What does comics mean?
Comics means the medium of comic books, comic strips, and other sequential art.
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/ˈkɑmɪks/ · noun
the medium of comic books, comic strips, and other sequential art.
[bold in original] "Comics" is the word worth defining, as it refers to the medium itself, not a specific object as "comic book" or "comic strip" do."
Graphic Novels in Your Media Center: A Definitive Guide by Lyga, Allyson and Lyga, Barry. (June 30, 2004) p. 162, →ISBN [bold in original] The plural of comic is typically used as a singular (as "politics" is) to refer to the entire medium or industry. Hence, "comics industry" or "comics creators."
Use comics when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Comics means the medium of comic books, comic strips, and other sequential art.
Common synonyms include funnies, funny pages, funny papers.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[bold in original] "Comics" is the word worth defining, as it refers to the medium itself, not a specific object as "comic book" or "comic strip" do."
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