comic strip

as in cartoon
a series of drawings that tell a story or part of a story a comic strip that is beloved by both children and adults

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Recent Examples of comic strip Zemeckis co-wrote the script with Forrest Gump scribe Eric Roth based on the 2014 graphic novel, which was adapted from a comic strip Richard McGuire created in 1989. Lauren Huff, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024 The commission also denounced several of Bertoli’s public Facebook posts, some of which included Peanuts and Hagar the Horrible comic strips. Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024 In case further guidance is needed, each piece is also boxed with a care instruction comic strip featuring not only Moncler’s long-running mascot Monduck, but also Montgomery, LoveFrom’s resident cartoon bear. Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2024 The feature is based on Richard McGuire’s graphic novel of the same name, which was released by Pantheon Books in 2014 starting with a six-page comic strip McGuire originally published in 1989. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 26 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for comic strip 
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Noun
  • His father, Harvey Eisenberg, was an animator and comic book artist who worked on Tom & Jerry, Foxy Fagan and Yogi Bear cartoons alongside William Hanna and Joseph Barbera at MGM and later at their own company.
    Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Maybe instead of rats the cartoon should show sitting ducks.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Ueda was wondering what to do with the long narrow strip of land he was left with, and decided that a small solar farm could be profitable.
    Hannah Kirshner, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Officers called for assistance from the California Highway Patrol (CHP), who used spike strips to deflate the vehicle's tires.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Star Toomey Age: 28 Hometown: Monrovia, Liberia Current residence: Augusta, Ga. Occupation: Sales expert Three words to describe you: Hilarious, smooth, laugh-out-loud funny.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 29 Jan. 2025
  • The Ukrainians have knocked out at least two BTR-D funnies since November.
    David Axe, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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  • Red-hot comic Nate Bargatze is in negotiations to star in Christmas in Paradise, a holiday family comedy from Amazon MGM Studios and United Artists‘ Scott Stuber that’s in the early stages of development.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025
  • The first Fantastic Four comic debuted in 1961, and the new movie will return the beloved superheroes to their '60s roots, offering up a period film full of retro flair.
    Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025

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