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?

Examples of the comics in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Slated for a 2025 release, The Fantastic Four will be the third big-screen adaptation of the comics of the same name, following the 2005 version starring Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Evans and Michael Chiklis, and the 2015 movie starring Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Jordan and Jamie Bell. Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024 The series, like the comics, will tell the story of Marsha, a transfer student at a fantastic high school where her classmates include a wide array of super-powered mutants alongside other humans. John Hopewell, Variety, 14 June 2024 The Blue Beetle film focused on the third character to play the titular superhero in the comics, Jaime Reyes, a popular El Paso teen. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 June 2024 There is a Kessler in the comics, but there’s some pretty stark differences between that character and the one Morgan plays. Jennifer Maas, Variety, 13 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for the comics 

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“The comics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20comics. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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