Editing Comics (section)

===Etymology===

The English-language term ''comics'' derives from the humorous (or "[[wikt:comic|comic]]") work which predominated in early American newspaper comic strips, but usage of the term has become standard for non-humorous works as well. The alternate spelling ''comix'' – coined by the [[underground comix]] movement – is sometimes used to address such ambiguities.{{sfn|Gomez Romero|Dahlman|2012}} The term "comic book" has a similarly confusing history since they are most often not humorous and are periodicals, not regular books.{{sfn|Groensteen|2012|loc=p. 131 (translator's note)}} It is common in English to refer to the comics of different cultures by the terms used in their languages, such as ''{{Transliteration|ja|[[manga]]}}'' for Japanese comics, or {{lang|fr|bandes dessinées}} for French-language [[Franco-Belgian comics]].{{sfn|McKinney|2011|p=xiii}}

Many cultures have taken their word for comics from English, including Russian ({{lang|ru|комикс}}, ''{{Transliteration|ru|[[Russian comics|komiks]]}}''){{sfn|Alaniz|2010|p=7}} and German ({{lang|de|[[German comics|Comic]]}}).{{sfn|Frahm|2003}} Similarly, the Chinese term ''{{Transliteration|zh|[[manhua]]}}''{{sfnm|1a1=Wong|1y=2002|1p=11|2a1=Cooper-Chen|2y=2010|2p=177}} and the Korean ''{{Transliteration|ko|[[manhwa]]}}''{{sfn|Johnson-Woods|2010|p=301}} derive from the [[Chinese character]]s with which the Japanese term ''{{Transliteration|ja|manga}}'' is written.{{sfnm|1a1=Cooper-Chen|1y=2010|1p=177|2a1=Thompson|2y=2007|2p=xiii}}