Tom Hiddleston and Ben Wheatley to reunite for Frank Miller adaptation
High-Rise actor and director to collaborate on big-screen version of Miller and Geof Darrow’s comic Hard Boiled
How Hetain Patel shape-shifted from Spider-Man to ‘bad Obama’
He has aped superheroes, written over himself in henna and based a performance around his moustache. Now, accidental dancer Hetain Patel has imagined a post-presidential rampage
Colin Turnbull: A Tall Story
Matthew Dooley has been named winner in the Observer/Cape/Comica graphic short story prize 2016. This is his entry
Milkman’s tall story is cream of the crop
Matthew Dooley’s elegiac tale of a milkman’s quest for glory is our winning graphic short story this year, and the runner-up is a thought-provoking tale of global warming
Lynda Barry on comics, creativity and Matt Groening: ‘We both disdain each other’s lives’
Two of America’s most influential cartoonists have supported each other creatively since their student newspaper days. A lot has changed since then
A Batman for the real world: is Casey Affleck’s Villain the superhero we deserve?
Is the actor’s planned thriller Villain, about a vigilante superhero corrupted by power, a satire on brother Ben Affleck’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice?
A graphic history of sex: ‘There is no gene that drives sexuality. All sexuality is learned’
Changes in sexuality over time have made the modern family what it is. What next? Homa Khaleeli asks the authors of a groundbreaking graphic guide, The Story of Sex
Tetris: The Games People Play by Box Brown review – the history of a global phenomenon
This story of idealism, legal wrangling and vast profits reveals a fascinating moment in cultural history
Doctor Strange: psychedelic visuals, political whitewash and a magical Cumberbatch – discuss with spoilers
Benedict Cumberbatch cast the same spell on you, and is the latest film from the Marvel cinematic universe up there with the greats?
Wonder Woman announced as UN ambassador amid staff protest
Decision to make the DC superhero an honorary ambassador for the empowerment of women led to a petition and silent protest by employees
Heath Robinson: a museum fit for the cobbled-together contraption king
Wiggling ducts, jumbles of planks, coils of cable … William Heath Robinson’s peculiar genius has been given the perfect home
Wonder Woman named UN girls’ empowerment ambassador
DC superhero punching for gender equality to be honoured at her 75th birthday party, attended by Ban Ki-moon and ‘surprise guests’
Madaya Mom: Marvel comic reveals Syrian crisis TV cameras can’t reach
Comic illustrates a woman’s correspondence with ABC News about her family’s struggle to endure the war: ‘Our bodies are no longer used to eating’
Dennis the Menace to get CGI makeover for new series on CBBC
Beano’s much-loved rascal and his companion Gnasher brought up to date for new series to air next year
Misty: the ‘girls’ comic’ returning from the 70s to a new age of children
Its supernatural adventure stories once sold 170,000 weekly copies, and a new version is leading a relaunch of British comics – but perhaps not for a new audience