How to Use comic book in a Sentence

comic book

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  • And there are those who have moved on from the whole comic book movie thing.
    — Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The series is based on the same-name DC comic book series by Jeff Lemire.
    — Sophia Scorziello, Variety, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The Sony film is one of the biggest flops in comic book movie history.
    — Anna Tingley, Variety, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Put the final touch on the comic book aesthetic with art, of course.
    — Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Dec. 2023
  • All the while, the stories in those comic books stuck — and over the decades, his passion for outer space has, too.
    — Elissa Miolene, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Hawk says the inspiration came from when the band KISS used their blood as paint back in the '70s with a comic book.
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The Phoenix Mercury star detained for months in Russia is the subject of a new comic book.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 18 Jan. 2023
  • For years, Pierce Brosnan has watched the Golden Age of comic book movies from the sidelines and yearned to get into the game.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Arguably the biggest name at the show was British comic book artist Jim Cheung.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2023
  • The actor’s passion for the role comes from a lifelong comic book fandom.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The series is loosely based on a comic book series by Beau Smith.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
  • For comic book fans though, Bruce’s trip to the cosmos looks like a teaser for the World War Hulk storyline.
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 25 Aug. 2022
  • The film highlighted the story of a young comic book writer, Mouse, who dances at a burlesque club.
    — Mckinley Franklin, Peoplemag, 5 Jan. 2024
  • There were comic books, science projects, love letters, school notebooks, trophies and the like.
    — By Cammy Clark, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Far more sci-fi is the Hero’s lair, also the headquarters of his evil comic book company, MCI.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2023
  • In this adorable comic book, the two lovers learn that the smallest moments — like curling up on the couch in your sweatpants for the zillionth day in a row — matter most.
    — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The Hall of Justice also later appeared in DC comic books.
    — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
  • But that’s not the reason why many directors think certain comic book films fail at the box office.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The woman allowed the child to spend time with Raines at his office in Tomales, and said the child bonded with Raines over comic books and drawing.
    — Cameron MacDonald, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2024
  • In November 2011, comic book artist Eric Colossal was one of the first Twitter users to riff off the story.
    — WIRED, 21 Sep. 2022
  • The look is meant to mimic the lashes of many manhua, or Chinese comic book, characters.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Chloe made a very, very ambitious, huge movie that's very different from most comic book movies.
    — Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2022
  • But back to Dilbert: Michael Longfellow comes out dressed as the famous '90s comic book character.
    — Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Readers may know his byline from a number of stories on anything from comic books to hip-hop dance to TV fairy tales.
    — Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Margot Robbie, who was the first actor to bring Harley Quinn to life on the big screen in live-action, expressed support for Gaga taking over the comic book icon.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 20 July 2023
  • Dwayne Johnson has addressed his future with DC amid major changes for the comic book movie franchise.
    — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Even in the history of libraries, comic books weren’t looked upon kindly.
    — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Oct. 2023
  • And Blue Beetle isn’t afraid to call out enemies of that culture that don’t exactly come from comic books.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2023
  • If the anguish and anger of Yang’s comic book landed like a smack to the face, Yu’s series feels like a shove — still forceful and attention-grabbing, to be sure, but with a less acute sting.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The best-selling comic book of all time, an issue of X-Men from 1991, hit sales figures that will probably never be equalled.
    — Stephanie Burt, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2023

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