comics

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Noun

1. the medium of comic books, comic strips, and other sequential art
   • Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by McCloud, Scott (1993) p. 4

     [bold in original] "Comics" is the word worth defining, as it refers to the medium itself, not a specific object as "comic book" or "comic strip" do."

   • Graphic Novels in Your Media Center: A Definitive Guide by Lyga, Allyson and Lyga, Barry. (June 30, 2004) p. 162, ISBN 1591581427

     [bold in original] The plural of comic is typically used as a singular (as "politics" is) to refer to the entire medium or industry. Hence, "comics industry" or "comics creators."

Synonyms

• (newspaper) funnies, funny pages, funny papers

Translations

• French: bande dessinée, BD, bédé
• German: Comicliteratur
• Italian: fumetti
• Portuguese: quadrinhos, HQ, história em quadrinhos, gibi, banda desenhada, BD
• Russian: ко́микс

Translations

• Russian: ко́микс

Noun

1. plural form of comic

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