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A comic, up for the Booker prize? About time too

Nick Drnaso’s Sabrina is the first graphic novel to be longlisted for the prize. It’s good news for everyone who loves books, says independent comics editor Claire Napier

Tumult by John Harris Dunning and Michael Kennedy review – slippery, powerful comic noir

Twists and turns abound in a graphic thriller from the author of Salem Brownstone

Man Booker prize 2018 longlist includes graphic novel for the first time

Nick Drnaso’s Sabrina, which explores the disappearance of a young woman, ‘does just what good fiction should do’ – and will compete with Michael Ondaatje’s Warlight

From Aquaman to The Walking Dead: 10 things we learned from Comic-Con 2018

The much-anticipated fan convention in San Diego brought with it a host of new footage and info from new movies and returning seasons

The Jonathan Cape/ Observer/ Comica Graphic short story prize 2018 – enter now!

The annual award for emerging cartoonists offers a £1,000 prize and the chance to be published, with previous entrants going on to land book and film deals

Has Stan Lee put his troubles behind him?

The man who created the Marvel universe has spent the past year struggling with illness and in a series of disputes. But things are ‘much better’ now, he says

Batwoman: lesbian superhero gets her own TV show

The show, based on the DC Comics character, will boast the first openly gay lead of a live-action superhero show

Pepe the Frog removed from Daily Stormer after creator makes legal challenge

Matt Furie, whose ‘peaceful frog-dude’ was adopted by extremists, wins copyright action but lawyers describe ‘whack-a-mole’ struggle to eliminate its use

The ex-postie whose paintings are loved by Noel Gallagher and the north

Inspired by a drawing of petrol pump in an issue of Tintin, Pete McKee quit his job to paint. His work is now loved by everyone from Arctic Monkeys to Paul Smith – and even Disney

Stan Lee drops ‘confusing’ $1bn lawsuit against his former company

The comic book creator has terminated a suit against Pow! Entertainment over claims that he was conned into signing over rights to his identity and likeness

Steve Ditko obituary

Artist and co-creator of the Marvel superheroes Spider-Man and Doctor Strange

‘Her tragedy is to look like me’: Jim Broadbent’s graphic novel

What does an Oscar-winning actor do with time on his hands? Team up with cartoonist Dix to tell the story of a vengeful 17th-century peasant

The Strange by Jérôme Ruillier review – a fable of migration

In this graphic novel peopled by animals, the ‘stranges’ grapple with indifference and merciless bureaucracy while politicians rant

Unholy matrimony! Who spoiled Batman’s wedding?

Bat-fans are upset that the New York Times has leaked details of DC’s forthcoming marriage edition, but the paper may not be the villain here

Plus-size superhero Faith to get own movie

Sony and Valiant Comics are teaming up to make the ‘sci-fi-loving geek with telekinetic superpowers’ Hollywood’s first plus-sized superhero

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