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In America, there's a very long tradition of a comic strip that comes in newspapers, which is not true all over the world. To sell papers, they put color comics in.
Ben Katchor

Meaning of "comic strip" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COMIC STRIP

comic strip play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMIC STRIP

noun
adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Comic strip is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COMIC STRIP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

comic strip

Comic strip

A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions. Traditionally, throughout the 20th century and into the 21st, these were published in newspapers, with horizontal strips printed in black-and-white in daily newspapers, while Sunday newspapers offered longer sequences in special color comics sections. There were more than 200 different comic strips and daily cartoon panels in American newspapers alone each day for most of the 20th century, for a total of at least 7,300,000 episodes. Strips are written and drawn by a comics artist or cartoonist. As the name implies, comic strips can be humorous. Starting in the late 1920s, comic strips expanded from their mirthful origins to feature adventure stories, as seen in Popeye, Captain Easy, Buck Rogers, Tarzan, and The Adventures of Tintin. Soap-opera continuity strips such as Judge Parker and Mary Worth gained popularity in the 1940s. All are called, generically, comic strips, though cartoonist Will Eisner has suggested that "sequential art" would be a better name.

Definition of comic strip in the English dictionary

The definition of comic strip in the dictionary is a sequence of drawings in a newspaper, magazine, etc, relating a humorous story or an adventure Also called: strip cartoon.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMIC STRIP

comic
comic book
comic opera
comic relief
comic verse
comical
comicality
comically
comicalness
Comice
comics
Comines
Cominform
coming
coming of age
coming out
coming up!
coming-of-age
comings and goings

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMIC STRIP

airstrip
bimetallic strip
cartoon strip
dragstrip
film strip
flight strip
fluorescent strip
grip strip
landing strip
magnetic strip
median strip
nature strip
outstrip
ribbon strip
rumble strip
strip
tear someone off a strip
test strip
trip
Velcro strip
weather strip

Synonyms and antonyms of comic strip in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «comic strip» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMIC STRIP

Find out the translation of comic strip to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of comic strip from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «comic strip» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

连环漫画
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tira cómica
570 millions of speakers

English

comic strip
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कॉमिक स्ट्रिप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سِلْسَلَةُ رُسُومِ هَزْلِيَّة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

комикс
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

história em quadrinhos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কমিক স্ট্রিপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bande dessinée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Komik jalur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Comicstrip
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コマ割り漫画
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

4컷 만화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Komik Strip
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

truyện tranh cười thường kỳ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காமிக் துண்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हास्यचित्र कथा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çizgi roman
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fumetti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

historyjka obrazkowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

комікс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

benzi desenate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μικρή ιστορία κόμικ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

strokiesprent
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

seriesidan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tegneserie
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of comic strip

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMIC STRIP»

The term «comic strip» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.732 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMIC STRIP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about comic strip

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10 QUOTES WITH «COMIC STRIP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word comic strip.
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Majel Barrett
We're having the first computer-generated comic strip in the United States.
2
Alison Bechdel
Well, I'm always working on my comic strip and trying to, you know, keep cranking that out.
3
Jim Davis
Readers have told me that their children have learned to read after years of struggle after starting to read Garfield's comic strip and many people who have moved to the United States have said that they, too, learned English by reading Garfield.
4
Ralph Fiennes
Most films are rooted in a book or a comic strip, but I don't go out there saying I want to do adaptations.
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Dave Gibbons
I've always felt that the comic strip medium stands equally beside all the other story telling mediums: novels, movies, stage plays, opera, you know, you name it.
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Dave Gibbons
One of the things you have to be able to do, as a comic strip artist, is to draw things repeatedly from a variety of angles, so you need references, and you find the best picture you can.
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Bill Griffith
Looking back Little Lulu was an early feminist, but at the time I just thought she was a really feisty developed comic strip character.
8
Matt Groening
Sometimes people try to read into my strip and find out what my state of mind is. And I can say if I'm in a good mood, generally the comic strip starts out in a good mood, but the punchline is very negative and sour.
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Ben Katchor
In America, there's a very long tradition of a comic strip that comes in newspapers, which is not true all over the world. To sell papers, they put color comics in.
10
Craig McCracken
For a long time I wanted to be a comic strip artist but when I started doing them in my teens they were getting really elaborate with tons of poses and a lot of information.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMIC STRIP»

