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comic

[kom-ik] / ˈkɒm ɪk /


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Malia says among her peers, these videos are seen as "comic content" rather than taken as political messaging or outreach.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

To be fair, Mr. Nichols does mine some comic value.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Those who trust these writers’ capabilities with using comic book properties as springboards to examine thornier issues can probably deduce that “Lanterns” is employing it for a specific reason.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

And as Britain's political landscape fragments, Binface has become more than a comic sideshow.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

The way American newspapers caricatured his portly build and bald head, portraying him like some stubby supervillain sprung from the pages of one of their ludicrous comic books.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Typically people dress up as characters -- human or otherwise -- from movies, series, comics, pop culture, fantasy, roleplay or computer games.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

The show is normally anchored by a well-known comedian, who introduces two other comics to present their own stand-up routines at London's Hammersmith Apollo.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

He was diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer in 2016, the same year he made his debut as comics superhero T’Challa, a.k.a. the Black Panther, in “Captain America: Civil War.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Moreover, it was entirely separate from the character’s source comics, with no mention of Batman to be found.

From Salon Jun. 27, 2026

What we had to read were Mama’s True Romance magazines and a few Classic comics.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers




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