Elena: A Hand Made Life by Miriam Gold review – a beautifully crafted memoir of a beloved grandmother
A visual tribute to doctor Elena Zadik, who overcame trauma and career obstacles to become a pillar of her northern community, is a real treat
Blue Lock the Movie: Episode Nagi review – football anime gets the battle royale treatment
From Terminator-eyed strikers to flame-wreathed shots on goal, no bombast is too much in this feature-length extrapolation of Muneyuki Kaneshiro’s popular series
‘He was greater than Bob Marley’: the shocking tale of Jamaican ska pioneer Don Drummond
Inspired by a boxing, DJing nun, the trombonist laid down the foundations of reggae – but he also had schizophrenia and killed his girlfriend, Jamaica’s ‘rhumba queen’ Margarita. A new graphic novel retells their stories
George Sand: True Genius, True Woman review – a pleasure and an education
Writer Séverine Vidal and illustrator Kim Consigny tell the extraordinary life story of the French author, who cross-dressed and pricked male pomposity, with great care and humour
The Crow review – Brandon Lee’s heavy metal horror is a potent goth fantasy
After Lee’s accidental on-set killing, speculation of a curse elevated this grungy revenge fantasy to cult status. Its violent, cartoonish energy still holds power
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Book Two by Emil Ferris review – fantastic beasts
An eagerly awaited sequel to the author’s debut is a wildly inventive fantasy noir of lush and surprising child-like wonder
Haikyuu!!: The Dumpster Battle review – huge anime hit goes deep into high school volleyball
Obsessively detailed clash between two rival high school teams has done massive box office in Japan, but it won’t make much sense to the uninitiated
Emil Ferris: ‘We can’t enter a future without our humanity’
The My Favorite Thing Is Monsters author returns with Book Two, which warns against the ‘monstrousness’ of social conformity
So Long Sad Love by Mirion Malle review – an irresistible celebration of female courage
A French cartoonist has doubts about her boyfriend in Mirion Malle’s third book in English, a striking hymn to women and solidarity
Trina Robbins obituary
American cartoonist and author whose pioneering work in comics included being the first female artist to draw Wonder Woman
Spy x Family Code: White review – ingenious espionage antics with special-power family
Popular manga characters receive their first film adaptation as they seek out a villainous colonel and an elusive dessert, brought off with great style by director Takashi Katagiri
Self-Esteem and the End of the World by Luke Healy review – male anxiety hilariously meets global crisis
A painfully funny cartoon about a neurotic graphic artist deftly explores the themes of self-obsession and ecological disaster
The Faber/Observer/Comica graphic short story prize 2024 – enter now!
The annual award for aspiring cartoonists offers the chance to be published in the Observer and win £1,000, with past winners landing book and film deals
The Russian Detective by Carol Adlam review – exquisitely illustrated celebration of early crime fiction
This richly evocative tale – part of a project drawing on the work of long-forgotten contemporaries of Dostoevsky – bears repeated readings
‘Not a parable about death’: Raymond Briggs’s notes set record straight for The Snowman
Remarks scribbled in a Finnish copy of the much-loved book, to be featured in an exhibition on the author, reveal how the story was misunderstood