comic book

English - Turkish

Definition of comic book in English Turkish dictionary: komik kitap; çizgi roman
comic book series: çizgi roman serisi
comic books: güldürü kitapları
comic books: çizgi roman

English - English

Definition of comic book in English English dictionary: A book or magazine that uses sequences of drawings to tell a story or series of stories, primarily in serialized form, usually fiction; a magazine devoted to comic strips; book of cartoons, book containing an animated story; A comic book is a magazine that contains stories told in pictures. = comic. A book of comics strips or cartoons, often relating a sustained narrative. Bound collection of comic strips, usually in chronological sequence, typically telling a single story or a series of different stories. The first true comic books were marketed in 1933 as giveaway advertising premiums. By 1935 reprints of newspaper strips and books with original stories were selling in large quantities. During World War II comics dealing with war and crime found many readers among soldiers stationed abroad, and in the 1950s comic books were blamed for juvenile delinquency. Though the industry responded with self-censorship, some adventure strips continued to be criticized. In the 1960s comic books satirizing the cultural underworld became popular, especially among college students, and comic books have been used to deal with serious subjects (e.g., Art Spiegelman's Maus books, about the Holocaust). Japanese comic books (manga), with their great variation in content and affect, have achieved wide popularity. Today comic "'zines" represent a thriving subculture
comic books: plural form of comic book
A comic book: funny book