webcomic

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Etymology

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From Web +‎ comic. The word is first attested 2000, but websites titled "WebComics" existed previously (as early as 1995).

Noun

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webcomic (plural webcomics)

  1. (comics, Internet) An online comic, especially one first published on the Internet.
    • 2008, Danny Fingeroth, The Rough Guide to Graphic Novels, →ISBN, page 275:
      Webcomics certainly have their selling points. They are harder to censor and generally free from editorial meddling []
    • 2015 February 24, Lilian Min, “How the Internet Invented a New Kind of Storytelling”, in The Atlantic[1]:
      Almost six years ago, Andrew Hussie began another one of a series of webcomics on his website, MS Paint Adventures. These early comics were experiments in fan-sourced storytelling: He’d create and monitor forums for character and story suggestions, then fold them into the story.

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