On my radar: Chris Ware’s cultural highlights
The US graphic novelist on Alexander Payne’s new satire, an exciting new cartoonist and the BBC series he pays to have airmailed across the Atlantic
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
‘I was in shock!’: all the winners of our graphic short story prize interviewed
We celebrate by talking to previous winners – and to 2017’s star, Tor Freeman
Graphic short story: If You’re So Wise, How Come You’re Dead?
Tor Freeman has been named winner in the Observer/Cape/Comica graphic short story prize 2017. This is her entry
Fun Home creator Alison Bechdel on turning a tragic childhood into a hit musical
The acclaimed graphic novelist on exposing her family, appearing in The Simpsons and why comics are her Trump therapy
‘Looking blankly at absurdity’: inside the world of Private Eye’s cartoonists
Every fortnight the satirical magazine chooses a selection of the best topical cartoons, but as the artists tell us, the competition can be brutal…
Marvel, DC, whatever … why all superhero movies look the same these days
Pow! DC’s Batman packs a comic punch in the new Justice League trailer – but isn’t humour Marvel’s shtick? Should movie fans look to films from other studios – such as new Wolverine and Spider-Man spin-offs – for fresh heroic twists?
Hokkaido releases manga comic to combat North Korean threat
Weeks after missiles overflew Japanese island, officials produce comic advising residents what to do in event of test launch
Illegal by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin review – moving story of a child migrant
The team behind the graphic novel versions of Colfer’s Artemis Fowl series change direction with this very real and affecting tale
Polyamory, bondage and feminism: the film that tells Wonder Woman’s story
Behind the scenes of Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, a drama that tells the remarkable true story behind the creation of a groundbreaking superhero
My comic book romance: why Gerard Way ditched emo for ink
The former frontman of My Chemical Romance discusses his love for comics and his own titles that he’ll be unveiling at New York Comic Con this week
JJ Abrams’ Your Name remake fuels fears of Hollywood ‘whitewash’
Prospect of Star Wars director remaking universally acclaimed Japanese animation prompts backlash among film fans
Why are comic cons no longer about comics?
More and more of these events pay less and less attention to the form they are supposed to be about. Thank goodness for the Leeds event that lives up to the name
Orlando Weeks: sketching out a new life after the Maccabees
After 14 years playing indie rock, the Maccabees frontman has taken on something more sedate: an illustrated children’s book and new album, The Gritterman, which draws on his relationship with his grandad to explore ageing and obsolescence
Len Wein, co-creator of Wolverine and Swamp Thing, dies aged 69
Neil Gaiman leads tributes to ‘friend and writing inspiration’ also known for his work on superhero franchises including Superman, Spider-Man and the X-Men