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comix

American  
[kom-iks] / ˈkɒm ɪks /

noun

(used with a plural verb)
  1. comic strips or comic art, often luridly sexual or political in character.


Etymology

Origin of comix

First recorded in 1970–75; respelling of comics

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In classic striver mode, Robert yearns to become what he isn’t yet, in this case a great cartoonist in the vein of Robert Crumb and his underground comix brethren.

From New York Times Aug. 25, 2022

“It has revealed truths about suffering that we have known all along. Comix and comix artists help us heal by expressing solidarity in both our shared and unshared experiences.”

From Seattle Times Jun. 12, 2020

Alongside the sketchbooks on view, the exhibit features Crumb’s Zap magazine covers, his famed Mr Natural, which was critical to the underground comix movement of the 1960s.

From The Guardian Mar. 7, 2019

Despite my traumatic introduction to Steinberg’s work, he began to figure significantly in my thinking, starting in my underground comix days, as I became more and more ambitious about what comics and cartoons could be.

From The New Yorker Jul. 20, 2018

Underground comix legend Trina Robbins told the audience, “There would be no Wonder Woman as we know her without him.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2017

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