of Harvey Pekar as well as several graphic novels. — Joan Rusek, cleveland.com, "Neighborhood talent show mixes fashion, talent and rain for back to school send-off: Valley Views," 23 Aug. 2019 For Malachi’s program, O’Neal’s vision was a comic book, so mourners could remember the child as powerful and heroic. — Mckenna Oxenden, baltimoresun.com, "Meet the Baltimore woman who designed a comic book-themed program for 4-year-old Malachi Lawson’s funeral," 23 Aug. 2019 But, like a character in a comic book who harbors an inner arch-villain with a plan to destroy the universe, Grant had another side. — Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, "When W. E. B. Du Bois Made a Laughingstock of a White Supremacist," 19 Aug. 2019 Based on a limited-edition comic book and completed in July 2018, the movie’s been sitting on the shelf until enough people are on vacation to not see it. — Ty Burr, BostonGlobe.com, "A ‘Kitchen’ where you get that sinking feeling," 7 Aug. 2019 There will be a through-line, the curators stressed, even as Linkof presented a slide that showed an ancient Greek vase inscribed with a tale of the Pantheon, next to an altarpiece panel telling the story of the Virgin Mary, next to a comic book. — Todd Martens, chicagotribune.com, "Originally planned for Chicago, Lucas Museum gives the Comic-Con crowd a peek at new L.A. site," 24 July 2019 Plus, the light sort of makes your toilet look like something out of a comic book. — Kate Mccarthy, USA TODAY, "The 10 weirdest deals we found on Prime Day," 17 July 2019 The revered satirical publication was founded in 1952 as a comic book. — Robert Mclean And Michelle Lou, CNN, "Mad Magazine will effectively cease publication after 67 years," 4 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'comic book.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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