webcomic

American  

[web-kom-ik] / ˈwɛbˌkɒm ɪk /

Sometimes Webcomic, or web comic

noun

1. an online comic strip or cartoon, especially one that was originally published online.

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Etymology

Origin of webcomic

(World Wide) Web + comic (strip)

Example Sentences

The broader webcomic market in the U.S., the CFO added, is poised to keep going from strength to strength.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

Readers also gobbled up the source material: Oseman’s best-selling graphic novels and original webcomic, which now has over 124 million views.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2023

Beaton, a gifted Canadian cartoonist, first burst onto the scene about 15 years ago with her popular history-and-literature-laced webcomic, “Hark! A Vagrant.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2022

“The webcomic audience is surging, with titles like ‘Lore Olympic’ generating upwards of 299 million views.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2022

You can’t summarize the webcomic Mr. Boop better than its first panel, which emerged out of what felt like the raging id of the internet on February 28, 2020.

From The Verge • May 24, 2022