Avenge her: fans demand Black Widow movie with flashmob campaign
Anger after popular superhero played by Scarlett Johansson misses out on Marvel solo outing and is given short shrift in official Avengers merchandise
Star Wars comic suggests Han Solo was married during Princess Leia romance
New Disney-approved issue introduces roguish space smuggler’s angry wife Sana Solo, in revelation which may encourage new reading of original trilogy
Tilda Swinton eyes gender-swapped mentor role in Marvel’s Doctor Strange
Oscar winner in talks to star opposite Benedict Cumberbatch in latest example of comic book movies’ increasing trend towards diversity
The Jonathan Cape/Observer/Comica graphic short story prize 2015 – enter now!
Your chance to make an impact in the world of graphic novels – and appear in the Observer New Review
The Art of Flying review – a father’s death illuminates the pain of a continent
Antonio Altaribba’s tremendously sad, subtly drawn biography of a father haunted by his experience of the Spanish civil war is a timely warning
Simon Pegg is wrong – comics aren’t an escape from reality, they help us deal with it
The actor has said comic fans are ignoring serious issues by immersing themselves in the imaginary. But escapism in a world as mad as ours has a political – and practical – intent
Fan art, cosplay and geek belly dancing: turning fandom into money
Being an anime, Game of Thrones or Doctor Who nerd can be an expensive business, but an increasing number of fans are converting their passions into cash
Super sexy Wonder Woman shows that violence isn’t the only way to battle evil
The superhero and her comic-book daughters have been criticised as male softcore porn fantasies but who says eroticism and heroism can’t go together?
The Avengers: Age of Ultron holds on to UK box office top spot with £8.59m in second week
Thomas Vinterberg’s Thomas Hardy adaptation of Far from the Madding Crowd takes second place in market free of major players
Bill Willingham’s Fables heads for a fairytale ending
What will become of Snow White and Rose Red and where will Deus Ex Machina hang out when the award-winning series finishes its 13 years of mayhem
Has DC killed Batman and the Joker?
WARNING - SPOILER ALERT DC Comics publishes blockbuster ending to story Endgame, with a climactic fight between the caped crusader and his enemy that leaves both dead – for real, says author Scott Snyder
How I became a manga hero!
When Michael Booth was told his book about his family’s foodie tour of Japan was becoming an anime film and manga comic he headed to Kyoto to see what he looked like as a cartoon ...
SuperMutant Magic Academy review – sassy and mordantly funny
This pleasingly fat anthology of Jillian Tamaki’s online comic about teenagers with paranormal powers exudes an irresistible wit
Game on: after Marvel’s Avengers, Nintendo’s stars could be next to hit the big screen
The man behind Avengers: Age of Ultron has hopes of creating another unbeatable movie team with Mario, Zelda, Donkey Kong and co
Comic book artists suing Marvel over Iron Man armour
Ben and Ray Lai claim that their designs from 2001 have been illegally copied in films, including Avengers: Age of Ultron