webcomic

Sometimes Web·com·ic,
Or web comic

[web-kom-ik]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of webcomic¹

(World Wide) Web + comic (strip)

Example Sentences

The phrase hails from a 2009 strip from the popular webcomic xkcd, making the point that any common thief could break into a user’s encrypted software simply by battering the owner with a $5 wrench “until he tells us the password.”

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She appeared in a popular webcomic, which then became a bestselling graphic novel and, perhaps fittingly, after many changes, now a Netflix/Annapurna animated feature.

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

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Stevenson began publishing “Nimona” online in 2012 as an ongoing webcomic.

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Alice Oseman’s webcomic “Heartstopper” has grown into a sensation, first as a graphic novel series with three million copies in print and then as a live-action Netflix series.

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