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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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“I think there definitely won’t be another 10-year-long webcomic — probably not — but I love thinking about what Nick and Charlie might be up to when they’re 40 or 60,” Oseman says.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

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

Beaton, a gifted Canadian cartoonist, first burst onto the scene about 15 years ago with her popular history-and-literature-laced webcomic, “Hark! A Vagrant.”

From Washington Post Oct. 6, 2022

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

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