comics

noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of comic; comic books or comic strips collectively.

  2. 2.

    The medium of sequential art using images and text to tell stories.

  3. 3.

    The section of a newspaper containing comic strips.

Related words

See also: cartoon, comic, graphic novel

Etymology

Plural of comic, from Latin comicus. The use to refer to illustrated sequential narratives developed in the early 20th century with the rise of newspaper comic strips.