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It occurs to me, as I browse the wiki, that the term `comic stories` is used where I feel that `comic strip stories` would be more appropriate. An extra word I know, but..

The term `comic' originally came about to describe a series of naratively linked illustrations widely associated with the `funnies' that appeared firstly in newspapers then later in more widely circulated reading material, often aimed at entertaining children, (represented for example in the UK by titles like the Beano and the Dandy).

As this audience grew up, it demanded more from its `comics` than just light entertainment, which led to them developing a more mature and often darker feel. (Even 'Rupert the Bear' adventures deserved the 'strip story' tag!).

While (in relation to Doctor Who ),the early `comic story` adventures of the 1960`s and 1970's frequently fell into this category, but I wonder if the term is perhaps not the best generic term to use. Just a thought! The Librarian 23:59, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

This is how I saw it going through everything; the comic stories within the Doctor Who Magazine we're always just comic strips, there were some interlinked pieces of text within them...occasionally.

Also they can be seen as a piece of prose text (as well as being a comic strip). So I feel reading through this gives the best balance of acknowledging that it's a comic, but also a piece of prose fiction.

Also I see the 3 panel strip by Tim Quinn and Dicky Howlett (which appeared at the front of the the DWM in the 80s) as a 'comic strip. While the story within the magazine as a Comic Story (as most of them fall into a more familiar 'story' structure). --Tangerineduel 13:38, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

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Honestly, I've no idea what Tangerineduel is on about here, trying to turn comics in to prose. Comics aren't prose and I have a hard time understanding how to close this thread in light of that. At the end of they day, though, it's best to think of this as a discussion that didn't end with a clear resolution, and so it forced a new thread: Forum:Comic strip, comic story, comic.
czechout<staff /> ☎ ✍ 21:31:40 Sun 05 Jun 2011