The phrase "a comic based on" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a comic that is derived from or inspired by another source, such as a book, movie, or real-life event.
Example: "The new release is a comic based on the popular novel series that captivated readers worldwide."
Alternatives: "a comic adapted from" or "a comic inspired by".
The best one is that there's a comic based on one of his letters to his wife about how he liked to "fuck the farts out of her".
In September 1988, NOW Comics released a comic based on the film.
As stated by Livingston in several interviews, his relation with Valve, the developer company of Half-Life 2, was a good one, the company being pleased to have a comic based on their game.
The artist and WikiLeaks activist Clark Stoeckley is creating a comic based on the Bradley Manning trial.
For his first experiment, he created a comic based on the work of Columbia researcher Kimberly Noble, who explores the effects of poverty on children's brains.
Music saturates his work, which is possibly why it resonates beyond the Spandex fanboy community; he's surely the only Marvel writer whose CV includes a comic based on a Pipettes single, and he once wrote an entire X-Men arc inspired by Stereolab's French Disko.
A Hong Kong comic based on Street Fighter II by Jademan Comics altered their story to include the character.
In a deal with IDW Publishing, Mr. Patterson, the author of the popular Alex Cross and Maximum Ride series, will offer two series of comic books based on previously published books as well as an original comic based on a story concept, Beer Belly and Fat Boy, that he developed for a video game.
Simultaneously disillusioned with contemporary children's literature, he and Anvil artist Frank Hampson created a dummy comic based on Christian values.
The show's website released a motion comic based on the first issue of the original comic and voiced by Phil LaMarr.
The show's official website released, just prior to the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International, a motion comic based on Issue No. 1 of the original comic and voiced by Phil LaMarr.
