Pluto review – Astro Boy epic is a technical marvel
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s visually spectacular adaptation of Osamu Tezuka’s manga is philosophical about our relationships with robots, but lacks a human heart
‘Young black people can be heroes too’: the campaign to send kids to see Black Panther
From Harlem to Peckham, the Black Panther Challenge has blossomed into a worldwide celebration of race, identity and empowerment
Red Winter by Anneli Furmark review – small-town Maoist’s secret love affair
A far-left activist falls for a woman from a rival party in Furmark’s engrossing tale, set in 70s Sweden
Top 10 errant teenagers in fiction
From Infinite Jest’s antsy prodigy to Brighton Rock’s haunted antihero, debut novelist Danny Denton picks the best bad girls and boys in books
DC is not kidding around with Hanna-Barbera reworkings for adults
If recasting Snagglepuss as a gay playwright in the 50s or putting Wacky Races in a Mad Max-esque fight sounds unlikely, it’s only the latest – suprisingly successful – reinvention from the comics giant
My Brother’s Husband review – a Canadian gay man about the house
A single-parent Tokyo dad opens his door to an unexpected visitor in this touching, complex tale from award-winning Manga artist Gengoroh Tagame
2018 in comics: Wonder Woman, Poochytown and goodbye Alan Moore
For graphic novel fans, this year is full of treats: more Batman and Spider-Man, rumours of a Ta-Nehisi Coates take on Captain America, some fresh faces – and big farewells to some old ones
Grandville Force Majeure by Bryan Talbot review – finale of a joyful graphic series
Badger-headed detective LeBrock of Scotland Yard clashes with a T rex criminal mastermind in the fifth and final volume of Talbot’s anthropomorphic graphic novels
Beyond Batman: how Indigenous superheroes are turning comics inside out
Mainstream comics have kept Indigenous characters on the fringe, but a new exhibition is focused on unlocking their superpowers
Spinning by Tillie Walden review – portrait of adolescence on ice
An intimate graphic memoir of competitive skating feels like a coming-of-age classic
Rachel Cooke’s best graphic novels of 2017
There were fine memoirs and a deluxe life of Chris Ware, but the year belonged to Joff Winterhart’s moving portrait of masculinity
Adam Liaw: I’ve finally got my makeup down to the core essentials
For our series Beauty and the books, the cook discusses the nostalgia of fragrance and the thesaurus he can’t put down
DC Comics suspends group editor over sexual harassment claims
Eddie Berganza removed from his duties as group editor, soon after publication of article detailing allegations by three women
The cartoon president – Trump has wielded power in comics for years
It’s just 12 months since the Donald took power in the US, but he has long been a figure to reckon with in the cartoon world
Graphic short story: Dennis and June
Emily Jones (pen name Emilybob) has been named runner-up in the Observer/Cape/Comica graphic short story prize 2017. This is her entry