Wake review: a must-read graphic history of women-led slave revolts
Rebecca Hall and illustrator Hugo Martínez uncover hidden stories, vital truths and deep, unhealed, intergenerational pain
Forget AC-12, meet DS-5: Jed Mercurio on his new graphic novel Sleeper
Fresh from the record-breaking Line of Duty, Mercurio has created a conspiracy thriller set in the 24th-century, with co-writer Prasanna Puwanarajah and illustrator Coke Navarro
How we made Viz: ‘We printed 150 copies for £42.52’
‘There were complaints that The Fat Slags stereotyped women as sex objects – but they were using their sexuality to get what they wanted, so it was quite the opposite’
The Witches of the Orient review – very strange but true sports history
Julien Faraut’s documentary recounts how a Japanese women’s volleyball team recruited from factory workers became national heroes in the 60s
From the archive: a century’s worth of comics remembered, 1974
Desperate Dan, Korky the Cat, Christmas puddings like cannon balls… Yikes! By Chris Hall
In. by Will McPhail review – only connect
The cartoonist’s debut graphic novel is a fresh and moving account of a withdrawn young man waking up to the world
Lupin III: The First review – spectacular return for the legendary gentleman thief
Takashi Yamazaki’s version of the classic tale is visually arresting and boasts a cheeky, charming hero in a family-friendly CG animation
‘Who are we performing for?’: Will McPhail on the strange art of small talk
The New Yorker cartoonist’s debut graphic novel In follows an aimless artist who struggles to connect with others. He talks about his own experiences, and his love for drawing ‘characterful’ pigeons
Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train review – an anime fever dream
Good, bad and powerful spells collide in this impressively animated romp that inspires touching reflections on life suspended
Stone Fruit by Lee Lai review – breaking up is hard to do
Lai’s debut graphic novel is a downbeat but moving exploration of the aftermath of a relationship
Kentaro Miura, creator of bestselling manga Berserk, dies aged 54
Thousands of fans gather in online games to hold memorials for the artist and writer, who had been working on the series since 1989
Barry Windsor-Smith is back: ‘Monsters has been a slow and difficult experience’
After 35 years of work, the feted comic creator has published Monsters, a drama featuring Nazi science and psychic powers. He talks about Marvel and how his drawing style has evolved
Tintin heirs lose legal battle over artist’s Edward Hopper mashups
French artist Xavier Marabout wins case and €10,000 in damages after Moulinsart contacted galleries displaying his art
Fun Home review – Alison Bechdel memoir-musical adaptation burrows its way into your heart
Behind the image of a picture-perfect family is a father’s torment and an artist’s attempt to grasp at the truth
Monsters by Barry Windsor-Smith – a great, grim slab of postwar angst
This long-awaited epic makes superhuman strength an unsettling backdrop to family drama