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
Auteurs assemble! What caused the superhero backlash?
They’ve conquered the box office. Now it’s payback time. As they are attacked by film-makers like Martin Scorsese, are TV and movie superheroes fighting a losing battle against reality?
Rain by Mary and Bryan Talbot review – climate-crisis graphic novel
Passionately political, this tale of a budding relationship between two women set against the 2015 floods in the north of England is an inspiring cry of protest
Regina King on fighting white supremacists in Watchmen: ‘My community is living this story’
The Oscar-winner is playing a cape-swishing superhero in HBO’s revamp of the epic comic book. She talks wage gaps, wardrobe woes and her dreams of becoming a dentist
A Puff of Smoke by Sarah Lippett review – growing pains
Sarah Lippett’s wonderfully drawn memoir of a serious childhood illness is moving and inspiring
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