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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.


Etymology

Origin of webcomic

(World Wide) Web + comic (strip)

Example Sentences

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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

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.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 15, 2023

Like two of its predecessors, “Sticks Angelica, Folk Hero” and “Leaving Richard’s Valley,” “Birds of Maine” began as a webcomic.

From New York Times Sep. 2, 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

Question Hound seared his way into our retinas starting in 2013, when the “Gunshow” webcomic character was boiled down to a two-panel meme on social media — a symbol of grinning while barely bearing it.

From Washington Post May 18, 2021

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