John Burton obituary

Conservationist whose creative thinking saved 770,000 acres of threatened habitat from damaging development

Caroline Compton obituary

Other lives: Resident of Hampstead who contributed to a book of memoirs about her life in the north London suburb

Prolific and meticulous comic book artist whose many popular characters included Wonder Woman and Teen Titans

Travel writer who famously journeyed alone from her native Ireland to India on a bicycle, armed with a pistol and a compass

Other lives: Film historian and co-founder of Hemlock Books, specialising in film, horror, mystery and the macabre

Other lives: Journalist and writer who focused on nutrition and herbal medicine

Other lives: Christian journalist, author and broadcaster

Academic and social worker who was less interested in theories than in practical solutions

Academic whose bold analysis of Neapolitan politics and the Camorra sent shock waves through the city

Artist behind the RSPB’s logo whose vivid illustrations of birds graced the covers of the Collins New Naturalist book series

Artist who reinvented the look of classic characters for Marvel and DC Comics and fought for the rights of illustrators

Journalist and author whose darkly funny 1991 novel O Caledonia has found its place as a Scottish classic

Other lives: Editorial director of Zed Books and campaigner for safer streets across London

Other lives: Professor of Russian literature and expert on the poet Joseph Brodsky

Film and television director and leading light of arts journalism in the 1960s and 70s