comic-book film series
noun phraseUK /ˈkɒmɪk bʊk fɪlm ˈsɪəriːz/
US /ˈkɑːmɪk bʊk fɪlm ˈsɪriːz/
A group of movies that tell stories about superheroes from comic books.
My family watched the whole comic-book film series in one weekend.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A set of films adapted from a single comic-book publisher's characters.
The studio built a comic-book film series around its most famous heroes.
3. A planned sequence of movies that continues a comic-book storyline across several installments.
Fans debated which villain should appear next in the comic-book film series.
4. A collection of movies released together as a box set based on comic books.
The comic-book film series box set includes all six films and bonus features.