The Drunken Sailor by Nick Hayes review – intense beauty

A wondrous visual narrative based on the translation of a seafaring poem by a teenage Arthur Rimbaud

Frank Miller: ‘I wasn’t thinking clearly when I said those things’

After stirring up outrage lambasting Muslims and Wall Street protesters, The Dark Knight Returns creator has been awol from the comics world. He discusses the mentor who got him back on his feet, what he thinks of Donald Trump, and his new prequel to 300

Action Comics #1000: the 10 most important issues from 80 years of Superman

From Superman’s first flight to the issue where he lost his job (and that time he made Santa buff), a look back at eight decades of Action Comics

‘The man’s a genius!’: Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman on Eddie Campbell

From printing strips in a Southend bedsit to working for Marvel and DC, comic artist Eddie Campbell has drawn everything in between, all the while remaining in the shadows of stardom

Fresh voices: 50 writers you should read now

Which debut novel should you reach for this spring? Here’s our guide to the most exciting voices in fiction, politics, SF, graphic novels and more

The End of the Fxxxing World review – a modern ballad of angst and murder

Charles Forsman’s graphic novel about teenage fugitives in the American midwest, now adapted for TV, is a lurid miniature epic

Out of Nothing review – a breezy trip from the big bang to the end of days

Daniel Locke and David Blandy’s graphic novel covers everything from the creation of the universe to hip-hop through the eyes of a blue-skinned time traveller

The Killing Joke at 30: what is the legacy of Alan Moore’s shocking Batman comic?

Published three decades ago, Moore’s take on Batman has been polarising readers ever since, with the writer himself calling it a ‘regrettable misstep’ – but is there good to be found in this violent and troubling comic?

From kickass heroine to soppy student snowflake: the many lives of Lara Croft

Hot pants in the tundra? As Tomb Raider hits cinemas, Lara Croft’s writers and developers explain her evolution from pneumatic bait for teenage boys to global sensation – and reveal why motherhood may be next

Victoria Lomasko: the brutally funny artist no gallery in Russia will touch

Skinheads, truckers, schoolkids, drinkers … Victoria Lomasko captures everyday Russians in powerful graphic novels. Now she’s in Britain with On the Eve, a show to mark ‘Putin’s re-election’

Re-enter Sandman: Neil Gaiman’s comics return with new writers

Bestselling author appoints a team of four fantasy writers for the launch of the Sandman Universe later this year

Ta-Nehisi Coates to write Marvel’s new Captain America comics

The National Book Award winner will take charge of the next series for Marvel following on from his work on the latest Black Panther comics

Marvel comics’ Fresh Start looks like a return to old cliches

With yet another reboot for Thor, Iron Man and Hulk on the cards, the cartoon giant is showing worrying signs of pandering to its most conservative readers

From Watchmen to Catch-22: can TV tackle ‘unfilmable’ books?

Film history is littered with adaptations that didn’t do their literary source material justice. But the small screen’s longer format could be the ideal place for unwieldy texts

‘This is the movie I wish I’d had to look up to’: Joe Robert Cole on co-writing Black Panther

The Emmy-nominated writer talks about the importance of Marvel’s big-budget origins tale centered around a black hero