Todo Bajo el Sol: Spanish graphic novel explores history of mass tourism
Ana Penyas’s book tells story of three generations of a family whose lives reflect Spain’s socioeconomic transformation
Drawing comfort: the sketchbooks that got Chris Riddell through 2020
For the Observer’s cartoonist, keeping a daily pictorial record of events was the only way to make sense of last year. A new book was the result
My wife rolls her eyes at a grown man reading comics in bed. But I think it’s sexy
I pull out my graphic novel and wait for an inevitable raised eyebrow – she doesn’t realise how cool I’m being
Why do video games matter? 20 books every player should read
Why do we play? How do games work? From games philosophy to sci-fi, here are 20 delightful and essential reads for gamers
Bill Titcombe obituary
Other Lives: Cartoonist who drew scores of characters for magazines, including Scooby-Doo and Tom and Jerry
Marvel removes antisemitic trope from Immortal Hulk comic
Panel showing character visiting ‘Jewery’ shop was an ‘honest but terrible mistake’, says artist Joe Bennett but the publisher has withdrawn the illustration
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