comic book

English

Noun

comic book (plural comic books)

(comics) A book or magazine that uses sequences of drawings to tell a story or series of stories, primarily in serialized form, usually fiction.

Usage notes

Although the name comic book implies that humor is involved, not all comic books are funny. Oftentimes people associate comic books with adventure stories involving superheroes.

Synonyms

(magazine with sequence of drawings): comics, graphic novel

Derived terms

comic-bookish

Related terms

See also

Translations

book or magazine

Chinese:
Mandarin: 漫畫書, 漫画书 (mànhuàshū), 漫畫冊, 漫画册 (mànhuàcè)
Danish: tegneserie (da) c
Dutch: stripboek (nl) n
Esperanto: bildrakonto
Estonian: koomiksivihik, koomiks
Finnish: sarjakuvalehti (fi), sarjakuvakirja (fi)

French: bande dessinée (fr) f
German: Comicbuch n
Italian: fumetto (it) m
Portuguese: (livro de) história em quadrinhos m, gibi (pt) m (Brazil)
Russian: ко́микс (ru) m (kómiks)
Spanish: cómic (es) m
Thai: หนังสือการ์ตูน (nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ-gaa-dtuun)

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