comic book
noun
: a magazine containing sequences of comic strips
—usually hyphenated in attributive use
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Apart from the obvious one, Hughie or wee Hughie, as he was called in the comic books.
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Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 July 2024
Berry’s Catwoman was critically derided upon its release in 2004, and comic book fans expressed irritation that the film’s vision of the antihero bore almost no resemblance to the DC source material.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 1 July 2024
Based on the comic book of the same name, the Amazon series features Starr as Homelander, the sinister leader of a group of world-famous superheroes backed by a corrupt corporation.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 1 July 2024
Ren is a mysterious figure in the Star Wars pantheon, mostly described in comic books as the leader of the Knights of Ren (a group of evil force-sensitive space knights) who wields a red lightsaber.
—Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
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Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 July 2024
Berry’s Catwoman was critically derided upon its release in 2004, and comic book fans expressed irritation that the film’s vision of the antihero bore almost no resemblance to the DC source material.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 1 July 2024
Based on the comic book of the same name, the Amazon series features Starr as Homelander, the sinister leader of a group of world-famous superheroes backed by a corrupt corporation.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 1 July 2024
Ren is a mysterious figure in the Star Wars pantheon, mostly described in comic books as the leader of the Knights of Ren (a group of evil force-sensitive space knights) who wields a red lightsaber.
—Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
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“Comic book.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comic%20book. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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