Rusty Brown by Chris Ware review – a treasure trove of invention
With its awe-inspiring exploration of regret and ageing, anxiety and ennui, Ware’s latest graphic novel poses essential questions about the formation of character
Joker – the incels, the incitement, the ending: discuss with spoilers
Joaquin Phoenix’s cackling baddie is unleashed today – here’s your chance to talk about whether Todd Phillips is trolling us, or if his film deserves all the Oscars it can get
Wuthering depths: the Brontë country graphic novel about floods and fracking
Yorkshire’s under threat – from extreme weather, extreme pollution and extreme grouse-shooting. The Costa-winning duo behind graphic novel Rain talk us through its deeper meanings
‘I envy writers who suffer from no self‑doubts’: inside the world of graphic novelist Chris Ware
The mind behind Jimmy Corrigan on casting himself as a ‘jerk’ in his new book Rusty Brown, childhood nostalgia and discovering his distinctive style
Bringing back Robert Downey Jr’s Iron Man for the Black Widow movie is cheating
Ellen Ripley and Gandalf have staged comebacks, but making Marvel fans watch their heroes die, then blithely return, is a big ask emotionally
‘We see with the brain’: creating a comic book for blind people
Chad Allen explains how losing access to comics after becoming blind inspired Unseen, the first audio comic aimed at readers who see with their mind
Russian comics get sales boost after culture minister calls them ‘pathetic’
Vladimir Medinsky’s comments have sparked backlash from fans and boosted sales, according to one Russian publisher
Isadora review – glorious art of a dervish
The avant garde dancer’s wild life is celebrated in Julie Birmant and cartoonist Clément Oubrerie’s clever retelling
The Far Side trails ‘new online era’ for Gary Larson’s beloved cartoons
Immediate excitement has greeted one of the first sign of life from the hugely popular franchise since the publicity-shy artist retired it in 1995
Marvel artist calls for LGBTQ solidarity in Brazil after gay kiss row
Jim Cheung says ‘LGBTQ community is here to stay’ after Rio de Janiero mayor attempts to seize copies of Avengers: The Children’s Crusade
Body of work: how the graphic novel became an outlet for female shame
The artform has allowed many female illustrators to confront how they see their bodies and how their bodies are seen by the men around them
King of King Court by Travis Dandro review – childhood drawn from a boy’s perspective
This affecting account of family life features dreams of monsters, classroom japes – and a father hooked on heroin
Sensible Footwear by Kate Charlesworth review – an instant classic
This joyous personal history of British LGBTQ life leaves no stone unturned
Art Spiegelman’s Marvel essay ‘refused publication for Orange Skull Trump dig’
Maus author says he was told the comics giant – whose chairman is a prominent Trump supporter – was trying to remain apolitical
Generation Rent: a writer living in a shed on the best books on the housing crisis
From Knut Hamsun’s Hunger to Richard McGuire’s profound graphic novel Here, Homesick author Catrina Davies picks her favourites