How to Use comic book in a Sentence

comic book

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  • The early 1990s were a boom time for the comic book industry.
    — George Gene Gustines, New York Times, 26 May 2024
  • With The Lycan, Jane takes on the new role of comic book editor.
    — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 26 July 2024
  • The annual celebration of comic books hands out free copies at local stores and libraries.
    — Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
  • His childhood train set sits above the office door while comic books are lovingly preserved and stashed to the right of Sheldon’s desk.
    — Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
  • The vampire hunter played by Wesley Snipes arguably kicked off the era of modern comic book movies with his 1998 film.
    — Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 26 July 2024
  • Then there’s the character design, which reads somewhere between anime and a comic book, even if deliberately more realistic here.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 3 May 2024
  • Building on the foundation poured by the first, X2 takes more creative risks, tackling multiple character arcs in a way that feels like a great comic book multi-issue run.
    — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 6 June 2024
  • Set in the comic book industry circa 1975, the plot revolves around the origin of a character named the Legendary Lynx.
    — Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2024
  • And there are those who have moved on from the whole comic book movie thing.
    — Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The series is based on the same-name DC comic book series by Jeff Lemire.
    — Sophia Scorziello, Variety, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The Sony film is one of the biggest flops in comic book movie history.
    — Anna Tingley, Variety, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Apart from the obvious one, Hughie or wee Hughie, as he was called in the comic books.
    — Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 July 2024
  • Put the final touch on the comic book aesthetic with art, of course.
    — Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Dec. 2023
  • All the while, the stories in those comic books stuck — and over the decades, his passion for outer space has, too.
    — Elissa Miolene, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Hawk says the inspiration came from when the band KISS used their blood as paint back in the '70s with a comic book.
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The Phoenix Mercury star detained for months in Russia is the subject of a new comic book.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 18 Jan. 2023
  • For years, Pierce Brosnan has watched the Golden Age of comic book movies from the sidelines and yearned to get into the game.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Arguably the biggest name at the show was British comic book artist Jim Cheung.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2023
  • The actor’s passion for the role comes from a lifelong comic book fandom.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The series is loosely based on a comic book series by Beau Smith.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
  • For comic book fans though, Bruce’s trip to the cosmos looks like a teaser for the World War Hulk storyline.
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 25 Aug. 2022
  • The film highlighted the story of a young comic book writer, Mouse, who dances at a burlesque club.
    — Mckinley Franklin, Peoplemag, 5 Jan. 2024
  • There were comic books, science projects, love letters, school notebooks, trophies and the like.
    — By Cammy Clark, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Far more sci-fi is the Hero’s lair, also the headquarters of his evil comic book company, MCI.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2023
  • In this adorable comic book, the two lovers learn that the smallest moments — like curling up on the couch in your sweatpants for the zillionth day in a row — matter most.
    — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The Hall of Justice also later appeared in DC comic books.
    — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
  • But that’s not the reason why many directors think certain comic book films fail at the box office.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The woman allowed the child to spend time with Raines at his office in Tomales, and said the child bonded with Raines over comic books and drawing.
    — Cameron MacDonald, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2024
  • In November 2011, comic book artist Eric Colossal was one of the first Twitter users to riff off the story.
    — WIRED, 21 Sep. 2022
  • The look is meant to mimic the lashes of many manhua, or Chinese comic book, characters.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 22 Mar. 2023

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