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Anti-fossil fuel comic that went viral in France arrives in UK

World Without End topped bestseller lists but was criticised for embracing nuclear power

My Hero Academia: You’re Next review – old-style superhero battle anime with hint of the surreal

The fourth film spin-off from the daffy Japanese X-Men knock-off beams its dream-like action into a flying fortress where victims are turned into superfolk

‘I need positive things to come of this’: graphic novelist rocked by brother’s suicide donates profits to charity

Award-winning Zoe Thorogood hopes the money raised can help halt rising numbers of young men taking own lives

The Great When by Alan Moore review – a riotous tour of occult London

With bravura brilliance, the Watchmen author conjures up a hyperreal fugitive city, populated by rogues and reprobates

Hellboy: The Crooked Man review – sputtering mess even a metric ton of makeup can’t conceal

A boring nemesis in a top hat bops around cackling while a wan Hellboy is enlisted to save a local man’s sweetheart in this inexplicable successor

Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram review – cult anime goes on wild treasure hunt

The latest outing for the high school sleuth sees him join forces with his arch enemy, a master thief. Despite some flashes of brilliance, the script soon becomes convoluted

Final Cut by Charles Burns review – a book to be read and reread

A horror movie shoot grows complicated for a group of young friends in a rich story of anxiety and betrayal steeped in dread

Lord of the Flies at 70: how a classic was reimagined as a graphic novel

Dutch illustrator Aimée de Jongh talks about turning William Golding’s haunting novel into a visual artwork, while the author’s daughter and others reflect on its evolving message of humanity

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

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