Murdered Charlie Hebdo staff to be honoured at 42nd Angoulême comic book festival
The Festival de Bande Dessinée has opened and will award a Charlie Freedom of Speech prize among other honours
Bryan Talbot: an interview with the father of the British graphic novel
The books interview: The author of the Grandville series and Dotter of Her Father’s Eyes talks about steampunk, Judge Dredd and Beatrix Potter
Mark Millar on Kingsman: ‘I was seeing so many demonised housing estate characters’
Comic book writer Mark Millar was sick of seeing estate kids patronised – so in Kingsman, his first film adaptation since Kick-Ass, he created one who becomes the new James Bond
Neel Mukherjee’s top 10 books about revolutionaries
Those acting to overthrow an existing order have not had an easy ride from writers, but the portraits here give compelling life to these turbulent men and women
Star Wars makes million-selling return to Marvel comics
Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia and Han Solo sees characters taking on the Empire again and set to make ‘biggest noise of the year in comics
Scarlett Johansson plugs into lead role in Ghost in the Shell remake
Actor reportedly offered $10m to star in US remake of classic Japanese anime, after solidifying her action-star credentials in Lucy and The Avengers
Here by Richard McGuire review – an exquisitely drawn ecological warning
Dizzying technique and moral purpose mark out graphic novelist Richard McGuire’s return to the themes he first explored 25 years ago, writes Rachel Cooke
The best graphic novels of 2014
From the Tour de France and Moomin to a life-affirming cancer memoir, it’s been a great year for tales told in pen and ink, writes Rachel Cooke
Readers suggest the 10 best pirates
Last week we brought you our 10 best pirates. Here, we present your thoughts on which swashbucklers should have made the list…
My inspiration: Satoshi Kitamura on why he loves Osamu Tezuka’s Astro Boy and manga
When Satoshi Kitamura came to the UK he was shocked to find reading comics was looked down on, things were very different when he was growing up in Japan...
Minecraft meets The Beano with official Dennis and Gnasher mod
Publisher DC Thomson collaborates on official mod for popular game as it continues to take its pranks digital
Writers pick the best books of 2014: part one
Naomi Klein tackled climate change, Owen Jones got to grips with class politics, and Russell Brand preached revolution. Writers from Hilary Mantel to Lena Dunham recommend the titles that leaped out at them this year
Chocolate kills, loser! When health-tracking gadgets go bad
In a world of wearable tech, will smartwatches have the last laugh? GP and the Bad Doctor graphic novelist Ian Williams looks into the future in this exclusive comic strip
Christopher Nolan releases Interstellar comic prequel
Absolute Zero, a comic-book prelude to the director’s recent blockbuster, tells the story of a previous expedition through the wormhole to find Earth’s new home
The Beano’s Gnasher gets microchip
Dogs Trust teams up with the Beano to produce comic strip encouraging dog owners to follow Dennis and microchip pets