Discover the use of comic strip in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to comic strip and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Moomin Book Six: The Complete Lars Jansson Comic Strip
The first volume to be drawn and written by Lars Jansson After the multifaceted Tove Jansson quit the daily grind of the newspaper comic strip, the reins were picked up by her younger brother, Lars, who–not being an artist–taught ...
Lars Jansson, 2011
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Comic-strip Grammar: 40 Reproducible Cartoons with Engaging ...
Greenberg presents 40 reproducible cartoons with engaging practice exercises that make learning grammar fun. Covers a wide range of topics such as parts of speech, capitalization, and more. Illustrations.
Dan Greenberg, 2000
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Comic-Strip Math: 40 Reproducible Cartoons with Dozens of ...
Comics + Math = Fun. This zany collection of cartoons and companion word problems helps students learn fundamental math concepts, like addition, subtraction, multiplications, division, fractions, decimals, and more. One-color illustrations.
Dan Greenberg, 2000
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Father of the Comic Strip: Rodolphe Töpffer
Sixty years before the comics entered the American newspaper press, Rodolphe Topffer of Geneva (1799-1846), schoolmaster, university professor, polemical journalist, art critic, landscape draftsman, and writer of fiction, travel tales, and ...
David Kunzle, 2010
5
Make 'Em Laugh: 35 Years of the Comic Strip, the Greatest ...
This book is a must for any comedian or comedy lover’s library!
Jeffrey Gurian, Richie Tienken, 2013
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A Baby's Work Is Never Done: A Rugrats Comic Strip Collection
Collects comic strips based on the television show "Rugrats."
Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2005
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The Comic Strip History Of The World
Written by Tracey Turner (101 Things) and illustrated by celebrated cartoonist Sally Kindberg, this is the ultimate book for absolutely Everyone. (Why let kids have all the fun.)
Tracey Turner, 2008
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Accidental Ambassador Gordo: The Comic Strip Art of Gus Arriola
A collection of comic strips by Robert Harvey that feature Gordo.
‎2000
9
The Comic Strip Book of Dinosaurs
The ultimate dinosaurs book. From raptors to T-Rex, evolution to extinction, this fabulous four-colour volume is both edifying and hilarious
Tracey Turner, 2012
10
Comic strip fun
Introduces the art of creating a comic strip, from making faces to putting together and dressing characters to combining them in complete strips.
Carolyn Davis, Charlene Brown, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMIC STRIP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term comic strip is used in the context of the following news items.
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Francis, the comic strip
We can send you a biweekly email alert with content from The Francis Chronicles. Follow the directions on our email alert sign up page. Br. Leo. «National Catholic Reporter, Jul 15»
2
The Story Behind 'Valerian,' the Most Important Sci-Fi Comic …
Valerian, the comic strip serving as the basis for Luc Besson's forthcoming 2017 movie of the same name, is far from being well known in the ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»
3
Aussie faces justice for war crimes
... during his exploits in the Balkans and inspired a red beret-wearing war hero character in a comic strip, popular among his Serbian fans. «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
4
Story on ill-tempered City Council members got attention
Julius Caesar Dithers, Dagwood Bumstead's boss in the comic strip Blondie by Chic Young, communicates with Bumstead. Sometimes ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
5
License to Kill: The Comics History of 007 James Bond
... actor Sean Connery took on the role for the first in a series of movies, Dr No, the comic strip actually precedes those stories by four years. «ComicsAlliance, Jul 15»
6
Calvin and Markov: text-chaining new, weird computer humor
Whereas C&H is a strip people hold up high as more or less the zenith of the modern newspaper comic strip, a piece of work that was so ... «Boing Boing, Jul 15»
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Cartoonist Leonard Starr Dies at 89
Leonard Starr, who created the comic strip “Mary Perkins On Stage” and revived the comic strip “Little Orphan Annie,” has died. He was 89. «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»
8
Kickstarter of the Day: 'This Modern World' book campaign hits $100 …
IT WAS the early '90s, and I was kicking around the waves of northern San Diego as a student when I discovered it, this alt-weekly comic strip ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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Which comic strip character are you?
Trust us, they have. Comic strip characters have distinct personalities and backgrounds. If you had to guess which character you are most like, ... «Roanoke Times, Jul 15»
10
Advocate introduces new comic strip
The comic strip focuses on Phoebe, a smart, not-so-very focused girl who doesn't have many friends. Phoebe one day bumps into Marigold the ... «Victoria Advocate, Jul 15»

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