Bring me a dream: why I’m excited about The Sandman coming to Netflix
A thoughtful list of actors is an early sign that this adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s DC Comics series is in good hands
The Grande Odalisque by Jérôme Mulot, Florent Ruppert and Bastien Vivès review – escapist fun
A ‘Houellebecquian manifesto on art’ will transport you across the world in the company of three sassy female criminals
Tintin cover art sells for record-breaking €3.2m
Hergé’s original artwork for Le Lotus Bleu was rejected as too expensive to reproduce in 1936 and given to editor’s son, who kept it in a drawer for decades
Captain America creator’s son hits out at Capitol mob’s use of superhero imagery
Neal Kirby says he was appalled to see symbols of the patriotic action man among the crowds as ‘Captain America is the antithesis of Donald Trump’
Paul at Home by Michel Rabagliati review – sweet sorrows
In this latest instalment of the melancholy Paul series, our nerdish hero is lonely and adrift – as well as bleakly funny
Dylan Dog: the hit London-set Italian horror comic unknown in the UK
The Italian detective’s horror comic book adventures have sold 60m copies worldwide. So why is he not well-known in his fictional home?
New Batman will be black, DC Comics announces
Character named Tim Fox will take up the cowl in new comic series written by 12 Years a Slave screenwriter John Ridley
Even Keanu Reeves is doing it: why are comics going to Kickstarter?
The crowdfunding platform has boomed in the year of coronavirus, with indie mavericks joined by Hollywood royalty
The Carbon-Neutral Adventures of the Indefatigable EnviroTeens by First Dog on the Moon – sneak peek
In this exclusive extract from his new book, First Dog on the Moon’s intrepid enviro-heroes Binky, Pastry Person and Letitia travel to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch where all is not well
‘You need to look outside your own window’: the winner of our graphic short story prize 2020
Loneliness, isolation and grief were common themes in this year’s Cape/Observer award. But the winner made the judges laugh out loud
Graphic short story: The Worm
Ellie Durkin has been named runner-up in the Observer/Cape/Comica graphic short story prize 2020. This is her entry
Graphic short story: Similar to But Not
Paul Rainey has been named winner in the Observer/Cape/Comica graphic short story prize 2020. This is his entry
Best comics and graphic novels of 2020
An award-winning tale of rival ice-cream sellers, a migrant Syrian family’s experiences of the US and a superhero in drag are just some of the highlights
Boris the Menace? Beano to publish first comic for grownups
The prime minister and Dominic Cummings to feature in one-off edition BeanOLD
‘I wanted to discover the starting point of video games’: Edward Ross on new book Gamish
In his non-fiction graphic novel, the writer and comic-book artist takes us on a revealing exploration of the timeline of games – and why we play them