comix

[kom-iks]

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. comic strips or comic art, often luridly sexual or political in character.

Word History and Origins

Origin of comix¹

First recorded in 1970–75; respelling of comics

Example Sentences

Crumb, graphically honest in his work as a surrealistic, libidinous underground comix pioneer, expected the same from his chronicler.

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Nadel draws a vivid portrait of not just Crumb but the Bay Area-based underground comix explosion of the late ’60s and early ’70s.

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He drew the cover art for “Cheap Thrills,” the 1968 album by Big Brother and the Holding Company — Janis Joplin was a neighbor — created the seminal underground comix series “Zap Comix” and worked on other projects at a maniacal pace.

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It works as cultural history and criticism; you won’t find a sharper analysis of the underground comix movement.

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Maybe you’ve heard of him: the founding editor of Gay Comix and a mentor to Alison Bechdel.

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