Aivali: A Story of Greeks and Turks in 1922 by Soloup review – a moving graphic novel
The traumas of the Turks and Greeks forced to flee their homes a century ago are drawn with moving simplicity and speak clearly to today’s refugee crisis
The best graphic novels of 2019
A heartbreaking wartime tale of a Korean ‘comfort woman’ stands out in an excellent year in which stalwarts Seth and Chris Ware continued to expand the horizons of the form
Best comics and graphic novels of 2019
Chris Ware and Seth returned while Alan Moore bowed out ... James Smart picks the standout comics of the year
DC drops Batman image after claims it supports Hong Kong unrest
Picture trailing new Frank Miller comic showed Batwoman throwing a molotov cocktail against the legend: ‘The future is young’
Oor Wullie review – help ma boab, it’s a braw musical!
The Scottish comic-strip transfers to the stage in a witty show addressing cultural anxieties about belonging, driven by a rock, gospel and bhangra score
Alan Moore drops anarchism to champion Labour against Tory ‘parasites’
Comics legend, who has voted only once in his life, makes passionate appeal to help defeat ‘rapacious’ rightwing party in general election
‘I’m amazed to be in this company’: the winner of our graphic short story prize 2019
This year Edo Brenes’s beautiful tale, based on his Costa Rican grandparents’ lives, instantly won the judges’ hearts and minds
Graphic short story: Memories from Limón
Edo Brenes has been named winner in the Observer/Cape/Comica graphic short story prize 2019. This is his entry
Graphic short story: Four Hands
Jessika Green shares the runners-up prize in the Observer/Cape/Comica graphic short story prize 2019. This is her entry
Graphic short story: The Devil’s Deal
Dominic Linton and Fred Morris, along with Jessika Green, are runners-up in the Observer/Cape/Comica graphic short story prize 2019. This is their entry
Meet Simone Lia, cartoonist and champion of the humble worm
The Observer’s comic-strip artist on her new children’s book and her obsession with invertebrates
What does Colin Farrell’s casting as the Penguin tell us about The Batman?
In a departure from tradition, the actor rumoured to have waddled into the frame as the villain in Matt Reeves’ forthcoming film has leading-man looks
A spirit the Nazis couldn’t erase: Charlotte Salomon: Life? or Theatre? review
Discovered after her death at Auschwitz, the artist’s graphic record of her life unfolds in startlingly poignant scenes, from her mother’s graveside to her lover’s bed
Meet Adrenaline: Asterix gets first female hero in 60-year history
Asterix and the Chieftain’s Daughter, released on Thursday, stars a rebellious teenage Gaul who keeps Asterix and Obelix on their toes
President Supervillain: behind the alarmingly accurate Trump-Marvel mashup
The popular Twitter account, which puts Trump speeches into the mouth of Red Skull, is so convincing that the creator had to clarify that the president isn’t quoting the supervillain