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a series of drawings that tell a story or part of a story
a comic strip that is beloved by both children and adults
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In case further guidance is needed, each piece is also boxed with a care instruction comic strip featuring not only Moncler’s long-running mascot Monduck, but also Montgomery, LoveFrom’s resident cartoon bear.
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Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2024
The feature is based on Richard McGuire’s graphic novel of the same name, which was released by Pantheon Books in 2014 starting with a six-page comic strip McGuire originally published in 1989.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 26 June 2024
The hiss-tory of the Garfield comic strip, which inspired the movie, is much less complicated, however.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 24 May 2024
Davis later landed a job as an assistant on the comic strip Tumbleweeds, and started dreaming up a comic strip about an animal.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 24 May 2024
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Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2024
The feature is based on Richard McGuire’s graphic novel of the same name, which was released by Pantheon Books in 2014 starting with a six-page comic strip McGuire originally published in 1989.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 26 June 2024
The hiss-tory of the Garfield comic strip, which inspired the movie, is much less complicated, however.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 24 May 2024
Davis later landed a job as an assistant on the comic strip Tumbleweeds, and started dreaming up a comic strip about an animal.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 24 May 2024
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This may be a cartoon, but Gunn gives the series’ events a weight that’s earned on its own terms.Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
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They were sold in 5lb green cardboard boxes, decorated with images of Christmas trees, snow, a red ribbon, and purple and yellow dinosaur cartoons.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Most women and girls in Undi instead use fabric strips cut from traditional wrap skirts.Kang-Chun Cheng, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Dec. 2024
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These light strips also appear in our best smart lighting guide.Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024
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Speaking of funnies, stop publishing ones that aren’t funny!Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2024
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More nervously unsettling than laugh-out-loud funny, Iannucci’s style works well for his incredible cast, including Steve Buscemi, Paddy Considine, Jason Isaacs, Rupert Friend, Michael Palin, and Andrea Riseborough.Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 6 June 2024
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There’s a digital painting of an eerie glasshouse overgrown with red roses by Zhang Xiaotong; Too Rich City, a digital video depicting a surreal Chinese cityscape; and a humorous digital comic by Tang Xinrui where a human are the ones ogled by fish at an aquarium.Ann Binlot, ARTnews.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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The comic was an entertainment renaissance man who wrote endless lines of poetry, built his own props, and had countless ideas for movies and TV shows that nobody ever took seriously.Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Comic strip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comic%20strip. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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