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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

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

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

“Heartstopper” has racked up one improbable success after another since it began life in 2016, as a black-and-white webcomic by Alice Oseman.

From New York Times ● May 9, 2022

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