A graphic history of the rise of the Nazis
As nationalism and antisemitism rise again, four graphic novels on pre-war and wartime Germany offer salutary lessons on how quickly politics can turn to poison. We spoke to their authors
‘I was a real artist until I turned 11’: the anxieties of New Yorker cartoonist Liana Finck
After documenting ‘micro-unkindnesses’ and advising strangers in her agony column, Finck has now trained her pen on herself in graphic memoir Passing for Human
Holy backtrack, Batman! DC withdraws caped crusader’s nude scene
After much online glee, the publisher has removed the first glimpse of the superhero’s genitals from its latest Batman issue – prompting fans to chase unaltered copies
The 50 biggest books of autumn 2018
From Haruki Murakami to Michelle Obama, what to read this season
Comicsgate is the latest front in the ongoing culture wars
Unless comics creators adopt a zero tolerance approach to racism and misogyny, this abuse of power by ‘fans’ will never end, says freelance writer JA Micheline
Book clinic: which books distil the essence of fatherhood?
From 19th-century letters to a graphic novel, here are the works that define dad-dom
BoJack Horseman’s Lisa Hanawalt on her new graphic novel, Coyote Doggirl
Hanawalt’s surreal, anthropomorphic animations on Netflix have made her work instantly recognisable. Her first long-form comic – a western revenge fantasy starring a bright pink dog – is just as subversive
Fruit of Knowledge by Liv Strömquist review – eye-poppingly informative
Witty, clever and angry, this book about the suppression of female sexuality is fantastically acute
‘Disgrace and shame’: Alan Moore points to Boris Johnson in Grenfell fire comic
Moore has briefly come out of retirement to contribute to a new anthology raising money for PTSD support for survivors
Shit Is Real by Aisha Franz – a dark, futuristic tale of loneliness in the city
A woman sneaks into her neighbour’s empty flat in this graphic novel mixing lonely lunches, wild parties and hallucinations
Booker prize longlisting leaves Sabrina’s publishers struggling to meet demand
Nick Drnaso’s graphic novel, the first to make the finalists for the UK’s leading fiction award, has seen sales rocket after the announcement
From Maus to Tamara Drewe: the 10 graphic novels everyone should read
With Nick Drnaso’s Sabrina becoming the first graphic novel longlisted for the Man Booker prize, it’s a good time for readers to discover more
Yes, graphic novels are thriving. (Well done, Booker)
Comic book Sabrina by Nick Drnaso is on the longlist for the prize, but it’s just the latest in a fine tradition
The Guardian view on graphic novels: expanding the literary horizon
Editorial: Nick Drnaso’s Sabrina presents the judges with an enviable problem of their own making – how to judge it against novels without pictures
Who is Captain Marvel? Forty years after her debut, a female superhero takes flight
Writer Margaret Stohl, who is reframing the character ahead of Marvel’s next blockbuster, explains how a new generation has demanded a new kind of superhero – one with a hefty backstory and a therapist