the comics
plural noun
: the comic strips in a newspaper : the part of a newspaper that has comic strips
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Gunn and co-CEO Peter Safran have outlined an audacious ten-year plan for interconnected DC movies, including a body-horror take on the comics anti-hero Clayface and a still-in-development Wonder Woman reboot.
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Chris Lee,
Vulture,
29 June 2026
Rather than introducing audiences to the hopeful Girl of Steel familiar from the comics, Supergirl follows a Kara still haunted by the destruction of Krypton.
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Lily Brown,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
In 2024, the comics division launched the Absolute Universe, a new continuity that reimagined classic superheroes as grittier underdogs of a harsher reality.
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Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
Mayeri will play a character from the comics, Rachel, Suze’s best friend since middle school.
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Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 June 2026
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Chris Lee,
Vulture,
29 June 2026
Rather than introducing audiences to the hopeful Girl of Steel familiar from the comics, Supergirl follows a Kara still haunted by the destruction of Krypton.
—
Lily Brown,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
In 2024, the comics division launched the Absolute Universe, a new continuity that reimagined classic superheroes as grittier underdogs of a harsher reality.
—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
Mayeri will play a character from the comics, Rachel, Suze’s best friend since middle school.
—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 June 2026
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“The comics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20comics. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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