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The history of comics shows that their invention is related to their ability to exist and spread in different media: the press (mainstream or specialized, large or medium or small), books (album, graphic novel or paperback) and now digital media (e.g. Izneo or blogs). Comics have demonstrated their ability to be transposed into various formats—and therefore to adapt—while maintaining the same overall semiotic system, i.e. without betraying themselves. One might even wonder if this very transposition has been an affirmative action that both questions and confirms the singularity of comics. This article, which is based on this assumption, provides an analysis of the relationships between comics on one hand and the press, books, and digital media on the other.