as in cartoon
a series of drawings that tell a story or part of a story
a comic strip that is beloved by both children and adults
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Image As a child in the 1930s, Jules loved radio dramas and newspaper comic strips.
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Andy Webster, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
The comic strip ran in The Village Voice from 1956 until 2000, and was syndicated to more than 100 newspapers.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2025
And Lynch was an avid painter and visual artist, who exhibited his work around the world and spent nearly a decade drawing his own comic strip, The Angriest Dog in the World.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
Use black-and-white print to create a timeless look, or wrap gifts in a colorful comic strip for children’s presents.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
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Andy Webster, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
The comic strip ran in The Village Voice from 1956 until 2000, and was syndicated to more than 100 newspapers.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2025
And Lynch was an avid painter and visual artist, who exhibited his work around the world and spent nearly a decade drawing his own comic strip, The Angriest Dog in the World.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
Use black-and-white print to create a timeless look, or wrap gifts in a colorful comic strip for children’s presents.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
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Lively and engaging animations and cartoon drawings were designed by an in-house artist team and are dotted across the website, offering educational snippets to pet parents.—
Emma Kershaw,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Photograph: Tom Werner/Getty Images For decades, sleep disturbance was a punch line: the cartoon dad snoring, the disgruntled partner burying their head under a pillow.—
Anna McKie,
Wired News,
30 July 2025
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These days, the mat is the star of the show, having taken social media by storm in the last six months—from a triptych of photobooth strips to a selection of film slides against a moss green backdrop.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
30 July 2025
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Hue Tran and his wife, Vinh, opened the restaurant tucked at the end of a strip behind Target off Research Boulevard, in 1996.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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There’s something about his ability to be both hypersensitive and judgmental, ambitious and full of self-doubt, dark and laugh-out-loud funny that has influenced my writing and thinking.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
20 June 2025
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Loosely inspired by Skinner’s own experience, the eight-episode series strikes a difficult balance tonally, from laugh-out-loud funny to poignant to incredibly embarrassing and everything in between.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
23 May 2025
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The comic kicked off the company’s 1960s revival and redefined the medium for an entire generation.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
25 July 2025
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The 56-page comic from publisher IDW hits comic book stores Oct. 29, and will feature stories and artwork from Kyle Strahm, Freddie E. Williams II, Baldemar Rivas, Jake Smith and Buster Moody.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
25 July 2025
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