Hellboy review – a soulless descent into the seventh circle of tedium
The dehorned battler is reconfigured into a franchise figurehead – and loses all his devilish excitement
Funny peculiar: will Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker be the strangest DC movie yet?
Joker’s teaser promises an absorbing origins story for Batman’s nemesis. It remains to be seen how much of its twisted Gotham vision survives beyond a one-off outing
Blossoms in Autumn review by Zidrou and Aimée de Jongh – never too late to fall in love
Passion in later life between two lonely people is explored with tender sweetness
What’s the next Game of Thrones? All the contenders for fantasy TV’s crown
The saga of the Seven Kingdoms may be bowing out, but it has opened the floodgates. Here’s your guide to the next big heroes
Roy of the Rovers, Gus Gorilla and co return in comic specials
2000AD publisher Rebellion brings back Roy of the Rovers, Sweeny Toddler and more
Why don’t superheroes fall in love any more?
Romance was once an integral part of the genre but recent years have seen love interests hit the cutting room floor
Marvel shouldn’t rush to introduce the X-Men to its cinematic universe
They caught Sony’s Spider-Man in their web, but the merger of Marvel’s parent company Disney with 20th Century Fox shouldn’t let mutants overpower their MCU superheroes
El Hombre Araña! Why Mexico created an alternate Spider-Man in the 70s
When Marvel killed off Spidey’s girlfriend, Mexican fans were so incensed that a publisher created an alternate storyline that has won the Internet’s heart
Letter to Survivors by Gébé review – post-apocalyptic existentialism
The French counterpart to Raymond Briggs’s When the Wind Blows gets a welcome reissue – and not a minute too soon
Raymond Briggs’s final book, which faces death ‘head-on’, due this year
Collection of short pieces, which has been in the works for more than a decade, takes stock of The Snowman author’s life
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez becomes comic-book heroine
Rising star of US politics – who is known to be a comics fan – given lead role in Washington satire that promises ‘to spare no one’
DC cancels comic where Jesus learns from superhero after outcry
The Second Coming series, which had been due to launch next month, has been pulled following campaign by conservative site CitizenGo
The Umbrella Academy review – get ready for a downpour of hokum
Seven superhero siblings and a talking ape butler make Netflix’s latest comic-book adaptation a daffy, palate-cleansing treat
Neil Gaiman on Good Omens, Sandman film rumours and his next book
Good Omens, Neverwhere, Coraline, American Gods ... the genre-defying author joined us to answer your questions
The eyes! The eyes! Why does Alita: Battle Angel look so creepy?
Robert Rodriguez’s forthcoming live-action cyberpunk movie retains the character design of the manga on which it is based. What were they thinking?