Unseen footage of Nicolas Cage in costume for Superman Lives emerges
Test footage from abandoned 1997 Tim Burton superhero film has been unearthed for a forthcoming documentary
Hawk the Slayer is back – and he’s brought his mindsword
They wanted to make a medieval Fistful of Dollars. They ended up with a cult hit that triggered the sword and sorcery boom. Now, Hawk the Slayer is set to return – with better fights and special effects, but still plenty of cheese
Inside Out by Emma Brockes
With its jokes about abstract thought, this Pixar/Disney journey inside an 11-year-old’s mind is as funny as it is inventive
Comics capture digital readers – and grab more print fans
More and more devotees of ‘sequential art’ have begun to consume stories on e-readers and online, but what does that mean for paper?
‘Tormented’ Suicide Squad stars have on-set therapist
Adam Beach, who plays Slipknot, says the star-studded comic book epic is so dark that castmembers such as Will Smith and Jared Leto are given access to specialist life coach
Spider-Woman shown heavily pregnant in new comic
‘Parent by day. Hero by night,’ Jessica Drew is set to combine superheroics with child-rearing
Cara Delevingne: superhero movies are ‘totally sexist’
The star of DC’s upcoming Suicide Squad has criticised the portrayal of women in comic book films
Tom Holland: from Billy Elliot’s buddy to the latest Brit cast as a US superhero
This week saw the 19-year-old Londoner become the third cinematic Spider-Man, but what is it about Brits that says hero to Hollywood?
Has Marvel chosen the wrong Spider-Man for its cinematic universe?
Britain’s Tom Holland will hope to usher in a new era of multi-studio superhero movies as the new Peter Parker, but should producers have plumped for mixed-race Spidey Miles Morales instead?
Margaret Atwood draws cartoon strip for ‘geek girl’ anthology
The novelist is contributing her own cartoons, detailing her experiences as a young woman, to Kickstarter-funded The Secret Loves of Geek Girls
Stan Lee: Spider-Man should stay white and straight
Comic book icon backs endeavour to create more gay superheroes but says he agrees with Sony’s decision to keep web-slinger’s ethnicity and sexuality unchanged
Tips, links and suggestions: what are you reading this week?
Your space to discuss the books you are reading and what you think of them – plus our favourite literary links of the week
Green Arrow to provide pointed critique of Baltimore and Ferguson
The classic comic book character tackled issues such as drugs and the Manson Family in its early iterations and now it’s turning its gaze on recent US unrest
Metropolis, Illinois: Superman’s official, DC Comics-approved hometown
Yes, that’s right: this small town of fewer than 6,500 even has a DC-approved Superman and an annual Superman Celebration that’s been going on since 1978
The 10 best tennis moments in culture
With Wimbledon fast approaching, we share some of tennis’s most memorable depictions in culture