Broadly speaking, English comic books are comic books for children.

Example:

He adapted comic books into cartoons.

He made comic books into cartoons.

She graduated from comics to the classical Chinese novel A Dream of Red Mansions.

She gradually changed from reading comic books to reading China's classic novel A Dream of Red Mansions.

He is looking for his comic book.

He is looking for his comic book.

We have all kinds of picture story books.

We have many comic books.

Time can calm the strongest sadness. -Walter Kelly. British picture story painter.

Time can dilute great sadness-Kelly, British cartoonist.

Comics usually amuse, or at least smile.

Comic books are usually more suitable for telling jokes, or just to make people smile.