‘Great snakes!’ Tintin expert appointed UK’s first comics professor
Lancaster University shows ‘full academic commitment’ to comics and graphic book art with the appointment of Benoit Peeters
Seven things we learned from the first full trailer for Captain America: Civil War
The Avengers have disassembled, Robert Downey Jr’s Tony Stark is very sad indeed, and William Hurt’s General Ross is gunning for superheroes
Marvel’s Stan Lee: ‘I’d never really thought of doing comics for a living’
The legendary comic creator on coming up with characters, his new Sky 1 series and how luck is an unexplored superpower
Will Mark Millar’s plan to bring back nice superheroes turn nasty?
Disturbed by Superman breaking General Zod’s neck in 2013’s Man of Steel, the comic book icon has created a superhero with learning difficulties who does a good deed every day
Faith: a plus-size superhero drawn from real life
Now starring in her own comic, Faith Herbert is a very real kind of fantasy protagonist – and a perfect role model
Manga rows show why it’s still Japan’s medium of protest
Controversies over G7 mascot and depiction of Syrian refugee girl highlight its impact
Comic artist repurposes iTunes’ terms and conditions into graphic novel
Steve Jobs treks across comic landscapes in his black turtleneck to warn people of Apple’s in-app purchase policy and more in series by Robert Sikoryak
Tintin in London: new exhibition celebrates Hergé’s boy wonder
The free show at Somerset House explores the intrepid fictional reporter’s global fame and also examines the Belgian illustrator who created him
Blistering barnacles! Tintin is back – with added swearwords
Hergé’s adventurer is born again for the iPad age, with a new show and a digital project that puts all his expletives back in. The world’s top Tintinologist talks quiffs, colonialism – and beating Armstrong to the moon
Comics from the edge: strips tell stories of Syrians’ escape to Europe
Illustrations and animations depict torture and hardship endured by three men forced to flee their homeland
Spectre pits 007 against his greatest adversary – international exchange rates
Strong dollar holds Spectre back, Peanuts Movie bids for a new generation and The Martian becomes Ridley Scott’s highest grosser in box office analysis
Killing and Dying by Adrian Tomine review – immigrants, veterans and bullies
The New Yorker cartoonist brings a miraculous blend of empathy and insight to this collection of six short stories
The Peanuts Movie review – Charlie Brown turns 21st-century klutz
On their first cinema appearance in 25 years, the Peanuts kids are still sweet and charming, but this upgrade could have taken some account of the modern world
New Yorker illustrator Adrian Tomine: ‘My inner voice says ‘You suck!”
Tomine can spend weeks on a single magazine cover, but his first love is comics. His new book Killing and Dying takes the medium to new heights of subtlety
Back Soon by Seokhan Jung – comic
Seokhan Jung has been named runner-up in the Observer/Cape/Comica graphic short story prize. This is his entry