the comics
plural noun
: the comic strips in a newspaper : the part of a newspaper that has comic strips
Did you read the comics today?
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In the comics, the couple has two children, Franklin and Veleria.
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Eliana Dockterman, Time, 17 Apr. 2025
Marvel Studios unveiled the trailer for its upcoming 2025 film The Fantastic Four: First Steps, revealing a major departure from the comics canon: the character of the Silver Surfer will be portrayed as a woman, played by Julia Garner.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Legion hasn’t always been handled with the most sensitivity in the comics, owing to a time before the internet was a widespread phenomenon and information about mental illnesses was harder to come by.
—Nola Pfau, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
No single hero led an iteration of Thunderbolts in the comics as long as Hawkeye.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
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Eliana Dockterman, Time, 17 Apr. 2025
Marvel Studios unveiled the trailer for its upcoming 2025 film The Fantastic Four: First Steps, revealing a major departure from the comics canon: the character of the Silver Surfer will be portrayed as a woman, played by Julia Garner.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Legion hasn’t always been handled with the most sensitivity in the comics, owing to a time before the internet was a widespread phenomenon and information about mental illnesses was harder to come by.
—Nola Pfau, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
No single hero led an iteration of Thunderbolts in the comics as long as Hawkeye.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
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“The comics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20comics. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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