Das sieht aus wie ein altes Comic.

Hi sfpugh, 

The "aus" in this case can either be pushed to the end of the sentence or be inserted after the conjugated verb. 

Das sieht aus wie ein altes Comic. 
Das sieht wie ein altes Comic aus.

The "wie" here functions as a comparing adverb and can be translated with "like". 

I hope that helps. 

Liebe Grüße, 
Leah von Rocket German
 

Thank you, but what is it about this phrase that makes it alright to put aus either position?
 

Hi sfpugh, 

The verb "aussehen" has a separable prefix ("aus-"). 
Generally the prefix goes to the end of a sentence, but can also be inserted after a sentence clause. Here "Das sieht aus" and "wie ein altes Comic" would be two separate clauses. That's why you can insert "aus" between them. 

Another example would be:
Ich gehe los wegen des Regens. 
Ich gehe wegen des Regens los. 
I start walking because of the rain.

Does that make sense?

Grüße, 
Leah von Rocket German


 

Thanks a lot, that explains it, I thought it was only with a subordinate clause that the prefix moved.