How to Use the comics in a Sentence

the comics

plural noun
  • Veb The creature made of ooze and obsessed with holes isn’t from the comics.
    Richard Newby, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2023
  • This theme remains in the comics as a reminder of the oppressed.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The central metaphor wouldn’t work if the mechanics of the comics itself weren’t up to par.
    Gyasi Hall, Longreads, 12 Sep. 2023
  • In the comics, she is described as a witch with very pale skin, and always wears a tight black dress.
    Emily Burack, Town & Country, 10 Dec. 2022
  • There are some actors where their son or daughter likes the comics.
    Adam B. Vary, Variety, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Readers of the comics pages are going to notice some changes this week.
    David Hulen, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Fans come from all over for exclusive merch and rare books made by the Big Names of the comics pantheon.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2023
  • Azari’s design in the comics is based on his appearance in Next Avengers.
    Richard Newby, Vulture, 1 Feb. 2023
  • In the comics, Supergirl dates back to Action Comics No. 252.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Each Kang present here will likely be recognized by fans of the comics.
    Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2023
  • No one’s making fun of his purple cape or his big purple boots from the comics.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2023
  • In the comics, Namor is the mutant son of a human explorer and an Atlantean princess.
    Nili Blanck, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Most of the comics interviewed discuss the racial divide in the city’s comedy clubs, the North and South Side of it all.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2023
  • In the comics, the pair do reconcile, and Echo forgoes her villainous ways and becomes a part of the Avengers.
    Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 18 May 2023
  • That caterpillar is the comics villain Mister Mind, who first popped up in the end-credits scene of the first film.
    Devan Coggan, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2023
  • In the comics, Delilah is an assassin who grapples with Spider-Man a few times.
    EW.com, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Linda Stogner was the first person to give me stage time, all the comics in Dallas know Linda.
    Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Aneka, a long-running character in the comics, was a newcomer to the movies.
    Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Hollywood has flirted with adapting the comics, with its Star Wars and Star Trek tones, for over two decades.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Nov. 2023
  • And of course, the introduction of the Miles character in the comics was a point of controversy.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
  • In the comics, Victor Timely is a version of Kang who travels back in time to 1900s Wisconsin.
    Devan Coggan, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Peter’s looks, meanwhile, often tap into the long history of the comics and films.
    Andrew Webster, The Verge, 5 Nov. 2023
  • The writers and actors strike is getting a boost from the comics world and a new superhero named General Strike.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Her character later takes on the mantle of Spider-Woman in the comics.
    Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 15 Nov. 2023
  • So why does Marvel Studios have to race headlong into the same narrative cul-du-sac that the comics did?
    Adam B. Vary, Variety, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Thirteen months later, in November 1988, the first issue of Sandman hit the comics shops.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 29 Nov. 2023
  • This secondary storyline and the post-credits cliffhanger stinger it spawns will mainly be of interest to fans of the comics.
    Michael O’Sullivan, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2023
  • One time in the comics, Logan regenerated from a single drop of blood.
    Vulture, 10 July 2023
  • Maybe the most difficult part is relinquishing control of how the comics are received.
    Vulture, 27 Dec. 2023
  • In the comics, Maya can copy the fighting style of any opponent, thanks to her photographic reflexes.
    David Zimmermann, National Review, 27 Jan. 2024

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