comic strip

American  

noun

1. a sequence of drawings, either in color or black and white, relating a comic incident, an adventure or mystery story, etc., often serialized, typically having dialogue printed in balloons, and usually printed as a horizontal strip in daily newspapers and in an uninterrupted block or longer sequence of such strips in Sunday newspapers and in comic books.

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comic strip British  

noun

1. Also called: strip cartoon.  a sequence of drawings in a newspaper, magazine, etc, relating a humorous story or an adventure

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Etymology

Origin of comic strip

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20

Example Sentences

Those characters have been part of America’s cultural heritage almost since their first appearance — the Blondie comic strip still runs daily in The Times, and Betty Boop’s image is widely and popularly merchandised.

From Los Angeles Times

As Pepe spread into the more extreme corners of the internet, Mr Furie tried to disavow the frog, even killing him off in a comic strip.

From BBC

She largely attributed the success of “Peanuts” on social media to the comic strip’s suitability to visual platforms like Instagram.

From Los Angeles Times

Some on social media are comparing Koo to the fictional character Charlie Brown, whose repeated failure to even make contact while attempting to kick a football was a running joke in the Peanuts comic strip.

From Los Angeles Times

Like comic strips, the predellas contain a series of interlocking, loosely sequential stories, typically the lives of saints.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• cartoon
• comic